Rally Cry

I read Rally Cry because my son Owain insisted. He's a history major and sf lover, so you can see his affection for this book. Forstchen's novel is a kind of alternate history with stronger science fiction elements than normal. A regiment from the American army in the Civil War suddenly finds itself......more

This book "for me" only barely makes the 3 stars for me, but I think that's where it falls. This is not a new idea (though to be fair this is an older example of the idea). It's one of my favorite "hooks" for a military fantasy or science fiction read. A group of soldiers gets shifted in time and or......more

The Union Army fights the hordes of Genghis Khan -- in space!!!! What makes this work of alternative history so terrific is that it presents the opposite perspective from Harry Turtledove's GUNS OF THE SOUTH. Instead of using time travel to palliate or gloss over the darker side of the Confederacy, t......more

Sheer indulgence for military history and fantasy geeks. Civil War era soldiers find themselves transported to another world where they square off against a Mongol-esque horde of giant man-eating apes. Need I say more?......more