History Literature / FitzpatricksWar

* TheAntichrist: Bartholomew Iz was essentially the culmination of every single dictator in modern history combined, a schoool teacher turned lawyer, who took over the American federal government in the mid-to-late 21st century and attempted global genocide. Due to his initial targeted pursecution of the early Yukons, who were some of the only remaining and deeply conservative Christians left, he was literally demonised as "The Enemy of God". And long after his death and the destruction of his government, all Yukon history going into the 25th century refers as such.

* TheAntichrist: Bartholomew Iz was essentially the culmination of every single dictator in modern history combined, a schoool teacher turned lawyer, who took over the American federal government in the mid-to-late 21st century and attempted global genocide. Due to his targeted pursecution of the early Yukons, who were some of the only remaining and deeply conservative Christians left, he was literally demonised as "The Enemy of God". And long after his death and the destruction of his government, all Yukon history going into the 25th century refers as such.

* LaserGuidedKarma: After a bloodly war between the Yukons and the US federal government, everyone associated with American government at the end of the 21st century were slaughtered mercilessly. Bartholomew Iz was even impalied infront of the nation's captial and reviled in history as "The Enemy of God".

* HiddenElfVillage: The Sandwich Islands (aka, Hawaii) is described as a high-tech bastion filled with sophisticated technology and where rocket launches are still made. It's also the [[Forbidden Zone private property of the Timermen]] [[spoiler:where the last Storm Times machines are located]].

** [[spoiler:The Timermen, who not only maintain an enclave of advanced technology to ensure "perpetual" Yukon survival. But are also responsible for the Storm Times and the buildup to them. As well as making sure through their proxies and direct intervention that no one breaks their status quo ''too much'', including Fitzpatrick himself. All these, in the name of saving civilization and controlling history. Although it's mixed in with ItAmusedMe given how much they like their enforced order.]]

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Bruce gets a backhanded one in the end [[spoiler:from the Timermen, explaining how he should be ''thankful'' for their actions. Pointing out in particular how someone like him would never have had the chance to shine through the way he did throughout the book in the kind of world Fitzpatrick would usher in. In other words, the modern world as ''we'' would know it would leave him nothing more than a tormented office worker doomed to languish in obscurity.]]

* TheCycleOfEmpires: The Yukon Confederacy fits the bill for being a RisingEmpire falling under the first two stages. [[spoiler:This is deliberately invoked by the Timermen, who have sought to keep it that way ''indefinitely''. Only to intervene once Fitzpatrick tries fully going all the way, threatening the status quo.]]

* HeroWithBadPublicity: PlayedWith in the case of Bruce. While he's scorned by the 26th Century, especially by Van Buren [[spoiler:and thanks to the Timermen's machinations]], he nonetheless remains respected enough by the Yukon Confederacy as a hero and nobleman.
* HeroWorshipper: It's established early on how much Fitzpatrick idolizes UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat. So much so that many of his actions later on (such as setting up a new capital at Babylon) seem designed ''specifically'' to emulate, if not surpass the famed conqueror. This eventually comes to backfire on him.

* LuddWasRight: Downplayed by the Yukons in general and the Timermen especially. It’s not so much science and technology in themselves that they take issue with, but rather with how they’re used and whether humanity is ready for them. [[spoiler:The Timermen also rationalize keeping the Storm Times devices on as due to this, in addition to being content with the status quo.]]

''Fitzpatrick's War'' is a 2004 post-apocalyptic SteamPunk ScienceFiction book by Theodore Judson (author of ''The Martian General's Daughter''), as well as the author's first novel. Set in the 25th Century, the story is frame through the annotated autobiography of Brigadier General Sir Robert Mayfair Bruce of the Yukon Confederacy, which also chronicles the life of Lord Isaac Prophet Fitzpatrick, a consul of the Confederacy whose life closely parallels that of UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat and is glorified as a hero after his death. But as deadly intrigue lurks behind the scenes and more of the world's backstory is revealed, all is not what it seems. Something that extends into the very notion of history itself.

* TheCycleOfEmpires: The Yukon Confederacy fits the bill for being a RisingEmpire falling under the first two stages. [[spoiler:The Timermen, however, have sought to keep it that way ''indefinitely''. Only to intervene once Fitzpatrick tries fully going all the way, threatening the status quo.]]

* FramingDevice: The story is told through Bruce's autobiography, as annotated by the ludicrously biased Professor Roland Modesty Van Buren in the 26th Century, long after all the characters themselves are dead.

* HeroWithBadPublicity: PlayedWith in the case of Bruce. While he's scorned by the 26th Century, especially by Van Buren [[spoiler:and thanks to the Timermen's machinations]], he is nonetheless remains respected enough by the Yukon Confederacy as a hero and nobleman.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Bruce gets a backhanded one in the end [[spoiler:from the Timermen, explaining how he should be ''thankful'' for their actions. Pointing out in particular how someone like him would never have had the chance to shine through the way he did throughout the book in the kind of world Fitzpatrick would usher in. In other words, the modern world as ''we'' would know it.]]

* AirstripOne: Great Britain is part of the Yukon Confederacy, though it's mentioned that save for farmland, some ruins and towns, it's little more than a massive military garrison to deter the Muslim "Turks" in continental Europe.

* BrokenPedestal: Although Bruce would always admire Fitzpatrick's vision, over the course of the plot he becomes increasingly jaded and disillusioned with someone he's considered a good friend. [[spoiler: Going so far as to take part in Fitzpatrick's death.]]
* TheConspiracy: The Timermen. Though their existence and general activities are relatively well-known among the Yukons, the extent of their machinations go ''much'' deeper.

* TheApunkalypse: The final years of 21st Century America prior to the Storm Times were heavily implied to have been descending into this. Various gangs and mobs, many of whom with monikers straight out of a ''Mad Max'' film, are mentioned as not only duking it out on the streets but also being large enough ''to have representatives in Congress''. The early Yukons, by contrast, stood out by ''not'' invoking this trope, instead presenting themselves as more civilized survivalists.

* ThrowTheDogABone: Bruce is revealed to have ultimately retired in Astoria, Oregon as a fairly well-off nobleman who's respected by his family and peers. [[spoiler:It's heavily implied to also be the Timermen arranged it that way to both give him more than enough to live his remaining years comfortable and to keep quiet.]]

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* PragmaticVillainy: The Timermen, if they could really be called villains, [[spoiler:are content with having the Yukons use the airbases Fitzpatrick establishes over the course of his rule, as well as allow a few of his policies to remain. After all, it'd make maintaining the status quo even easier for them.]]

* PragmaticVillainy: The Timermen, if they could really be called villains, [[spoiler:make use of the airbases Fitzpatrick establishes over the course of his rule, as well as some of his policies to further maintain the status quo.]]

* TheApunkalypse: The final years of 21st Century America prior to the Storm Times were heavily implied to have been descending into this, with various gangs and mobs not only dunking it out on the streets but even in Congress. Some are even mentioned in the backstory as adopting monikers that wouldn’t be out of place in a Mad Max film. The early Yukons, by contrast, stood out by ''not'' invoking this trope, instead presenting themselves as more civilized survivalists.

* AsYouKnow[=/=]LectureAsExposition: The general history of how the world turned into a post-apocalyptic steampunk Neo-British Empire-dominated dystopia is recited in a verbal exam by the novel's protagonist, Robert Mayfair Bruce. Coincidentally Bruce was shocked to have gotten such an easy topic.

* BrokenPedestal: Although Bruce would always admire what Fitzpatrick tries to do, over the course of the plot he becomes increasingly jaded and disillusioned with someone he considered a good friend. [[spoiler: Going so far as to take part in Fitzpatrick's death.]]

* EnforcedColdWar: [[spoiler:The Timermen have been maintaining this as [[StatusQuoIsGod part of the status quo]]. Once Fitzpatrick begins unraveling said status quo, they start putting their cards into play.]]

* OpenSecret: Played with in the case of the Timermen. Most everyone in the Yukon Confederacy knows of them as a “secret society” of their best and brightest, as well as their role in the country’s founding. Some even know of the advanced equipment in their possession. [[spoiler:These have helped in masking the ''true'' extent of their machinations and involvement in the Storm Times.]]