American Empire

Blood and Iron

De: Harry Turtledove

Narrado por: George Guidall

Best-selling master of alternate history Harry Turtledove offers a new vision of America after World War I. In 1920, as veterans question the very nation they fought for, socialist Upton Sinclair challenges Teddy Roosevelt for the presidency. And in the defeated Confederacy, a fiery racist whips his followers into a frenzy.©2001 Harry Turtledove (P)2008 Recorded Books

Reseñas de la Crítica

"[His] skill at dramatizing historical forces proves magisterial once more." ( Booklist)

Missing Something

It was a well described world, but something was missing. Possibly a climax? Most of the characters in the story were to put it bluntly, Boring.
This could have been an epic story, but I'm just left feeling Meh about it.

Transistional entry in Southern Victory series

The Great War is over and the winners and losers scatter in varying directions. A few too many romances in the many subplots for my taste. But several very big dramatic moments save the day. WW2 looms.

Good Story

I love how the story is going and the building of the climax in the story.

It's okay

The concept is good, but there isn't enough story at the end to make me want to read/listen to the next books in the series. The Narration is great.

"Freedom!"

Would you consider the audio edition of American Empire to be better than the print version?

I would. Excellent narration.

What did you like best about this story?

The plotline.

Which scene was your favorite?

Featherston taking over as leader of the Freedom Party.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No extreme reaction whatsoever.

Any additional comments?

A must-have for any Harry Turtledove and alternate history fans.

Tip Toe thru The tulips with me.

narrative was good.loves Harry Turtledove books. I got this book as part of series. thanks

Genius!

The correlation between post war CSA and post war Germany after WW1 is genius. This entire epic from “How Few Remain” till now is Turtledove’s way of showing that any civilization can plunge into Hate, Depravity, and Genocide. I furthermore think it’s important to know that with all the right factors the capacity for evil is in all of us despite our lofty notions.

Fix the Breaks and Chapters

While I love this story series, this recording, or how it is set up, has a major flaw in it. Unlike the previous four books in the Southern Victory series, this recording has no breaks in between character changes. It's rather jarring and makes the story a bit harder to follow if you happen to get distracted right when a character change happens. Also, the chapters on Audible do not line up with the actual chapters in the book. I reached the book's chapter 4 in the middle of the track for chapter 7! If this can be fixed it would be a better listening experience.

Please offer more Turtledove books

Great author, easily the best alternate history story in the genre

please release the rest of this series!

Another great entry in the Southern Victory series.

For a book that takes place in peacetime and not in a full blown war, this book still managed to be entertaining for the majority of the time.

Turtledove does a great job using influences from real history to give this alternate timeline a realistic feel. Like the Freedom party’s struggle to rise to power, the Great Depression taking place in the CSA, and so on.

One of my few gripes with this was the timing of the audio. Normally the spacing between sections of the story and transitions between characters is more defined. Letting the silence linger for a few moments before going on. This time, though, a lot of the transitions are so fast I almost get tricked into thinking we’re still talking about the same person. So, a little spacing out wouldn’t hurt. Other than that, any of the other few complaints I have are too much of a nitpick to be worth mentioning.

The story’s progress in this book feels like a slow burn. It may lack speed at times, (especially in a 24+ hour long book), but you can feel the rising tension that will pay off in the next book. And it makes me anxious to find out more about this world. And some of the payoffs and resolutions that have already happened for some of our characters in this book are pretty satisfying. I won’t say what, in order to avoid spoilers.

Overall, another great entry in the Southern Victory series. And I look forward to what the rest of the series has in store.