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Castro's Bomb

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Castro's Bomb
First edition
AuthorRobert Conroy
LanguageEnglish
GenreAlternate history novel, thriller
PublishedSeptember 21, 2011
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeEbook

Castro's Bomb is an American alternate history ebook written by Robert Conroy.[1] It was first published on Kindle on September 21, 2011.[2]

Plot

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In 1963, a year after the Cuban Missile Crisis, the leader of Cuba, Fidel Castro, and the Cuban Army use weapons left behind by the Soviet Union to seize the United States military base at Guantanamo Bay and then plan missile strikes against America. US President John F. Kennedy tries desperately to retain his leadership and to keep the war from escalating into World War III.

Reception

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Castro's Bomb was a finalist for the 2012 Sidewise Award, Long Form.[3] Blaine Pardoe considered it to have "huge gaps".[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Robert Conroy Books Castro's Bomb". Archived from the original on 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  2. ^ Castro's Bomb title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  3. ^ Sidewise Awards Nominees for 2011 Work, by Mike Glyer, at File 770; published June 13, 2012; retrieved April 22, 2022
  4. ^ Interview: Blaine Pardoe, by Mitro; at Alternate History Weekly Update; published March 18, 2015; retrieved April 22, 2022