The followup, the madagaskar plan, will be published this summer 2015. Immaculately researched and with accompanying notes to put the story into its context, the afrika reich is an exciting first novel which blends history and fiction into an unforgettable drama. With that in mind, burton wants the ship to go faster, as the book ends with a historical note on the background of the story. More than a decade has passed since britains humiliation at dunkirk brought an end to the. Guy savilles the madagaskar plan imagines a disturbing alternate. In this world, the point of divergence occurs when the united kingdom is defeated by nazi germany during the dunkirk campaign in 1940, forcing britain to conclude a nonaggression pact with germany. Instead, the jews have been exiled to madagaskar, a tropical ghetto ruled by the ss.
For updates and news on further books in the series. Jewish chronicle an enthralling look at the horror that might have been if germany was not defeated sydney daily telegraph with the afrika reich, guy saville has delivered a highly entertaining read in the vein of robert harris fatherland and archangel. The afrika reich by guy saville goodreads share book. First off, i am a fan of alternative history, and second, a book based on a different ending to ww2 must be interesting. Here youll find the a to z of the afrika reich written between 2011 and the a to z of the madagaskar plan 201517. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. I still gave it three stars for the highly engaging alternate world saville has built, but its a world that deserved a more interesting story, and a better class of hero. The story takes place in 1952 in an africa divided between british and german occupation zones. Saville s alternate world is so carefully crafted that it is all too believable. Information will not be passed to third parties the afrika reich is a novel by guy saville. Theres of course robert harris masterpiece, fatherland, but there have been less books based on this premise than one would expect. Post great war, the versailles treaty strips germany of her african colonies.
World war ii had ended in 1943, after the disaster at dunkirk decimated british forces, with an anglogerman peace treaty. Mar 22, 20 guy saville i was born in 1973 and have lived in south america and north africa. Click on a cover discover more about the afrika reich trilogy read my introduction to each book, learn about the real history, see maps of nazi africa, interviews, vlogs and more. The afrika reich is a barely capable first part of a trilogy that didnt invite me to read the sequels. Guy saville british author afrika reich guy saville. Guy saville is the author of the afrika reich, an international bestseller. Discover book depositorys huge selection of guy saville books online. The blurb for guy saville s the afrika reich piqued my interest, and i looked forward to reading it. In fact, all i had to go off of was the back cover. Guy saville s the afrika reich was one of the books i simply had to have. Buy the afrika reich by guy saville online at alibris. The african countries then are all in disarray, with germany taking the lions share. What follows is not meant as a definitive chronology of nazi africa. Dick novel, about an alternate present beginning in the 1960s in which germany and japan won world war ii, with the former western us occupied by japan, the former eastern us occupied by nazi germany, and a small neutral zone between them.
Rather it is a taster of the alternate history i have created for my book with particular emphasis on events that. Boynes the boy in the striped pajamas, and mass market books. In the afrika reich, guy saville imagines the continent under german rule. Download now the man in the high castle is an amazon tv show, based on the philip k.
Sep 15, 2011 discover book depositorys huge selection of guy saville books online. My first novel, the afrika reich, was published in 2011 by hodder in the uk and henry holt in america. Descargar epub gratis del autor guy saville espaebook. Author guy saville imagines afrika reich where the nazis won. The explosive new thriller of a world that so nearly existedafrica, 1952. I always like hearing from readers, so feel free to leave a comment and if you want to know anything about the characters or world ive created, just ask. Nazi germany controls europe and a vast african territory. A brilliant what if novel of the years after ww2 for fans of the man in the high castle. Guy saville s scorching debut novel is a terrifying account of the way things might have been. Guy savilles the afrika reich was one of the books i simply had to have. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. For updates and news on further books in the series, please enter your email address below. The afrika reich is a 2011 alternate history action thriller novel by guy saville. In focusing on african victimization at the hands of the nazis, the plot of.
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