Advance and Retreat is the third and final novel in The

War Between the Provinces The War Between the Provinces is a series of fantasy novels by Harry Turtledove. The novels are a retelling of the American Civil War in a high fantasy setting called the Kingdom of Detina. The series focuses on the Eastern theater of the War B ...

series, a fantasy version of the American Civil War by Harry Turtledove.

Plot

After a long fought out civil war, the Southron forces of the Kingdom of Detina defeat the Northoners and serfdom is abolished throughout all the kingdom.

Reception

'' Publishers Weekly'' praised Turtledove's "entertaining and well-drawn characters," "grimly realistic depictions of battlefields and occupied towns", and "beautifully subtle treatment of racism", but noted that the parallels between the Detinan war and the American Civil War result in "a somewhat predictable story".ADVANCE AND RETREAT
reviewed at '' Publishers Weekly''; published November 25, 2002; retrieved November 19, 2023

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observed that these parallels were not exact, in that Turtledove introduced "changes in the events and characters in order to heighten the narrative tension", but considered that the novel could have been "more interesting" if Turtledove had made a greater exploration of how the presence of magic would alter military strategy and tactics. Advance and Retreat
reviewed by

; at StevenHSilver.com; published October 2002; retrieved November 19, 2023

References

American fantasy novels Novels by Harry Turtledove War Between the Provinces 2002 American novels Baen Books {{2000s-fantasy-novel-stub