By Harry Turtledove
During this striking, thought-provoking epic of exchange historical past, Harry Turtledove has created an extraordinary imaginative and prescient of social upheaval, warfare, and cutthroat politics in a global a great deal like our own—but with dramatic differences.
It is 1924—a time of rebuilding, from the sluggish reconstruction of Washington’s so much venerated monuments to the reclamation of devastated towns in Europe and Canada. within the usa, the Socialist social gathering, led by way of Hosea Blackford, battles Calvin Coolidge to carry directly to the Powell condominium in Philadelphia. And it sort of feels as though the Socialists can do no mistaken, for the inventory marketplace soars and the USA enjoys prosperity unknown in a part century. yet as previous names like Custer and Roosevelt fade into historical past, a brand new new release faces new uncertainties.
The accomplice States, triumphant within the conflict of Secession and within the moment Mexican conflict yet eventually tasting defeat within the nice battle, undergo poverty and common calamity. the liberty get together delivers new energy and delight. but when its leader seizes the reins of strength, he may perhaps turn out a deadly enemy for the hated U.S.A. but the U.S. take little notice. Sharing global domination with Germany, they think about occasions within the Confederacy of little consequence.
As the Twenties finish, calamity casts a pall around the continent. With civil warfare raging in Mexico, terrorist uprisings threatening U.S. keep watch over in Canada, and an explosion of violence in Utah, the us are rocked through uncertainty.
In a global of occupiers and the occupied, of simmering hatreds, shattered lives, and pent-up violence, the heart can not carry. And for a strong kingdom, the final word surprise will come while a fleet of overseas plane rain dying and destruction upon one of many nice towns of the us. . . .
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Parecia inquieto; em algum momento pareceu exasperado. Abriu a sacola de couro, apalpou-a por dentro, até a mão direita trêmula encontrar um cartão-postal. No rosto sério os lábios sumiram de sua boca, quem sabe um cacoete ou o gesto ansioso. Por favor, me acompanhe até essa casa, ele pediu, apontando a fotografia do cartão-postal. O tom da voz era quase de súplica; chegou a ser patético ao repetir o pedido em francês, e só não o fez em alemão porque dispensei mais salamaleques. Eu conhecia de vista a casa ilhada: u m bangalô atraente 70 e misterioso, que só parecia dar sinal de vida depois do anoitecer, quando as luzes iluminavam a fachada e o jardim.
Ela apareceu ao anoitecer. Notou o jeito esquivo dos convidados e perguntou logo de cara: Vocês ainda estão falando de política? Tirou os sapatos, mal cumprimentou Francine e Laure, disse: Ça vai a Gerardo, Gabriela e Jérôme, foi menos fria com Fabiana e Marcelo, beijando-lhes o rosto e perguntando a todos: Pelo menos me esperaram pra cantar parabéns? Lázaro apontou para Jean-Paul, sozinho e de pernas abertas no canto da sala, o rosto com ar entorpecido e blasé. Mas Bárbara o ignorou. Só ela estava de pé, observando a bagunça de copos, garrafas, pratos e talheres, então Fabiana disse que só estavam esperando por Bárbara para cantar parabéns e pediu a Marcelo que acendesse as velas do bolo.
Soube que deixara a Bretanha havia muitos anos; seu desejo era partir em busca do desconhecido. Para ele, viajar era uma forma de viver em tempos distintos. Um dia lhe perguntei se conhecia o dialeto bretão ou uma das tantas línguas indígenas do Amazonas. Vi seu rosto branco ruborizar: um rosto sem rugas, imberbe, os olhos azulados pareciam expressar dúvida ou indagação; de repente se levantou, foi até a varanda e, de costas para o rio, disse: Emilie me confundiu com Armand Verne. Ele, sim, é u m linguista aplicado e tutor dos nativos.