Set in 1964 in a world where Germany won the war (although Russia still holds out against them), a series of events drag detective Xavier March into an investigation loaded with danger.As he picks his ways through the clues, the atmosphere gets more and more tense as he has to watch his every step.T...
bookshelves: alternative-history, mystery-thriller, published-1992, spring-2014, re-visit-2014, re-read, wwii, nazi-related Read from May 07, 2006 to May 07, 2014 BBC DescriptionA chilling adaptation of Robert Harris's best-selling novel set in an imaginary Hitler-led post-war Germany. Nazi Germa...
I thought Fatherland was such a good read! Alternate history intrigues me and I think this particular point in history is one of the most speculated about when it comes to 'what if's'. What if Germany won WWII?To begin with I found it hard to lose myself in the alternate reality because my mind kep...
at time of writing a clear four-star, with all the changes the world has experienced since 1993, seems more and more a quaint piece of historica.premise: Germany wins WW2. the emotional thrust of the story is 'uncovering the truth about the Holocaust.' I may look this work up again on ibooks, maybe ...
I had a nightmare after reading this. And I felt sick. But that is okay. Because we need to be repeatedly reminded of the horrors to prevent them from happening again. Everyone should read this mixture of crime story, science fiction and brutal historical facts. Read full review on my blog, Beyond...
A fun, atmospheric alternate history wherein the Germans win WW2, The Holocaust is not widely known and a German police detective, investigating a death after being told not to, gets more than he bargained for. Eminently readable and fun. Probably a 3.5/5
I read this a long time ago, but it's stuck with me as one of the better alternative history novels I've encountered. It's a well-constructed detective story that works with interesting themes about how people look the other way rather than acknowledge evil things are happening. It's a punch in the ...
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