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Indie Civil War

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

DEVIL'S DEN

by Timothy Ashby

Real people, real events and the still-charged reverberations of the Civil War provide a provocative framework for a... Full review >

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FICTION

THE SHIELD THAT FELL FROM HEAVEN

by William S. Kerr

A delightfully playful cross-genre novel whose science fiction is every bit as enjoyable as its historical fiction. Full review >

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HISTORY

SLAVERY, AMERICA, AND LINCOLN

by Clifford L. Johnson

A lucid, thought-provoking account of slavery’s dark roots and vexed progress. Full review >

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