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Return Engagement

Warren Murphy;Richard Sapir (1988)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.79

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

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Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVsEnsemble Cast

Synopsis

As World War II escalates, North America is faced with violence on all sides--Confederate attacks on northern cities, Canadian insurgents, and a Japanese assault on the Hawaiian islands--as, in the South, ex-slaves are forced to build their own concentration camps, and Vice President La Follette takes over from the dead president while Franklin Roosevelt builds his own power base.

Return Engagement: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This alternate history WWII novel contains strong war violence, depictions of concentration camps and slavery, and disturbing historical parallels involving racial oppression and systemic atrocities.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include genocide, slavery, and mass death (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adult readers interested in alternate history will find a complex political thriller examining what-if scenarios of World War II with multiple storylines.

Tags

Alternate HistoryHistorical FictionPolitical ThrillerWar Fiction