in a war that the Union had started with the British Empire by invading Canada, Lee fears that the Union may later attempt a war of revenge against the Confederacy. He rests assured that the Confederacy will, however, remain the most technologically advanced country in the world for many decades to come. Reception Kirkus gave a positive review, saying "Readers willing to wink at the time travel will find a well-researched and well-written account of a nation that didn't happen. Literate rebs will read it again and again and again." Award The book won the John Esten Cooke Award for Southern Fiction in 1993. See also American Civil War alternate histories A Rebel in Time, another Civil War alternate history involving time travel and a racist sending advanced weapons to the Confederacy. "Still Valley", a The Twilight Zone episode focusing on the Civil War. Southern Victory, a series of books by Turtledove focused on a Confederate victory and its aftermath. References External links Americanisms in Harry Turtledove's The Guns of the South, Tatu Ahponen, 2003 (including detailed summary) 2010 review by Jo Walton 1994 Review by Mark Taha The Marble Man: The Guns of the South, The Lost Cause, and Harry Turtledove, Monroe Templeton, 2021 1992 American novels Novels set during the American Civil War American alternate history novels Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging Books about apartheid Fictional depictions of Abraham Lincoln in literature Novels by Harry Turtledove Novels about time travel 1992 science fiction novels American Civil War alternate histories Fiction set in 1864 Fiction set in 1868 Fiction set in 2014 Ballantine Books books