Synopsis
The North American Union is peacefully safe under the rule of His Majesty Charles III and has been since George Washington and King George III signed the famous peace accord that was commemorated in Gainsborough's classic painting "The Two Georges". Now, a radical separatist group called the Sons of Liberty have claimed responsibility for stealing the famous painting.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1997-11-01 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Height: | 7.3 in | | Width: | 4.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.8 in | | Weight: | 10.4 oz |
Publisher's Note
What if there never was an American Revolution? Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss and Hugo Award-winning author Harry Turtledove present readers with a rollicking adventure of an America that never was--but could have been! What if George Washington had made peace with King George? What if America was still part of the British Empire? And the Sons of Liberty were waging war against the King in the 1990s?
Industry Reviews
Actor Dreyfuss and novelist Turtledove (World War: Tilting the Balance, LJ 2/15/95) set this alternative-history thriller in an America where the Revolutionary War never occurred. Gainsborough's painting, The Two Georges (the symbol of the unity between the British Empire and the North American Union), is held for ransom by the fanatical Sons of Liberty. Before King-Emperor Charles III comes to America to deliver a unity speech, Royal American Mounted Police Colonel Tom Bushnell must find the painting. A fast-paced and gripping story of a leisurely and different society; highly recommended.
Breitman
Will Oscar-winning actor Dreyfuss collect any new awards for his first novel, coauthored with a Hugo-winning master of alternative SF (Worldwar: Tilting the Balance, Forecasts, Jan. 22)? Probably not, but the talented thespian won't get the hook for his rookie writing, either, as he partners on an entertaining detective story set in a present-day North American Union, still a colony of the British Empire. Thomas Bushell and Samuel Stanley of the Royal American Mounties must find the famous Gainsborough painting of The Two Georges showing Washington kneeling to the king that has been stolen by the subversive Sons of Liberty while on traveling exhibit. The Mounties are accompanied by the exhibit's curator, Kathleen Flannery, who's helpful but may be collaborating with the Sons. Their cross-country search shows off a lower-tech world, in which people get around in dirigibles and steamer cars, and old-style powers like Austria, Prussia and the Ottoman Empire vie for dominance. The authors' alternate globe is recognizable yet delightfully distorted; in this looking-glass, engaging characters play out a suspenseful and satisfying story. (Mar.)
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