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Return Engagement

Will Murray;Warren Murphy (1988)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Destroyer #71
Setting
CSM age18+

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

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Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVs

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 novel depicts WWII-era violence including Confederate attacks, Japanese assaults, and enslaved people forced to build concentration camps. Contains war violence, disturbing historical parallels to real atrocities, and adult political themes.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include genocide, slavery, mass death, and death (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adult readers interested in alternate history timelines and complex political scenarios set during World War II will find this engaging.

Tags

Alternate HistoryMilitary FictionPolitical ThrillerHistorical Fantasy