Napoleon by Stephen Arseneault

Author:Stephen Arseneault [Arseneault, Stephen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: adventure, action, aliens, french revolution, time travel, alternate history, napoleon
Publisher: Stephen Arseneault
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

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Reno typed at the console in front of him. “I'll check the Opamari records first and... wow. We managed a change. There are sixty thousand citizens who no longer exist and another forty-three thousand who are new.”

“And?”

“Nunol... no change. Marwal... no change either. And your family... I am sorry. None of the differences had an effect.”

“Why is this so difficult?”

“Because our population is roughly the same size today as it was back then. The child lottery has been in place since before the raid on Earth. A great many families just end with no children when they sell off their rights to others. A change to a family line may ripple along for forty thousand years and then poof... no more lineage.”

“What of the archives?”

“Hmm. Napoleon takes Russia and the United States helps to liberate Britain. The armies of India rebel against the French and make alliances with the Middle East. Egypt is taken to the south and Austria and Hungary to the east. The Spaniards and Portuguese pull out of the pact and the remaining provinces are soon rebelling along with the others.”

“We seem to keep coming back to that.”

“And here's an oddity. Napoleon is forced to surrender by his own people and is once again sent into exile where he eventually dies.”

“We had come so far.”

“I find it almost remarkable that after all that, Earth's history remains remarkably the same. The Civil War still happens, although much bloodier this time as the weapons were advanced from what they were originally. And two major world wars were still fought. So many people dead from these fights and yet much of this planet's history is repeating.”

“That doesn't speak well of our efforts.”

Reno asked, “What do you mean?”

“We're trying to effect change. So far that change has done little to manipulate the future.”

Reno turned back to the archive. “One moment... that statement is not true. The Human population at the time of the invasion was just over eight billion. According to the archives, roughly 30 percent of those are different from the originals. Our changes here have had major impacts.”

“But not the impacts we desire.”

“We were close on this one. We can continue on, trying to make certain Napoleon is successful.”

“How would we do that?”

“In the original archive, Tipu Sultan dies in 1799. I can make certain that happens and possibly make certain the French take the entire region. They are fighting the British there. And a strong Tipu Sultan is the one who organized the army to march north into the Middle East. Without that threat, and with the right intelligence delivered to Napoleon, Britain can be made to remain a partner in the Empire.”

“Hmm. I like both of those scenarios. What role will I be playing in it this time?”

“Maybe it is time for you to sit back and observe while Jacques Lamonde makes a move.”

“I suddenly feel less enthused.”

Reno chuckled. “Welcome to my world. And keep in mind, we may only be talking about a day or

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