Fire on the Mountain

by Terry Bisson

Book Overview

It's 1959 in socialist Virginia. The Deep South is an independent Black nation called Nova Africa. The second Mars expedition is about to touch down on the red planet. And a pregnant scientist is climbing the Blue Ridge in search of her great-great grandfather, a teenage slave who fought with John Brown and Harriet Tubman's guerrilla army.

Long unavailable in the U.S., published in France as Nova Africa, Fire on the Mountain is the story...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604860871
• ISBN13: 9781604860870
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: PM Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Science Fiction with a Twist

The premise of John Brown being victorious is a nice thought, and could have been reality, as this book illustrates. It seems so far from our present reality, but it's not too late to change it either!

Who are the real winners and losers in war?

John Brown is one of the most intresting and lesser known characters of American History. He led an unsuccessful raid on an armory in an attempt to start a revolution amongst slaves. This book tells the story of his success and the dramatic difference in American history and advances in modern technology as a result. It's got great characters and is intresting to anyone intrested in Sci-Fi, American and civil war history, black history, or current race relations.