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World War 3.1
What if Stalin got his hands on 21st-century weapons—and used them to rewrite history?
The year is 1954. A decade has passed since Berlin and Tokyo were consumed by nuclear fire, but war claws its way back into a world forever altered. The ailing Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin, launches a colossal orbital assault against NATO, propelling waves of tanks and over a million soldiers westward—armed with 21st-century tech plundered from a future they were never meant to see.
They're fighting not only to save the world but to protect history itself. Yet not everyone wants to be saved in this tangled web of time and conflict.
Brimming with the raw combat intensity and high-octane alternate history that fans loved in Weapons of Choice, this fresh instalment revitalises the groundbreaking Axis of Time series for both returning readers and newcomers.
If you enjoy time travel thrillers, alternate history war epics, and high-stakes military sci-fi, World War 3.1 delivers a fast-moving, mind-bending fusion of classic warfare and speculative science fiction.
Praise for the Axis of Time.
"Insanely clever alt-history mash-up of WWII and the twenty-first century war on terror isn't your typical time-travelling technothriller." - Wired magazine.
"Birmingham is exemplary. The descriptions of combat – both from an executive remove and a close – are terrifyingly gruesome and detailed… Birmingham succeeds in restaging World War II in a manner as gripping as, say, Herman Wouk's The Winds of War and War and Remembrance." – Sci-fi Weekly.
"Weapons-grade military techno-thriller... It's like a Clive Cussler novel fell into a transporter beam with a Stephen Ambrose history and they came out all fused together." Time magazine.
"Birmingham's enthralling battleground mixes provocative historical fiction with socially, conscious futurism." Entertainment Weekly.
BUY NOW to enter a fractured timeline where the Cold War burns hot, the past bleeds forward—and the next world war already happened.
This gripping instalment of the Axis of Time series blends military realism, philosophical science fiction, and political suspense in a way few novels do.
It’s ideal for fans of alternate Cold War scenarios, time travel fiction best sellers, and dark, suspenseful, edge-of-your-seat thrillers with just a hint of romance.
Whether you're into books like Dark Matter, unique, engaging history fiction, or novels that mess with your head, World War 3.1 delivers both action and intelligence.
If you’re compiling your personal list of the best thrillers of all time, this one belongs among the modern greats. Think dark fiction thriller meets global conflict, layered with timeline dissonance, emotional stakes, and the ultimate question: What if history could be hacked?
Genre: Thriller
What if Stalin got his hands on 21st-century weapons—and used them to rewrite history?
The year is 1954. A decade has passed since Berlin and Tokyo were consumed by nuclear fire, but war claws its way back into a world forever altered. The ailing Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin, launches a colossal orbital assault against NATO, propelling waves of tanks and over a million soldiers westward—armed with 21st-century tech plundered from a future they were never meant to see.
They're fighting not only to save the world but to protect history itself. Yet not everyone wants to be saved in this tangled web of time and conflict.
Brimming with the raw combat intensity and high-octane alternate history that fans loved in Weapons of Choice, this fresh instalment revitalises the groundbreaking Axis of Time series for both returning readers and newcomers.
If you enjoy time travel thrillers, alternate history war epics, and high-stakes military sci-fi, World War 3.1 delivers a fast-moving, mind-bending fusion of classic warfare and speculative science fiction.
Praise for the Axis of Time.
"Insanely clever alt-history mash-up of WWII and the twenty-first century war on terror isn't your typical time-travelling technothriller." - Wired magazine.
"Birmingham is exemplary. The descriptions of combat – both from an executive remove and a close – are terrifyingly gruesome and detailed… Birmingham succeeds in restaging World War II in a manner as gripping as, say, Herman Wouk's The Winds of War and War and Remembrance." – Sci-fi Weekly.
"Weapons-grade military techno-thriller... It's like a Clive Cussler novel fell into a transporter beam with a Stephen Ambrose history and they came out all fused together." Time magazine.
"Birmingham's enthralling battleground mixes provocative historical fiction with socially, conscious futurism." Entertainment Weekly.
BUY NOW to enter a fractured timeline where the Cold War burns hot, the past bleeds forward—and the next world war already happened.
This gripping instalment of the Axis of Time series blends military realism, philosophical science fiction, and political suspense in a way few novels do.
It’s ideal for fans of alternate Cold War scenarios, time travel fiction best sellers, and dark, suspenseful, edge-of-your-seat thrillers with just a hint of romance.
Whether you're into books like Dark Matter, unique, engaging history fiction, or novels that mess with your head, World War 3.1 delivers both action and intelligence.
If you’re compiling your personal list of the best thrillers of all time, this one belongs among the modern greats. Think dark fiction thriller meets global conflict, layered with timeline dissonance, emotional stakes, and the ultimate question: What if history could be hacked?
Genre: Thriller
Praise for this book
"An excellent combination of near-future military science fiction and alternate history and a riveting story to boot." - Eric Flint
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