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The Chosen

by S. M. Stirling, David Drake

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I enjoyed this book, though it really should fall under the category of alternate history, not science fiction. On some far off planet that has fallen into barbarism and is slowly rediscovering technology, a super computer from a different planet tries to intervene to bring civilization back. The primary theme is that without intervention, the clearly Nazi-derived Chosen will dominate the planet, and then nearby space, unless they are stopped. The planet is too much like Earth, the countries are too much like Germany, USA, Italy, Spain and France. To make it even more of an alternate history, the plot basically follows the improvements in technology from the Civil War to roughly 1925, and basically features events from World War 1 and World War 2. I still enjoyed it, but the plot could have used some originality. ( )
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