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by AliventiAsylum  - Top 50, Jan 21 '01
Pros: extensive details intertwined with actual events
Cons: none
What if is a question that we ask at various turns in our lives, and why not history. What if all the votes... nah :-) Harry Turtledove is probably the best writer of alternate history that I've ever come across. Guns of the South is ...
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by swoeste - Top 1000, Apr 12 '04
Pros: Excellent alternate history of the Civil War.
Cons: Ignores logical and obvious contradictions to effects of time travel and changing history.
I'd already read some of Harry Turtledove's novels before trying The Guns Of The South, so I was able to make an informed decision about buying the book, instead of just "flying blind" into the choice. My previous experience has been with ...
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by realtraveller - Top 1000, Sep 04 '00
Pros: Intelligently-written, well-researched alternative history
Cons: A little too much detail on the mechanism of the AK-47
I have never been a fan of science fiction. Space ships, aliens and life on other planets-that's what I thought sci fi was all about and I was not interested.
Then one day I was just passing through the science fiction section of my local...
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by kurt_g , Jan 23 '02
Pros: great characters, extensive research and well-thought-out story
Cons: none
Harry Turtledove is a wonderful author who has written an entire series detailing how American history might have gone if the South had won the civil war. Guns of the South is the first in this series; later books cover later periods...
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by bwanamdevu , May 13 '01
Pros: Meticulously researched and planned.
Cons: A book of two halves.
If you are a fan of Alternate History or have an interest in the American Civil War then this novel is a "must read"! Turtledove once again amazes me by the historical detail and solid grasp of events that he displays in this novel. The research that...
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by night_vision , Apr 03 '01
Pros: Wonderful characterization and an utterly believable alternate history.
Cons: Sometimes gets caught up in the specifics of the alternate history too much.
“The Guns of the South” is a book that I read by accident. I needed something to read on a plane and I’d forgotten a book of my own, so my brother lent me this. For the record I’m very glad he did. Harry Turtledove has taken an essentially far-fetched...
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by turboglow , Sep 04 '01
Pros: Incredibly well written, exciting and unpredictable novel that tells a story that could have been.
Cons: Loss of sleep, irresistible urge to finish the book at all costs.
Let me start off by saying that this is one of the earliest books that really dives deep into Turtledove's unique gift for alternate history writing. It is a glimpse into what might have been and how it might have turned out. His other books on the...
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by raymondo , Nov 22 '00
Pros: Interesting characters, lots of action
Cons: Couldve been a little longer
____This is this the only title I've read by Harry Turtledove. I've seen a few other titles by him and I found that they were mostly a little too far outside the boundaaries which govern my literary tastes. To be blunt: I thought they were a little...
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by VickeyK , Aug 10 '00
Pros: Completely believable; puts you right there
Cons: Kept me up way too late at night!
What if the South won the Civil War? What would happen? Would slavery last for generations? Would Lincoln be assassinated? If these questions raise a spark of interest in you, read Guns of the South!
This story of time travel and...
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by Mr.Tordensjold , Jan 27 '00
Pros: Interesting concepts, thought provoking
Cons: Over too soon!
I first saw this book at my local bookstore, and had to come back to it. Something did NOT look right. When I saw Lee had an AK-47, I had to look. I ended up reading it IN THE BOOKSTORE! Of course, this compelling of a book had to be purchased.
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by TommyGrrlX , Dec 21 '99
Pros: Great use of description, good characters.
Cons: Long chapters, a lot of tactical war plans.
Harry Turtledove was an unknown to me until I read this book. Since then, he is now one of my favorite authors. Why? Because of the intricacy of this book. The minute detail he put into it must have taken years.
In "Guns of The...
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by ChaosJedi , Mar 12 '00
Pros: Excellently written, Believable Alternative History
Cons: Anti-Confederates may not like the fact that they won in this book
Do not be dissuaded from reading this book just by looking at the cover art. I know it looks a little odd to have Robert E. Lee holding an UZI, but this book is one of the best I have ever read. Actually, the idea of automatic weapons in the 1800 was...
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by RichBixby , Oct 04 '99
Pros: Engaging, informative view of a skewed Civil War
Cons: almost none
Harry Turtledove's "The Guns Of The South" is a mix of time travel story and alternate history. It begins in 1864, as the Confederacy is beginning to lose the Civil War. Almost from nowhere, a group with a strange accent shows up, with...
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by ironcow13 , Dec 24 '02
Pros: An amazing piece of work that combines fact and fiction seamlessly...
Cons: ...if you can get beyond the time-travel
Anyone interested in the Civil War or who has thought about what would happen if the confederates had won the war should read this book.
I read this book shortly after learning about the Civil War in my United States history course. "Guns of...
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by konsumerken , Jul 15 '01
Pros: A fast-paced and well researched work, complete in one volume.
Cons: To the best of my knowledge, it isn't available in a hardcover edition.
This book established Turtledove's reputation as a master of alternate history. It is still arguably his best work in this field (the closest competition being his later American Civil War alternate history book, "How Few Remain").
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