The Afrika Reich - Couverture souple

Saville, Guy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1444710664 ISBN 13 : 9781444710663

Editeur : Hodder Paperbacks, 2011

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

Saville gives us an horrific reimagining of the Dark Continent (The Times)

[the] plot is clever, imaginative and, in its finale, wholly unexpected. In a crowded field, THE AFRIKA REICH stands out as a rich and unusual thriller, politically sophisticated and hard to forget. (Economist)

Fatherland for an action movie age (Daily Telegraph)

THE AFRIKA REICH is a gripping novel and a remarkable exercise in alternate history. (Jacinto Anton in El Pais)

Set in a world in which Britain made peace with Hitler after 1940, this account of a mercenary mission to Africa makes for an engrossing and convincing debut. (Sunday Express Books of the Year 2011)

If readers like terrifying stories behind a dense layer of historical depiction this is an unexpected and unforgettable story that they must read. (Geopolitique Africaine)

Promises to intrigue readers with an imaginative tale of what might have been . . . crafted as a fast-paced political thriller . . . offers readers an abundance of espionage, double-dealing, intrigue and scenes of Nazi sadism, all of which culminate in a not-to-be-divulged ending. Saville's tale is noteworthy not merely for transferring the nightmare of a victorious Nazi Reich to an exotic location, but for shifting our attention to new features of Nazi criminality. (Forward)

a tough adventure yarn, a sort of Wilbur Smith on speed. (Business Day (South Africa))

This graphic, pacy alternate history thriller is scarily convincing. (Australian)

Saville's alternate world is so carefully crafted that it is all too believable. (Jewish Chronicle)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A brilliant "what if" novel of the years after WW2 for fans of The Man in the High Castle.

1952. It is more than a decade since humiliation at Dunkirk brought an end to Britain's war and the beginning of an uneasy peace with Hitler.

In Africa, the swastika flies from the Sahara to the Indian Ocean. Gleaming autobahns bisect the jungle, jet fighters patrol the skies. The brutal presence of the SS is visible everywhere. Now, however, the demonic plans of Walter Hochburg - architect of Nazi Africa - threaten Britain's ailing colonies.

In England, ex-mercenary Burton Cole is offered one last contract. Burton jumps at the chance to settle an old score with Hochburg, despite the protests of the woman he loves. If Burton fails, unimaginable horrors will be unleashed in Africa. No one - black or white - will be spared.

But when his mission turns to disaster, Burton is forced to flee for his life. His flight takes him from the unholy killing ground of Kongo to SS slave camps and on to war-torn Angola, finally reaching its thrilling climax in a conspiracy that leads to the dark heart of the Afrika Reich itself.

Guy Saville combines meticulous research with edge-of-the seat suspense to produce a superb novel of alternate history.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Hodder Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1444710664
• ISBN 13: 9781444710663
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448