All Union

By Colin Salt,

Book cover of All Union: A Novel of Love, War, and Mystery

Book description

The 21st Century has rolled around in a world that took a different path from our own. The USSR survived and either reformed or rebranded (depending on who you ask, of course) as the Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics. It survived, but so did the regime of Nicolae Ceausescu in…

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1 author picked All Union as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

When writing Alternate History, authors are often challenged between world-building and character-building. It is difficult to do both well. Colin Salt’s novel approach (and I don’t know if that pun was intended or not, TBH) pays off well, where he clearly divides his book into a deep character dive, with a sprinkling of world-building, followed by a riveting war thriller.

I found the sub-title a bit dubious, but this book really is about love, mystery, and war, and each aspect is well told. In my experience, that combination is very rare. Most authors who can write a badass battle scene…

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