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Fantasy novel series

War Between the Provinces

Sentry Peak (2000)Marching Through Peachtree (2001)Advance and Retreat (2002)
Author	Harry Turtledove
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	Baen
Published	2000–2002 (2000–2002)
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)

The War Between the Provinces is a series of fantasy novels by Harry Turtledove.

The novels are a retelling of the American Civil War in a high fantasy setting called the Kingdom of Detina. The series focuses on the Eastern theater of the War Between the Provinces.

The names of locations have been changed, and North and South (and west and east) have been reversed, and, rather than skin color, hair color is used as the basis for the dehumanization. Many of the characters are based on real-world characters, and their names indicate this. Often their names are anagrams of the real-world character they are based on, or their nicknames contain their original's name. Hand-cranked crossbows replace guns to mirror slow reloading times, and the northern rebels have fewer flying carpet paths (railroads) than the southern kingdom, hence giving the slave-owning side the same logistical problems that existed in the American Civil War.

Some characters with historical counterparts

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Southern Detinan characters

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King Avram – counterpart of US President Abraham Lincoln
General (later Marshal) Bart – counterpart of General Ulysses S. Grant
General Hesmucet – counterpart of General William Tecumseh Sherman
General "Doubting" George – counterpart of General George Henry Thomas
General Guildenstern – counterpart of General William Rosecrans
General Fighting Joseph – counterpart of General Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker
General John the Hierophant – counterpart of General John Pope
General Whiskery Ambrose – counterpart of General Ambrose Burnside
General James the Bird's Eye – counterpart of James Birdseye McPherson
Mage Alva – counterpart of Thomas Edison

Northern Detinan characters

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King Geoffrey – counterpart of Confederate President Jefferson Davis
Duke Edward of Arlington – counterpart of General Robert E. Lee
Thomas the Brick Wall – counterpart of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Count Thraxton (the Braggart) – counterpart of General Braxton Bragg
Marquis Peegeetee of Goodlook – counterpart of General Pierre Beauregard
Ned of the Forest – counterpart of Nathan Bedford Forest
Joseph the Gamecock – counterpart of Joseph E. Johnston
Lt. Gen Bell – counterpart of John Bell Hood
James of Broadpath – counterpart of James Longstreet
Richard the Haberdasher – counterpart of Richard Taylor
Roast Beef William – counterpart of William Hardee
Provincial Prerogative – counterpart of States Rights Gist
John of Barsoom – counterpart of General John C. Carter
Leonidas the Priest – counterpart of Confederate general and Episcopalian bishop Leonidas Polk
Dan of Rabbit Hill – counterpart of Confederate general D.H. Hill
Early the Jubilant - counterpart of Jubal Anderson Early

Mentioned Detinan characters

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King Buchan – The previous King of Detina before his death. He was the father of Avram and uncle of Geoffrey. He is based on US President James Buchanan.
Daniel the Weaver – A Detinan statesman. Ten years before the Detinan Civil War, he worked with Henry Feet of Clay and John the Typhoon to reach a compromise that headed off a war over serfdom by satisfying both northern nobles and King Zachary the Rough and Ready. He is based on Daniel Webster.
Henry Feet of Clay – A Detinan statesman who is based on Henry Clay.
John the Typhoon – A Detinan statesman who is based on John C. Calhoun.
Zachary the Rough and Ready – The King of Detina ten years before the Detinan Civil War. He is based on US President Zachary Taylor.
Hesmucet – He was a blond king who led a war against the ethnic Detinans before they had become firmly established as the rulers of the continent. Hesmucet frustrated the expansionist intentions of the Detinans for a long time but was killed in battle. He is based on Shawnee chief Tecumseh, who fought the United States during the War of 1812.
"Inward" – He was the alias of a mage from the Mother Kingdom who anonymously wrote a theory that the gods created lower creatures than humans and other modern animals and let them vie for supremacy of the physical universe without intervening on behalf of early man or anyone else. The notion was condemned as heretical by most mages, and many threats were made against "Inward", which is why he went to great lengths to keep his identity a secret. He is based on British naturalist Charles Darwin.
Kermit – He was an emperor on the continent across the Western Ocean from Detina. 50 years before the Detinan Civil War, Kermit waged a war against the other western kingdoms to expand his empire. His efforts were met with tremendous initial success, and he established a reputation as one of the world's all-time great military geniuses. However, he attempted to invade the massive southern kingdom of Sorb during the brutal winter months. Although Kermit's forces were able to make it to the Sorbian capital of Pahzbull, his army was forced to retreat from the city and it would never recover from the massive number of casualties that it sustained from the retreat. More men were lost to starvation and the winter temperatures than to Sorbian and allied counteroffensives. Kermit is based on French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
Death Lord – The Detinan god of death
Lion God – One of the two greatest in the Detinan pantheon
Red Lady – The goddess of the Native Detinan blonds
Thunderer – One of the two greatest in the Detinan pantheon
Sweet One – The Detinan goddess of love and sexuality.
Hunt Lady - The Detinan goddess of the hunt.

Nations and regions

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Southern Detina – based on the United States (Union)
Northern Detina – based on the Confederate States
The Mother Kingdom – based on the United Kingdom
The Sapphire Isle – based on Ireland, occupied by the Mother Kingdom
An unnamed empire based on France, which fought an analog of the Napoleonic Wars some 50 years before the story setting.
Sorb – based on Russia
Baha Province/Golden Province - based on the US state of California
Cloviston Province - based on the US state of Kentucky
Croatoan Province - based on the US state of North Carolina
Dothan Province - based on the US state of Alabama
East Parthenia - based on the US state of West Virginia
Franklin Province - based on the US state of Tennessee
Great River Province - based on the US state of Mississippi
Highlow Province - based on the US state of Ohio
New Eborac Province - based on the US state of New York
Palmetto Province - based on the US state of South Carolina
Parthenia Province - based on the US state of Virginia
Peachtree Province - based on the US state of Georgia
Peterpaulandia Province - based on the US state of Maryland
ShowMe Province - based on the US state of Missouri
Annasville - based on West Point, New York and Annapolis, Maryland
Camphorville, Great River - based on Vicksburg, Mississippi
Essoville - based on Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Georgetown, Detina - capital city of Detina, based on Washington, D.C.
Hayek, Dothan - based on Selma, Alabama
Karlsburg, Palmetto - based on Charleston, South Carolina
Lemon's Justiciary, Parthenia - based on Orange, Virginia
Luxor, Franklin - based on Memphis, Tennessee
Marthasville, Peachtree - based on Atlanta, Georgia
New Eborac City - largest city in the Province of New Eborac and Detina, based on New York City
Nonesuch, Parthenia - based on Richmond, Virginia
Old Capet - based on New Orleans, Louisiana
Pierreville, Parthenia - based on Petersburg, Virginia
Ramblerton, Franklin - based on Nashville, Tennessee
Viziersville, Parthenia - based on Chancellorsville, Virginia
Warsaw, Franklin
Whiteside, Franklin
Sentry Peak (2000)[1]
Marching Through Peachtree (2001)[2]
Advance and Retreat (2002)[3]

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