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The Domination of the Draka by S.M. Stirling is an alternative history series that explores a world where a military race called the Draka rises to power by conquering Africa and implementing radical social reforms. The series depicts the conflict between the Draka and the democracies of the West, showcasing detailed world-building, vivid characters, and realistic war scenarios. Through intricate storytelling, the author presents a chilling look at a possible future shaped by the Draka's ambition for domination.

Characters:

Characters are intricate and multifaceted, allowing for empathy and revulsion, primarily from the perspective of the Draka.

Writing/Prose:

The writing style is engaging and detailed, immersing the reader in vivid battle scenes and the emotional landscape of the characters.

Plot/Storyline:

The narrative unfolds an alternative history of a powerful military aristocracy that maintains slavery, emphasizing the conflict between them and the Western democracies during World War II.

Setting:

The setting emphasizes an alternate Earth characterized by a military-centric society that enforces radical social changes.

Pacing:

The pacing is excellent, with agitation and intensity that keep the reader engaged throughout the narrative.
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Notes:

The Domination is an alternate history series where a powerful colony keeps slavery.
The story explores the rise of a military race called the Draka.
The Draka fight on the side of the Allies during WWII.
Readers have compared its military fiction style to Hammer's Slammers.
The series follows a family and a nation across four books.
It's known for putting readers in the frontline of battles while showing the bigger picture.
Many readers finished the four-book series quickly due to its engaging nature.
The story diverges from history during the American Civil War, with South Africa supporting the South.
The series involves themes of indoctrination, extreme training, and genetic engineering.
Readers often flip between liking and hating the Draka characters.
It critiques the idea of superior force equating to superior morals.
The series includes a mix of military strategy, character development, and vivid world-building.
Readers have enjoyed the detailed battles and realistic war industries described in the series.
The collection lacks some of the world-building information found in individual volumes.
The author S.M. Stirling is known for creating complex and plausible worlds.

Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings

Content warnings for The Domination include themes of slavery and violence, which may be deemed distressing to some readers.

From The Publisher:

In this omnibus of Marching Through Georgia , Under the Yoke and The Stone Dogs , S.M. Stirling traces the rise of the Domination of the Draka and its long struggle with the United States and the American-led Alliance for Democracy. In this alternate history, the Americans who rejection the Revolution did not scatter to the four winds and Canada; a slight change in the course of events brought them to the new Crown Colony of Drakia instead... starting with the Cape of Good Hope and soon encompassing the whole of the right subcontinent of Southern Africa. Soon burning resentment and limitless ambition spurred the expansion of the people who called themselves the Draka.

There they built the Domination, an empire of inconceivable wealth and savagery, founded on conquest and slavery. It grew until it spanned the African continent, and then in the Great War of the early twentieth century, to include much of Asia as well. In the Eurasian War, Germany and the Soviet Union exhausted each other and the Draka stepped in, leaving the Domination triumphant from the English Channel to the China Sea. Only the United States and its allies stood between the Draka and their dream of an enslaved humanity.

By the 1990s, the Draka commanded the stuff of life itself, mastering biotechnology until they could create new species at will... and transform themselves into the Master Race of their savage dreams. The Alliance for Democracy traveled another path, into the mysteries of the physical universe and the technology based on such knowledge. The final confrontation would settle which was more powerful... or leave the earth a lifeless rock where nothing human remained but bones.

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S. M. Stirling is the author of the Draka trilogy. Set in a parallel universe, a nation founded on slavery and the United States battle for domination of the world. The trilogy was recently republished in one huge volume as The Domination. Stirling has also written Drakon, a novel of a Draka warrior hurled into our world, and edited a companion volume, Drakas! Among his collaborations are the popular General series with David Drake, the novel, The Children's Hour , with Jerry Pournelle, and the national bestseller, The City Who Fought , with Anne McCaffrey. He and his wife live in Santa Fe, NM.

 
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