How Few Remain, Harry Turtledove
How Few Remain, Harry Turtledove
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How Few Remain
A Novel of the Second War Between the States

Author: Harry Turtledove

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 24 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/28/2010


Synopsis

From the master of alternate history comes an epic of the second Civil War. It was an epoch of glory and success, of disaster and despair. …

1881: A generation after the South won the Civil War, America writhed once more in the bloody throes of battle. Furious over the annexation of key Mexican territory, the United States declared total war against the Confederate States of America in 1881.

But this was a new kind of war, fought on a lawless frontier where the blue and gray battled not only each other but the Apache, the outlaw, the French, and the English. As Confederate General Stonewall Jackson again demonstrated his military expertise, the North struggled to find a leader who could prove his equal.

In the Second War Between the States, the times, the stakes, and the battle lines had changed—and so would history …

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 Brian

The variety of historical figures he uses in order to fully portray this alternative era and the authenticity of their voices are both compelling. The author's decision not to continue it as a direct sequel to Guns of the South is a little jarring at first, but in this new beginning he lays of a lot......more

Goodreads review by Melissa

This book really made me think. I'd read one of his other novels, Guns of the South, in which time travellers bring the AK-47 to the Confederacy, allowing them to win the Civil War. This novel was quite different. It starts with a simple premise; what if Lee's orders hadn't been lost and recovered by......more

Goodreads review by Jon

I recently started listening to books on CD in my car. The second one I worked through is How Few Remain, which is an alternate history novel based on the assumption that the South won the Civil War. First of all, I have a problem with the plausibility of the premise. I don't think one minor event (......more