Resurrection Day

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Resurrection Day is a novel written in 1999 by Brendan Dubois. It won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History that year. In the world of Resurrection Day, the Cuban Missile Crisis escalated to a full scale war. Soviet Union is decimated, and the USA has been reduced to a third rate power, relying on Britain for aid.

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Set in the aftermath of a nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the United States, the book chronicles the investigations of Carl Landry, a reporter for the Boston Globe. As the story unravels, Carl attempts to uncover the events leading up to the war, while at the same time running from those who would have the truth buried.