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Title: Rather disappointing
Review: A potentially fascinating alternate history situation, the American Revolution that never happened but some how bothTurtledove and Dreyfus create a slow moving and unsuspenseful story and pedestrian writing. The characters have little depth or believability, and not surprisingly, the dialogue is cornball. The biggest disappointment is that more details aren't presented on the alternate history, the why's, how's, and effects. The inclusion of the "Tricky Dick" character was a cheap shot that's hard to believe anyone would consider humorous or clever. Turteldove failed to delive as in The Guns of the South, its as if his name was printed on the book just to increase sales.
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