- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: PM Press; Second Edition, Second edition edition (Oct 1 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1604860871
- ISBN-13: 978-1604860870
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 12.4 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,458,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“You don’t forget Bisson’s characters, even well after you’ve finished his books . . . [this book] does for the Civil War what Philip K. Dick’s The Man in the High Castle did for World War II.” —George Alec Effinger, author, When Gravity Falls
“Few works have moved me as deeply, as thoroughly . . . With this single poignant story, Bisson molds a world as sweet as banana cream pies, and is briny as hot tears." —Mumia Abu amal, death row prisoner and author, Live from Death Row
"A slender novel, but it does the science fiction trick of making you step back from your own world and see it more clearly, and it does so while wrenching your heart and setting your pulse pounding. All in all, one of the best alternate histories I've read." —Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing
"A book that continues to provoke questions about how and why our world is the way it is—and how it might be different." —Indypendent (NYC)
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Presenting an alternative version of African American history, this novel explores what might have happened if John Brown’s 1859 raid on Harper’s Ferry had been successful. Chronicling life in a thriving black nation founded by Brown in the former southeastern United States, this dramatic story opens 100 years later, just as Nova Africa is poised to celebrate its first landing of a spacecraft on Mars. The prosperous black state will soon be tested when the granddaughter of John Brown returns from Africa to reunite with her daughter and share with her a secret that will alter their lives forever.
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23 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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Who are the real winners and losers in war?, Jan 13 2010
By Jack - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fire on the Mountain (Paperback)
John Brown is one of the most intresting and lesser known characters of American History. He led an unsuccessful raid on an armory in an attempt to start a revolution amongst slaves. This book tells the story of his success and the dramatic difference in American history and advances in modern technology as a result. It's got great characters and is intresting to anyone intrested in Sci-Fi, American and civil war history, black history, or current race relations.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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A bit disappointed, Feb 4 2012
By Joanne Winchenbach - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Fire on the Mountain (Paperback)
I found the book to be disappointing. My expectation was that the author would go into more detail about how the country and society had developed since John Brown's forces won the rebellion. The description of the historical event was adequate enough, but I felt that I never got a good sense of how the subsequent version of America differed from the current one. There were references to several wars that were fought but no explanation of what had precipitated them or who was on which side. There were references to places like Nova Africa, but again I was never clear what that was - was it the entire country or only one part of it. There were hints that the European and African countries had developed very differently, but again it was only hinted at. Those things would have been the most interesting for me - how would America, and the world, look different if the slave rebellions had been successful. I felt I never got a clear picture of that.
4.0 out of 5 stars
One thing needs explained - Elvis, Mar 31 2012
By I'm a fan! "jewell4" - Published on Amazon.com
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Short, fun beach read, you can't go wrong with 99 cents and Utopian revised history.There are a few things unexplained (precise geography, how technology advanced so fast so quickly, mostly).
Loved the irony of Abe Lincoln, whose mission was to preserve the Union and implement gradual emancipation, has mad him a villain.
Only question for me is why was the mechanic named Elvis Pressley Cardwell (not sure if the last name is correct) - is he supposed to be the "real" Elvis?
Overall, it's an intelligent, fun, interesting read.
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