money to finance an abstruse scientific project – while it is hinted that the U.S. has started a version of the Manhattan Project, located in the state of Washington and overseen by Assistant Secretary of War Franklin D. Roosevelt, who in this world harbors no presidential ambitions. Reception Publishers Weekly praised the book in their review, saying that "The insights into racial politics elevate this novel to a status above mere entertainment". SF Site's review was more mixed, saying that the book has "too many major characters, and no wow factor". References 2004 American novels Novels set in the 1940s Mormonism in fiction Southern Victory Series American alternate history novels Novels set during World War II World War II alternate histories Fiction set in 1941 Fiction set in 1942 Cultural depictions of Franklin D. Roosevelt