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The Man in the High Castle
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The Mirage
by Michael C. Grumley (2012)
★3.89(31 ratings)
Wonderful alternative history (flipping a real tragedy on its head) where fundamentalist Christians bomb towers in Baghdad, Iraq. Mustafa Baghdadi is part of homeland security team in Iraq w. Salim and Amal-fighting Christian terrorism when the twin towers in Baghdad are attacked. Saddam Hussein is a gangster, Osama is a senator with evil intents. Mustafa's team travel to USA to find source of artifacts that suggest the world is a mirage and the U of Arab States is not real, but USA is a superpower, meet David Koresh, Tim McVeigh, Rumsfeld; at end mirage goes away leaving them facing an unknown world.
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Lovecraft Country
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From the same author as 'The Mirage', this book shares a unique blend of genre elements and imaginative world-building.
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Like 'The Mirage', this book explores a fascinating alternate history that flips familiar power dynamics.
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