<p><b><i>*io9''s </i>New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books You Need to Put On Your Radar This Fall<br></b><br><b>From the modern master of alternate history and <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Harry Turtledove, <i>Through Darkest Europe</i> envisions a world dominated by a prosperous and democratic Middle East¿and under threat from the world''s worst trouble spot.<br></b><br>Senior investigator Khalid al-Zarzisi is a modern man, a product of the unsurpassed educational systems of North Africa and the Middle East. Liberal, tolerant, and above all rich, the countries and cultures of North Africa and the Middle East have dominated the globe for centuries, from the Far East to the young nations of the Sunset Lands.<br><br>But one region has festered for decades: Europe, whose despots and monarchs can barely contain the simmering anger of their people. From Ireland to Scandinavia, Italy to Spain, European fundamentalists have carried out assassinations, hijackings, and bombings on their own