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Synopsis
"The leading author of alternative history" ("USA Today") pens book two of the epic saga of a divided America fighting World War I on its home soil in 1915. The United States is caught in the middle of a bloody conflict, pinned between Canada and the Confederate States of America. In the South, freed slaves, fueled by Marxist rhetoric, take up weapons of the Red rebellion.
About the Author
Harry Turtledove was born in Los Angeles in 1949. After flunking out of Caltech, he earned a Ph.D. in Byzantine history from UCLA. He has taught ancient and medieval history at UCLA, Cal State Fullerton, and Cal State L.A., and he published a translation of a ninth century Byzantine chronicle, as well as several scholarly articles. He is also a Hugo Award-winning and critically acclaimed full-time writer of science fiction and fantasy. He is married to fellow novelist Laura Frankos. They have three daughters: Alison, Rachel, and Rebecca.