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Nazi Britain? |
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The what-ifs of history are a popular theme for speculative fiction and imagining a Britain defeated by Germany in World War II has a particular fascination. Jo Walton's series, with titles taken from the pre-decimal system British coinage, is a compelling treatment of this theme with disturbing echoes of our own times. Watch for the third in the series, Half a Crown, coming in September. Included in this list is another recent entry in the genre as well as two classics. Visit the chilling world of what-might-have-been with your book group.
Rita Tull, Davis Library
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Farthing
by Jo Walton
Published 2006 by Tor Books
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"If Le Carre scares you, try Jo Walton. Of course her brilliant story of a democracy selling itself out to fascism sixty years ago is just a mystery, just a thriller, just a fantasy--of course we know nothing like that could happen now.... More...
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Ha'penny
by Jo Walton
Published 2007 by Tor Books
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In 1949, eight years after the Peace with Honor was negotiated between Great Britain and Nazi Germany, England has completed its slide into fascist dictatorship. Award-winning author Walton continues her alternate history series in this brilliant companion to "Farthing." More...
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Resistance
by Owen Sheers
Published 2008 by Nan A. Talese
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After the fall of Russia and the failed D-Day landings, a German counterattack lands on British soil. Within a month, half of Britain is occupied. Imbued with immense imaginative breadth and confidence, Sheers' debut novel unfolds with the pace and intensity of a thriller. More...
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Fatherland
by Robert Harris
Published 1992 by Random House
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SS/GB
by Len Deighton
Published 1979 by Alfred A. Knopf
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