The Victorious Opposition, Harry Turtledove
The Victorious Opposition, Harry Turtledove
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The Victorious Opposition

Author: Harry Turtledove

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 24 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/13/2008

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

Seventy years have passed since the first War Between the States. Jake Featherston, leader of the ruling Freedom Party, has won power in the South—and is taking his country and the world to the edge of an abyss. Charismatic and shrewd, he is whipping the Confederate States into a frenzy of hatred. Blacks are being rounded up and sent to prison camps, and the persecution has just begun.

As the North stumbles through a succession of leaders, Featherston is feeling his might. With the U.S.A. locked in a bitter, bloody occupation of Canada, facing an intractable rebellion in Utah, and fatigued from a war in the Pacific against Japan, Featherston may pursue one dangerous proposition above all: that he can defeat the U.S.A. in an all-out war.

“[A] colossal and brilliant saga … [This novel] may be the strongest and most compelling since the opener, How Few Remain.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

About Harry Turtledove

Harry Turtledove (he/him) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer whom Publishers Weekly has called the "Master of Alternate History." He has received numerous awards and distinctions, including the Hugo Award for Best Novella, the HOMer Award for Short story, and the John Esthen Cook Award for Southern Fiction. Turtledove's works include the Crosstime Traffic, Worldwar, Darkness, and Opening of the World series; the stand-alone novels The House of Daniel, Fort Pillow, and Give Me Back My Legions!; and over a dozen short stories available on Tor.com. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, novelist Laura Frankos, and their four daughters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nadienne on October 12, 2020

Whew! Mr. Turtledove went a little "Game of Thrones" in this one, what with all of the characters dying (no, I won't mention who - sometimes, but only sometimes, I won't give away the story). Some, of course, are people I won't really miss, and some are people whom, while I didn't necessarily care f......more

Goodreads review by Patti on May 24, 2022

Alternate History is a genre in which the author takes a particular point in history and asks what if something different had happened? In this case, author Harry Turtledove has built several series of novels on the question of What if the Confederacy had won the Civil War? This book picks up where h......more

Goodreads review by Tyler on July 15, 2022

Wow! Such an awesome close to the third book of the American Empire series and the 7th book of the Southern Victory series. I'm really curious as to what will happen next but it'll likely be a while before I get there. Harry Turtledove creates such a real feeling world with many many characters. Whi......more

Goodreads review by Reza on August 07, 2017

At last, It's war once again! I got so thrilled by the build-up towards the war. Finally, Jake Featherston and Freedom Party got what they always wanted: a chance for revenge. Meanwhile, USA, once again back in the hand of the socialists conceded to the demand of plebiscites on some of CSA territori......more

Goodreads review by Matt on July 13, 2020

Great way to end the interwar years. Got me to buy into the next series! Two gripes I have with Turtledove, despite being an overall fan of the books: - Repetition: How many times do I have to read "this state is a dry state, but he was able to get a beer" and "Sam Carsten's fair skin" etc. etc. - The......more