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| − | This is not the first Turtledove world where [[Islam]] outpaced [[Christianity]] in [[Europe]]. In "[[Islands in the Sea]]", the [[point of divergence]] is an Islamic military thrust in 717. As the entire story takes place in 769, the long term effects remain only broadly implied. In ''[[In High Places]]'', the break-point is an upsurge in the [[Great Black Deaths]] in 1348. |
+ | This is not the first Turtledove world where [[Islam]] outpaced [[Christianity]] in [[Europe]]. In "[[Islands in the Sea]]", the [[point of divergence]] is an Islamic military thrust in 717. As the entire story takes place in 769, the long term effects remain only broadly implied. In ''[[In High Places]]'', the break-point is an upsurge in the [[Great Black Deaths]] in 1348. Both ''Through Darkest Europe'' and ''In High Places'' see a 21st century where Islam straddles Christendom, and contain significant posthumous references to the philosophers [[Al-Ghazzali]] and [[Thomas Aquinas]]. However, ''In High Places'' sees civilization held back to a medieval level, while the Islamic world of ''Through Darkest Europe'' is thoroughly modern by the standards of [[OTL]]. |
A vaguely similar theme of [[Middle East]]ern geopolitical reversal is found in "[[Occupation Duty]]", where the OTL [[Palestinian]] land is the nation of [[Philistinia]] which broadly resembles OTL [[Israel]], and the land of OTL Israel is held by the [[Moabites]], who serve as a stand-in for the OTL Palestinians. However, a crucial effect of the POD is that all the Abrahamic religions were nipped in the bud, and the modern world remains dominated by varied strains of polytheism. |
A vaguely similar theme of [[Middle East]]ern geopolitical reversal is found in "[[Occupation Duty]]", where the OTL [[Palestinian]] land is the nation of [[Philistinia]] which broadly resembles OTL [[Israel]], and the land of OTL Israel is held by the [[Moabites]], who serve as a stand-in for the OTL Palestinians. However, a crucial effect of the POD is that all the Abrahamic religions were nipped in the bud, and the modern world remains dominated by varied strains of polytheism. |
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| Genre(s) | Alternate history |
| Publisher | Tor |
| Publication date | September 18, 2018 |
Through Darkest Europe is a stand-alone alternate history novel by Harry Turtledove, scheduled for publication on September 18, 2018. It was originally announced under the working title of God Wills It!. The novel is set in the present in a world where Christian Europe remained a backwater of religious fanaticism, but the Muslim world of the Middle East and North Africa became the progressive and developed "First World". More information may be found here.
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Literary comment
This is not the first Turtledove world where Islam outpaced Christianity in Europe. In "Islands in the Sea", the point of divergence is an Islamic military thrust in 717. As the entire story takes place in 769, the long term effects remain only broadly implied. In In High Places, the break-point is an upsurge in the Great Black Deaths in 1348. Both Through Darkest Europe and In High Places see a 21st century where Islam straddles Christendom, and contain significant posthumous references to the philosophers Al-Ghazzali and Thomas Aquinas. However, In High Places sees civilization held back to a medieval level, while the Islamic world of Through Darkest Europe is thoroughly modern by the standards of OTL.
A vaguely similar theme of Middle Eastern geopolitical reversal is found in "Occupation Duty", where the OTL Palestinian land is the nation of Philistinia which broadly resembles OTL Israel, and the land of OTL Israel is held by the Moabites, who serve as a stand-in for the OTL Palestinians. However, a crucial effect of the POD is that all the Abrahamic religions were nipped in the bud, and the modern world remains dominated by varied strains of polytheism.