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*World War 2.2: [[Designated Targets_(book)|''Designated Targets'']] (2005) |
*World War 2.2: [[Designated Targets_(book)|''Designated Targets'']] (2005) |
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*World War 2.3: ''Final Impact'' (due for 2006) |
*World War 2.3: ''Final Impact'' (due for 2006) |
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== Easter eggs == |
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Birmingham [[tuckerization|names several minor characters]] after contemporary nonfictional people: |
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*[[Piers Akerman]] and [[Andrew Bolt]], right-wing Australian columnists. Appeared as [[Special Air Service|SAS]] demolitionists. |
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*[[Eric Flint]] (alternative history author) appeared as a [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] agent. The fictional town of Grantville, West Virginia, from his [[1632 series]] is referred to as Dan Black's home town. |
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*[[S.M. Stirling]] (sci-fi/alternative history author), appeared as a Secret Service agent. |
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*[[Harry Turtledove]] (sci-fi/alternative history author) referred to as a fringe 'professor' who wrote an underground bio of J. Edgar Hoover. |
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*[[Bill O'Reilly (commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]] and [[Jerry Springer]] are mentioned briefly as both being United States Senators in the 21st Century. |
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==See Also== |
==See Also== |
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Revision as of 19:02, 16 February 2006
The Axis of Time trilogy is a series of novels written by Australian journalist and author John Birmingham. A US-led task force off Indonesia in 2021 finds itself sent back to 1942, just prior to the Battle of Midway. The novels deal with a rapidly altered version of World War II, and to a lesser extent the social changes that result amongst the Allied powers.
- World War 2.1: Weapons of Choice (2004)
- World War 2.2: Designated Targets (2005)
- World War 2.3: Final Impact (due for 2006)
Easter eggs
Birmingham names several minor characters after contemporary nonfictional people:
- Piers Akerman and Andrew Bolt, right-wing Australian columnists. Appeared as SAS demolitionists.
- Eric Flint (alternative history author) appeared as a Secret Service agent. The fictional town of Grantville, West Virginia, from his 1632 series is referred to as Dan Black's home town.
- S.M. Stirling (sci-fi/alternative history author), appeared as a Secret Service agent.
- Harry Turtledove (sci-fi/alternative history author) referred to as a fringe 'professor' who wrote an underground bio of J. Edgar Hoover.
- Bill O'Reilly and Jerry Springer are mentioned briefly as both being United States Senators in the 21st Century.
See Also
Characters in the Axis of Time Trilogy