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Allow me to preface this dour review by saying that I truly love Turtledove's writing - I have read several of his alt history books and he is amazing. I am also a die-hard fan of the post apocalypse genre. I figured that this was an easy win - high expectations. It was like a seven year old finding out that Santa had murdered the Tooth fairy on his way to an Easter bunny dinner. To put it frankly - this book sucked. You got to know the characters in turtledove fashion. Good build up, and then.....nothing. There it is - in what should be the end of civilization as we know it; the apocalypse takes back seat in the story to the characters personal lives. Getting married, having kids, deciding what to eat at the restraints in downtown LA. There is no real food shortage, little disruption of life in the largest cities. And no reason to buy this overpriced book. If you have already purchased this book and cannot return it, hire a blind person to tear out the pages and set them on fire. If Turtledove should return to alt history I would give the book a fair shot - if he attempts to climb onto the post-apocalypse bandwagon again I will save my money.