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Until then, here is a TL 191 version of In the Presence of Mine Enemies.
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In the Presence of Mine Enemies is an AH novel by Harry Turtledove set in an alternate world where the Entente won the Second Great War. The book does not tell us much about how the world came to be, but we learn great amounts about it.
The main setting of the novel is in Richmond, Capital of the Confederate States. By the time of the novel (2011), the Confederacy rules a "Tropical Empire" that controls the Western Hemisphere and is probably the most powerful economy on Earth. However, despite being so powerful, the Confederacy largely stays out of the affairs of the other Entente nations. The Freedom Party is still in charge, and the Population Reduction was long over. Elsewhere in the world, The other Entente nations are doing their own things. It is mentioned that France is a superpower as well, owning an arsenal of Superbombs like the Confederacy. The French occupy Germany to this day, maintaining Military Bases in every major German City, forcing the Germans to pay annual tribute to the French Empire. In the East, Russia has become more and more like France, with an autocratic ruler, and they are mistreating various peoples in Central Asia. Meanwhile, it is mentioned that the French and British, while technically allies, are starting to grow distant, and have entered a cold war, due to them both having Superbombs.
The main plot of the novel is about the Gump family. The gumps have seemingly high positions in Confederate society, but they hold a secret. The family, along with several others, are actually Octoroons, hiding in plain sight from a society that wants them dead. Meanwhile, the new Confederate President seems to be intent on Liberalizing the Confederacy, and could be a new hope for the Octoroons hiding throughout the Empire.
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In the Presence of Mine Enemies is an AH novel by Harry Turtledove set in an alternate world where the Entente won the Second Great War. The book does not tell us much about how the world came to be, but we learn great amounts about it.
The main setting of the novel is in Richmond, Capital of the Confederate States. By the time of the novel (2011), the Confederacy rules a "Tropical Empire" that controls the Western Hemisphere and is probably the most powerful economy on Earth. However, despite being so powerful, the Confederacy largely stays out of the affairs of the other Entente nations. The Freedom Party is still in charge, and the Population Reduction was long over. Elsewhere in the world, The other Entente nations are doing their own things. It is mentioned that France is a superpower as well, owning an arsenal of Superbombs like the Confederacy. The French occupy Germany to this day, maintaining Military Bases in every major German City, forcing the Germans to pay annual tribute to the French Empire. In the East, Russia has become more and more like France, with an autocratic ruler, and they are mistreating various peoples in Central Asia. Meanwhile, it is mentioned that the French and British, while technically allies, are starting to grow distant, and have entered a cold war, due to them both having Superbombs.
The main plot of the novel is about the Gump family. The gumps have seemingly high positions in Confederate society, but they hold a secret. The family, along with several others, are actually Octoroons, hiding in plain sight from a society that wants them dead. Meanwhile, the new Confederate President seems to be intent on Liberalizing the Confederacy, and could be a new hope for the Octoroons hiding throughout the Empire.
"The United States and our allies are determined: we refuse to live in the shadow of this ultimate danger." - George W. Bush
"To live in the shadow"?
Thanks. And by the way.. We can use this thread to expand concept from reimagining game..
In a little bit. I am currently typing a screenplay. It is at 50 pages so far.
Why would he be German, out of curiosity. Wouldn't the parallelism dictate that he would remain American?shouldn't that be by H. N. Turteltaub, though?
Also, Which Turtledove Work should I set in TL 191 next?
How about a version of Guns of the South where the time travelers help the North win the War of Secession?
the unwritten rule seems to be that Turtledove in TL-191 is replaced by an alternate version with his pseudonym Turteltaub, like how nukes are always called superbombs instead of atomic bombs and so on
Sorry man, I'm out of ideas for Super Sentais now, but if I have any ideas then I'll post it here.
Maybe a Super Sentai based mainly on different awuatic creatures?