Weapons of Choice : Book One of the Axis of Time Trilogy

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I just came across this in the "Recommendations for Hugh Fuller" pages of the Amazon.com site and just HAD to share it with you all.

Weapons of Choice : Book One of the Axis of Time Trilogy, by JOHN BIRMINGHAM, List Price: $15.95, Price: $11.17

Wait, hold on for the punch line.

Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
At the start of Australian author Birmingham's stellar debut novel, a United Nations battle group, clustered around the U.S.S. Hillary Clinton (named after "the most uncompromising wartime president in the history of the United States"), is tasked in the year 2021 with stopping ethnic cleansing by an Islamist regime in Indonesia. When an experiment goes horribly wrong on a special ship doing research on wormholes, most of the battle group is deposited in the middle of the U.S. fleet on its way to Midway in 1942. The WWII carriers and supporting vessels attack a Japanese Self-Defense Force ship, triggering devastating computer-operated defensive fire from the 21st-century fleet. While the action sequences are outstanding, this book really shines in depicting the cultural shock that both navies experience. The Clinton group reflects a multicultural society that finds the racist and sexist attitudes of 1942 America almost as repugnant as those of the Axis powers, while the mere thought of non-whites and women not just serving in uniform but holding command drives many Allied officers and civilian officials apoplectic. The author also subtly shows the ways in which 20-plus years of the War on Terrorism have changed our attitudes. Unlike many alternate histories, the novel avoids the wish-fulfillment aspect inherent in the genre. This is the first of what should be a hugely (and deservedly) successful series.
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Bolding mine, to emphasize the bit that just about sent me over the edge. If the author were an American, I would KNOW that he was joking, but I just cannot tell about theis guy. I have to say that I am curious as Hell. If I buy it and read it, I'll post a review. If someone beats me to it, I'll be curious to read the review.
 
John Birmingham! If it's the same John Birmingham I know then it is a shock to see he has written a book like this.

he's been a very popular comedy/satire writer here, with books such as

"he died with a Filafel in his hand" and 'How to be a man'.

He Died With A Filafel in His Hand is one of the funniest books I have ever read. He's sort of an Aussie Hunter S Thompson with a bit of Ben Elton thrown in.
 
Ming65 said:
John Birmingham! If it's the same John Birmingham I know then it is a shock to see he has written a book like this.

he's been a very popular comedy/satire writer here, with books such as

"he died with a Filafel in his hand" and 'How to be a man'.

He Died With A Filafel in His Hand is one of the funniest books I have ever read. He's sort of an Aussie Hunter S Thompson with a bit of Ben Elton thrown in.
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That U.S.S. Hillary Clinton (named after "the most uncompromising wartime president in the history of the United States") line couldn't possibly have been written with a straight face. Probably written by a mad satirist with a twisted sense of humor. ;)
 
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