Dominion - Softcover

Sansom, C J

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316254940 ISBN 13: 9780316254946

Publisher: Mulholland Books, 2014

Synopsis

C.J. SANSOM REWRITES HISTORY IN A THRILLING NOVEL THAT DARES TO IMAGINE BRITAIN UNDER THE THUMB OF NAZI GERMANY.

1952. Twelve years have passed since Churchill lost to the appeasers and Britain surrendered to Nazi Germany. The global economy strains against the weight of the long German war against Russia still raging in the east. The British people find themselves under increasingly authoritarian rule--the press, radio, and television tightly controlled, the British Jews facing ever greater constraints.

But Churchill's Resistance soldiers on. As defiance grows, whispers circulate of a secret that could forever alter the balance of the global struggle. The keeper of that secret? Scientist Frank Muncaster, who languishes in a Birmingham mental hospital. Civil Servant David Fitzgerald, a spy for the Resistance and University friend of Frank's, is given the mission to rescue Frank and get him out of the country. Hard on his heels is Gestapo agent Gunther Hoth, a brilliant, implacable hunter of men, who soon has Frank and David's innocent wife, Sarah, directly in his sights.

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Review

"C.J. Sansom has long been one of my favorite writers, but DOMINION may be his most richly imagined book yet: it's a wonderful example of what the novel can do--a through-the-looking-glass glimpse into a world that might have been, and almost was."--Kate Atkinson, New York Times bestselling author of Life After Life

"Long and engaging. Rich and densely plotted. All too real."--Kirkus (starred review)

"Gripping . . . A race-against-time thriller set against an imaginative and internally consistent historical backdrop, the novel should definitely appeal to fans of alternate history, especially the WWII novels of Harry Turtledove or Robert Conroy, and, of course, Robert Harris' classic Fatherland."--Booklist

"Tremendous."--The Guardian (UK)

"Masterly."--The Independent (UK)

"Dominion is terrific. And no, this isn't one of those publisher-sponsored blurbs. I just fell in love with it."--Stephen King

"Sansom has an original and impressive voice. Rich details add depth to the story. Absorbing and richly conceived."--Adam Woog, Seattle Times

"A dazzling thriller, detailed, absorbing, and rich. The best novel of its kind since Robert Harris's Fatherland."--Charles Cumming, New York Times bestselling author of The Trinity Six

"Intriguing. Page-turning. Delicious."--Library Journal (featured review)

"Exciting, sophisticated, and moving. There will be few better historical novels published this year."--The Times (UK)

Book Description

The Great Smog. London. A dense, choking fog engulfs the city and beneath it, history is re-written . . .

Edition details

• Publisher: Mulholland Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0316254940
• ISBN 13: 9780316254946
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 656