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The Doomsday Testament
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1937, Hitler sent an expedition to Tibet in search of the lost land of Thule.
1941, Heinrich Himmler spent a huge fortune, and sacrificed the lives of hundreds of concentration camp prisoners, to turn Wewelsburg Castle in Germany into a shrine to the SS.
Art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair thought he knew his grandfather, but when he stumbles upon the old man's lost diary he's astonished to find that the gentle Anglican clergyman was a decorated hero who had served in the Special Air Service in World War Two. And his grandfather has one more surprise for him. Sewn in to the endpaper of the journal is a strange piece of Nazi symbolism.
This simple discovery will launch him on a breathless chase across Europe and deep into Germany's dark past. There are some who will kill to find that which is lost, and although he doesn't know it, Saintclair holds the key to its hiding place.
1937, Hitler sent an expedition to Tibet in search of the lost land of Thule.
1941, Heinrich Himmler spent a huge fortune, and sacrificed the lives of hundreds of concentration camp prisoners, to turn Wewelsburg Castle in Germany into a shrine to the SS.
Art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair thought he knew his grandfather, but when he stumbles upon the old man's lost diary he's astonished to find that the gentle Anglican clergyman was a decorated hero who had served in the Special Air Service in World War Two. And his grandfather has one more surprise for him. Sewn in to the endpaper of the journal is a strange piece of Nazi symbolism.
This simple discovery will launch him on a breathless chase across Europe and deep into Germany's dark past. There are some who will kill to find that which is lost, and although he doesn't know it, Saintclair holds the key to its hiding place.
514 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2011
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January 2, 2013
Indiana Jones? Perhaps, to a degree. If you combined it with elements from Kelly's Heroes, Lovejoy, Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List and many other things.
In essence, I read few thrillers these days. Once upon a time I read a lot of them, along with whodunnits, but I reached a point where I found that the stories were all blending into one and I could anticipate and predict the story ahead of schedule. I stopped reading them in favour of other genres that were not falling into so much of a repetitive and predictable streak.
And then there was all the fuss with Dan Brown and, while I can take or leave his books, their arrival on the scene did seem to kick off a renaissance for thrillers and made the inclusion of the occult acceptable outside the parameters of horror. My first foray into the newer wave of thrillers was Sanctus last year, which I rated as one of my top 10 books of the year. In fairness, I may have considered it a blip and never opened the Doomsday Testament, had I not had tremendous confidence in the writing, as I know Douglas' other work in the field of Roman fiction under his other name and one of those books also made my top 10. And so I picked up this book with interest and high expectations.
I was not let down. The quality of the writing itself is high, having been honed through half a dozen books of historical fiction. One thing that commends his work, and I would say is a real selling point, is its evident readability. Some books I thoroughly enjoy but require work. Some I have to make myself sit down and concentrate on, even though I'm enjoying them, because they require effort. This book - and all Douglas' work - is literary quicksilver. I sit down to read a chapter and stand back up to discover it's got dark in the meantime and I've read a third of the book. It's just too easy to read and too hard to stop.
The characters in the story are entirely credible and sympathetic. Jamie has that perfect mix of open naïve inability and hidden strengths and skills that make him the perfect protagonist without being irritably perfect. The burgeoning relationship between him and Sarah - more of a partner or supporting role than mere love interest - is one of reciprocation and combination of talents. The secrets of their pasts are nicely woven into the plot.
But the real win for this book is not the writing or the characterisation - or even the settings, which are perfectly visualised and clearly understood by the author - but the plot. You see with a thriller, plot is all-important. A horror novel can get by on shock value, and a historical one through detail and action. But a thriller has to have an intriguing plot that remains out of the reader's reach throughout the story, or twists every time the reader thinks he understands. This is, after all, one of the main reasons I stopped reading thrillers many years ago.
The Doomsday Testament combines every aspect of the thriller into one perfectly engineered plot, but throws in elements of occult, war, archaeology and more. Beginning as a simple story of a young art dealer dealing with his recently-deceased grandfather's effects, it quickly takes the reader into a story of the old man's time in the second world war (a thread that runs concurrently throughout the book almost as a secondary tale in itself), takes on the aspects of an international spy/crime caper, and then dives into an almost Denis Wheatley-esque tale of the occult and its connections with Himmler and Hitler's obsessions with such things. The story roves across England, Germany and even Tibet, back and forth as the events unfold through Jamie's grandfather's journal.
The thing that really grips me is that for the last third of the book (as is the way with a good thriller) I kept thinking to myself "how can this work out? How can it end satisfactorily? What will happen?" And then, when I got to the end, I almost smacked my head against the wall for not seeing what I damn well should have done.
The upshot is that this novel has everything it needs to keep you coming back and you might well find that, like me, you read it in three sittings without pause.
Way to go, James. The sequel - The Isis Covenant - is close to the top of my pile now.
In essence, I read few thrillers these days. Once upon a time I read a lot of them, along with whodunnits, but I reached a point where I found that the stories were all blending into one and I could anticipate and predict the story ahead of schedule. I stopped reading them in favour of other genres that were not falling into so much of a repetitive and predictable streak.
And then there was all the fuss with Dan Brown and, while I can take or leave his books, their arrival on the scene did seem to kick off a renaissance for thrillers and made the inclusion of the occult acceptable outside the parameters of horror. My first foray into the newer wave of thrillers was Sanctus last year, which I rated as one of my top 10 books of the year. In fairness, I may have considered it a blip and never opened the Doomsday Testament, had I not had tremendous confidence in the writing, as I know Douglas' other work in the field of Roman fiction under his other name and one of those books also made my top 10. And so I picked up this book with interest and high expectations.
I was not let down. The quality of the writing itself is high, having been honed through half a dozen books of historical fiction. One thing that commends his work, and I would say is a real selling point, is its evident readability. Some books I thoroughly enjoy but require work. Some I have to make myself sit down and concentrate on, even though I'm enjoying them, because they require effort. This book - and all Douglas' work - is literary quicksilver. I sit down to read a chapter and stand back up to discover it's got dark in the meantime and I've read a third of the book. It's just too easy to read and too hard to stop.
The characters in the story are entirely credible and sympathetic. Jamie has that perfect mix of open naïve inability and hidden strengths and skills that make him the perfect protagonist without being irritably perfect. The burgeoning relationship between him and Sarah - more of a partner or supporting role than mere love interest - is one of reciprocation and combination of talents. The secrets of their pasts are nicely woven into the plot.
But the real win for this book is not the writing or the characterisation - or even the settings, which are perfectly visualised and clearly understood by the author - but the plot. You see with a thriller, plot is all-important. A horror novel can get by on shock value, and a historical one through detail and action. But a thriller has to have an intriguing plot that remains out of the reader's reach throughout the story, or twists every time the reader thinks he understands. This is, after all, one of the main reasons I stopped reading thrillers many years ago.
The Doomsday Testament combines every aspect of the thriller into one perfectly engineered plot, but throws in elements of occult, war, archaeology and more. Beginning as a simple story of a young art dealer dealing with his recently-deceased grandfather's effects, it quickly takes the reader into a story of the old man's time in the second world war (a thread that runs concurrently throughout the book almost as a secondary tale in itself), takes on the aspects of an international spy/crime caper, and then dives into an almost Denis Wheatley-esque tale of the occult and its connections with Himmler and Hitler's obsessions with such things. The story roves across England, Germany and even Tibet, back and forth as the events unfold through Jamie's grandfather's journal.
The thing that really grips me is that for the last third of the book (as is the way with a good thriller) I kept thinking to myself "how can this work out? How can it end satisfactorily? What will happen?" And then, when I got to the end, I almost smacked my head against the wall for not seeing what I damn well should have done.
The upshot is that this novel has everything it needs to keep you coming back and you might well find that, like me, you read it in three sittings without pause.
Way to go, James. The sequel - The Isis Covenant - is close to the top of my pile now.
October 16, 2015
After reading the sample of this book, I had high expectations. Sorting through the contents of his grandfather's house after the old man dies in a fall down the stairs, Jamie finds his WWII journal in a box of medals. This sends Jamie on a search for the hero he never knew, or even suspected, through the journal entries that switch the action from today to the 1940s and back. So far, so good; however, ultimately, I was disappointed with the shallow characterization of the co-adventurer/love interest and, more importantly, with the hodgepodge plot that tried to include every adventure-thriller device imaginable: neo-Nazi SS wannabes as villains, a search for a legendary Sun Stone (residue of a meteor and key to nuclear fusion) through abandoned German WWII laboratories to Buddhist monasteries in the Himalayas of Tibet, sinister Chinese agents popping up here and there, a Machiavellian global business tycoon anxious to find a limitless energy source, the Mossad, a recurrent concern that the Stone might trigger an uncontrolled reaction that would end it all-- basically, "Raiders of the Lost Ark" on steroids. Just way, way too much. Too bad.
August 25, 2016
Άγγλοι, Γερμανοί, Κινέζοι, Ισραηλινοί, Θιβετιανοί και στη μέση ο ήρωας και η ηρωίδα να κυνηγούν όλοι μαζί να ξεθάψουν ένα καλά κρυμμένο μυστικό των Ναζί. Φόνοι και απόπειρες, β' Παγκόσμιος και οι σχετικές θηριωδίες, χαμένα έργα τέχνης, ανεξιχνίαστοι φόνοι, βουνά, δάση, πόλεις, καταιγιστική δράση, ανατροπές κι όλα αυτά εμπλουτισμένα με σωστά δοσμένες αναδρομές στο παρελθόν.
Το λες και ιστορική περιπέτεια, το λες και κάτι σε στυλ Ιντιάνα Τζόουνς, είναι από το είδος που πρέπει οι εξελίξεις να τρέχουν καταιγιστικά και η υπόθεση να σε κρατάει εκεί, καρφωμένο. Και ο κος Douglas τα καταφέρνει περίφημα!
Διαβάστε το, αλλά προσέξτε: οι λάτρεις του "ακόμα ένα κεφάλαιο" κινδυνεύουν να ξενυχτήσουν!!!
J.
Το λες και ιστορική περιπέτεια, το λες και κάτι σε στυλ Ιντιάνα Τζόουνς, είναι από το είδος που πρέπει οι εξελίξεις να τρέχουν καταιγιστικά και η υπόθεση να σε κρατάει εκεί, καρφωμένο. Και ο κος Douglas τα καταφέρνει περίφημα!
Διαβάστε το, αλλά προσέξτε: οι λάτρεις του "ακόμα ένα κεφάλαιο" κινδυνεύουν να ξενυχτήσουν!!!
J.
August 28, 2012
First book in the 'Jamie Saintclaire' Indiana Jones-type series. OK-ish thriller, but a tad predictable. James Douglas is a pseudonym used by historical fiction author Douglas Jackson, so the book is well-written. Jackson's Rome books are far superior, but I'll give the second book in the series, 'The Isis Covenant', a go.
April 10, 2012
Easy to read, predictable plot, just an 'Indiana Jones' style adeventure story.
I suppose you could read in the morals of the victors of warfare if you want but hey, why complicate things?
I suppose you could read in the morals of the victors of warfare if you want but hey, why complicate things?
July 21, 2012
Meh. A tad too much like Indiana Jones, but without the humour or Harrison Ford.
March 13, 2012
An expedition into the Himalayas as part of the Nazi search for their Aryan roots leads to the discovery of a tremendous secret. The wartime journal of an old man, found dead by his grandson, opens doors to a dangerous hunt. Lost artworks, underground bunkers, the mummified corpses of slave workers, mad Nazis and even madder government agents... this is Indiana Jones without the Fedora and another one of those books which appears to be doubling up as a ready-made screenplay for (hopefully) some quick-fire adventure film in the near future.
The book is no great work of literature (though there are some good bits of writing interspersed) and the plot is quite predictable on the whole, but that does not take away from it the entertainment value... There is enough there to keep the reader wondering what the next move will be and the pace is steady... It's an adventure!
The book is no great work of literature (though there are some good bits of writing interspersed) and the plot is quite predictable on the whole, but that does not take away from it the entertainment value... There is enough there to keep the reader wondering what the next move will be and the pace is steady... It's an adventure!
August 25, 2015
I hadn't thought that I would be rating this book at 5 stars when I first started the read. However, in my opinion, it just got better and better. I very much enjoyed it.
No spoilers here, just let's say my first suspicions eventually proved partially correct, and the author managed to keep me in suspense for the length of the book.
James Douglas is the pen name of Douglas Jackson - an author I had never previously read, so I shall be looking for more of his books.
No spoilers here, just let's say my first suspicions eventually proved partially correct, and the author managed to keep me in suspense for the length of the book.
James Douglas is the pen name of Douglas Jackson - an author I had never previously read, so I shall be looking for more of his books.
October 2, 2015
Non-Stop Action
Fast paced thriller about the search for a lost "treasure" from WW II that starts when our hero discovers a war-time journal in his recently deceased grandfather's papers. It doesn't stop flinging us from one deadly encounter to another across Europe and Asia until the final satisfying ending. A great mix of history and fiction. Well worth the read.
Fast paced thriller about the search for a lost "treasure" from WW II that starts when our hero discovers a war-time journal in his recently deceased grandfather's papers. It doesn't stop flinging us from one deadly encounter to another across Europe and Asia until the final satisfying ending. A great mix of history and fiction. Well worth the read.
May 30, 2014
I thought it was long and drawn out and ultimately annoyed me with the way the plot moved along. The love interest was clumsily shoehorned in which I found ruined it a bit, as alarm bells rang instantly.
January 16, 2017
Jedva sam zavrsio ovu knjigu. Jedina dobra stvar u tome je da cu vise ceniti dobru knjigu posle ovog iskustva. U ovoj prici sve je crno belo a tako nesto odavno me ne privlaci u zivotu je puno nijansi i nikad nista nije tako jednostavno
September 24, 2012
A bi far fetched but well worth reading for the historical content.
September 14, 2015
A little too pat.
November 10, 2015
The theme interested me, but I thought it got increasingly complex and far-fetched in its details.
November 29, 2016
Purtroppo ho dovuto abbandonarlo al 30% circa di lettura. Ne spiegherò il motivo qua: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLfHh...
June 8, 2018
There were elements of this book that raised interesting historical facts to research. Unfortunately it was a bit 'da Vinci code' predictable for me.
August 11, 2014
Bom livro de ação.
September 15, 2019
This book seemed vaguely familiar when I started reading it. However, I kept reading it and I'm glad I did, as I didn't remember as much as I thought I had.
Jamie Saintclair is an inauspicious art dealer. He is clearing out his grandfather's house prior to selling it, after Matthew Sinclair is found dead.
Jamie discovers Matthew's wartime journal, which tells of his grandfather's wartime service. This journal provides an insight into Matthew's past that shocks Jamie and sends him on a journey through parts of Europe on a treasure hunt for a lost piece of art.
The Matthew that Jamie knew had been a minister of religion, but he hadn't been involved in the ministry when he went to war. Matthew's war starts of much like any other man's war, until Dunkirk. Eventually, after much boredom felt by Matthew, his active service begins with a vengeance.
Follow Jamie as he literally risks life and limb whilst trying to decipher his grandfather's clues in the journal.
The ending was different from what I was expecting, but nonetheless surprising. I had a wry smile on my face as I realised I'd made the wrong assumption as to what happened.
Jamie Saintclair is an inauspicious art dealer. He is clearing out his grandfather's house prior to selling it, after Matthew Sinclair is found dead.
Jamie discovers Matthew's wartime journal, which tells of his grandfather's wartime service. This journal provides an insight into Matthew's past that shocks Jamie and sends him on a journey through parts of Europe on a treasure hunt for a lost piece of art.
The Matthew that Jamie knew had been a minister of religion, but he hadn't been involved in the ministry when he went to war. Matthew's war starts of much like any other man's war, until Dunkirk. Eventually, after much boredom felt by Matthew, his active service begins with a vengeance.
Follow Jamie as he literally risks life and limb whilst trying to decipher his grandfather's clues in the journal.
The ending was different from what I was expecting, but nonetheless surprising. I had a wry smile on my face as I realised I'd made the wrong assumption as to what happened.
August 16, 2020
I found this to be an entertaining and action-packed adventure that reminded me a bit of the Indiana Jones movies. There are many historical references to World War II events such as the pillaging of art treasures by the Nazis, their pursuit of nuclear energy, and their persecution of Jews.
Jamie Saintclaire, a British art recovery expert, and acquaintance Sarah Grant are the hunt for a missing art treasure - Raphael's "Portrait of a Young Man"- based on clues found in his grandfather's WWII journal. However, the journal also contains information about the whereabouts of the "Sun Stone" which could be the key to harnessing nuclear fusion. There are many twists and turns in the book which leads the two protagonists to Tibet and across Europe to find answers. The story held my interest throughout and there are also some surprises at the end. I enjoyed this book enough to purchase the next offering in the series.
Jamie Saintclaire, a British art recovery expert, and acquaintance Sarah Grant are the hunt for a missing art treasure - Raphael's "Portrait of a Young Man"- based on clues found in his grandfather's WWII journal. However, the journal also contains information about the whereabouts of the "Sun Stone" which could be the key to harnessing nuclear fusion. There are many twists and turns in the book which leads the two protagonists to Tibet and across Europe to find answers. The story held my interest throughout and there are also some surprises at the end. I enjoyed this book enough to purchase the next offering in the series.
December 21, 2020
Pra mim foi uma leitura muito arrastada pois achei que tem muitos detalhes desnecessários. A história é boa mas podia reduzir o livro pela metade e ainda assim teria trechos demorados e que não prendem a atenção da leitora. Desisti de ler várias vezes mas me incomodo muito em ler algo pela metade e também não podia dizer que não gostei se não terminasse né, então li até o fim. Também não gostei do final. Um suspense enorme e quando revelado nas últimas páginas nem era tudo isso, o suspense elevou minhas expectativas mas o que foi revelado em seguida não condizia com a expectativa criada. Outra coisa que me incomodou durante a leitura é a diferença na forma como o autor descreve personagens masculinos e femininos, sempre objetificando as mulheres tanto na descrição física quanto nas falas e ações fúteis das personagens.
August 23, 2024
1937, Hitler sent an expedition to Tibet in search of the lost land of Thule.
1941, Heinrich Himmler spent a huge fortune, and sacrificed the lives of hundreds of concentration camp prisoners, to turn Wewelsburg Castle in Germany into a shrine to the SS.
Art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair thought he knew his grandfather, but when he stumbles upon the old man's lost diary he's astonished to find that the gentle Anglican clergyman was a decorated hero who had served in the Special Air Service in World War Two. And his grandfather has one more surprise for him. Sewn in to the endpaper of the journal is a strange piece of Nazi symbolism.
This simple discovery will launch him on a breathless chase across Europe and deep into Germany's dark past. There are some who will kill to find that which is lost, and although he doesn't know it, Saintclair holds the key to its hiding place.
1941, Heinrich Himmler spent a huge fortune, and sacrificed the lives of hundreds of concentration camp prisoners, to turn Wewelsburg Castle in Germany into a shrine to the SS.
Art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair thought he knew his grandfather, but when he stumbles upon the old man's lost diary he's astonished to find that the gentle Anglican clergyman was a decorated hero who had served in the Special Air Service in World War Two. And his grandfather has one more surprise for him. Sewn in to the endpaper of the journal is a strange piece of Nazi symbolism.
This simple discovery will launch him on a breathless chase across Europe and deep into Germany's dark past. There are some who will kill to find that which is lost, and although he doesn't know it, Saintclair holds the key to its hiding place.
August 19, 2020
I wasn’t sure if this would live up to the promises I’d been reading about it, but I’m seriously glad I bought this book now!
Clive Cussler meets Dan Brown, and with a very satisfactory ending.
Just enough ‘willing suspension of disbelief’ to make this an absorbing and thrilling ride through high adventure.
Exactly what you need for some escapism. Even the language is flowing and easy, although there were one or two clunky spots that threw me.
But that’s a mild criticism by comparison with the whole.
Great stuff! Highly recommended!
Clive Cussler meets Dan Brown, and with a very satisfactory ending.
Just enough ‘willing suspension of disbelief’ to make this an absorbing and thrilling ride through high adventure.
Exactly what you need for some escapism. Even the language is flowing and easy, although there were one or two clunky spots that threw me.
But that’s a mild criticism by comparison with the whole.
Great stuff! Highly recommended!
July 8, 2021
I rather enjoyed this story. There was enough action, murder and mayhem to keep me interested. Even though I had a bit of trouble investing in the mystery, it was interesting enough and the resolution at the very end was quite satisfying. I liked Jamie and Sarah well enough to put the next book in the series on my "to read" list which speaks to my level of interest. My biggest complaint is with the sheer number of what I consider "strokes of luck" that saved Jamie and Sarah. I was able to get over it which is why I'll continue with the series.
July 15, 2021
History Comes Alive
While I loved the plot, the characters, I just was so bored by some of the scenes set in the past. It was just so difficult to relate to them knowing it was all a lie. I think that has always been my problem with historical fiction. I can’t get passed the lie. And that those parts moved so slowly and were filled with descriptions just didn’t help the flow of the story. In fact, every time I got wrapped up in the story, poof, in would come a journal section or a historic description to ruin it all. If you took that away it would be a much better book.
While I loved the plot, the characters, I just was so bored by some of the scenes set in the past. It was just so difficult to relate to them knowing it was all a lie. I think that has always been my problem with historical fiction. I can’t get passed the lie. And that those parts moved so slowly and were filled with descriptions just didn’t help the flow of the story. In fact, every time I got wrapped up in the story, poof, in would come a journal section or a historic description to ruin it all. If you took that away it would be a much better book.
July 2, 2025
Upoznajmo Džejmsa Sinklera, trgovca i tragača za umetninama. Nakon što pronađe dedin dnevnik, i pročita zapise o njegovom učešću u 2.sv.ratu, zapita se da li ga je stvarno poznavao. Prateći tragove u dnevniku, obići će dobar deo Evrope, ali i stići do Tibeta. Avantura, traganje za izgubljenim umentičkim delom, nacisti, obaveštajne službe, zavere, su i više nego dobar recept za zabavan, mada malo predvidljiv, roman.
October 6, 2020
Fairly standard modern adventure thriller of the Dan Brown type but well written and easy to read. As with all of this type of novel, there are moments that stretch the suspension of disbelief and the heroes get out of some situations that it seems unlikely that they would, but this novel keeps it more realistic than many in the genre.
Interesting plot, likeable characters, fun to read.
Interesting plot, likeable characters, fun to read.
November 1, 2020
This is the type of books I like to read.
A bit of history, a bit of truth, a bit of actual events and a bit more of author's liberty.
But also a bit confusing, as I am not sure how many "groups" were chasing the Sun Stone. I got a real surprise that Sarah was an Israeli spy ( and a pretty one at that), but that's okay.
What bothered me most is the way the author chose to end the story; quite disappointing.
Btw, was the church of Dresden really bombed ? Which brings me to my final comment.
Authors of late list at the end of their books what is true, what is fantasy/author's liberty. It would have helped me a lot in wrapping up this book.
Will there be a sequel ??
A bit of history, a bit of truth, a bit of actual events and a bit more of author's liberty.
But also a bit confusing, as I am not sure how many "groups" were chasing the Sun Stone. I got a real surprise that Sarah was an Israeli spy ( and a pretty one at that), but that's okay.
What bothered me most is the way the author chose to end the story; quite disappointing.
Btw, was the church of Dresden really bombed ? Which brings me to my final comment.
Authors of late list at the end of their books what is true, what is fantasy/author's liberty. It would have helped me a lot in wrapping up this book.
Will there be a sequel ??
July 29, 2020
Nice read
The story flows with well developed main characters. The plot moves directly but with enough shifts to keep the reader pleasantly off balance. Looking forward to h the next volume.
The story flows with well developed main characters. The plot moves directly but with enough shifts to keep the reader pleasantly off balance. Looking forward to h the next volume.
January 22, 2021
Superb action tying the end of Nazi Germany and WWII to the search for nuclear fission
Excellent characters, page-turning action, intense twists and turns, and a complex fascinating plot that ranges into the barron mountains of Tibet. Outstanding read and well worth the time.
Excellent characters, page-turning action, intense twists and turns, and a complex fascinating plot that ranges into the barron mountains of Tibet. Outstanding read and well worth the time.
January 25, 2021
If you accept the premise
I thoroughly enjoyed this book my mistake being reading them out of order. I am a sucker for history and weaving in the plight of real people and politics into a fascinating story.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book my mistake being reading them out of order. I am a sucker for history and weaving in the plight of real people and politics into a fascinating story.
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