In a gripping alternate history crafted by Philip José Farmer, First Lt. Roger Two Hawks, an Iroquois pilot, finds his world irrevocably altered during a bombing run over Romania in World War II. Shot down and colliding with a German plane, Two Hawks miraculously survives only to discover a landscape utterly unfamiliar. Gone are the modern suburbs, replaced by ancient dirt roads, pristine forests, and a disquieting silence. He soon encounters fur-clad warriors with wolf-head helmets, fighting with swords and arrows, and the chilling realization dawns: the American continents never existed. In this radically divergent timeline, the United States is absent from a still-raging global conflict. With his invaluable modern military and technical knowledge, Two Hawks becomes a coveted prize for warring factions. He must swiftly adapt to this new, brutal reality, playing by its ancient rules, if he hopes to survive and perhaps, one day, find a way back to a world that may no longer exist.
Critical Reception
"Praised for its intellectual daring and imaginative scope, Philip José Farmer's 'Two Hawks from Earth' stands as a compelling and thought-provoking classic within the alternate history genre."