Description
Book SynopsisA brilliant thriller with a modern sensibility and super-fast pace, with suspenseful touches that will delight fans of classic thrillers and films.
Trade ReviewSaville 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 *
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. Selling us us on a plausible and engrossing alternative history, featuring rich characters (who he's not afraid to kill off) and a fastpaced plot. * New Zealand
Star *
Gripping *
Aucklander *
Guy Saville's scorching debut novel [is] a terrifying account of the way things might have been . . . 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. *
Lancashire Evening Post *
Saville's alternative world is so carefully crafted, so meticulously researched and so convincing that it is easy to believe it all might have been possible. *
Weekend Bookworm (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) *
[an] intoxicating debut . . . a glorious, exhaustingly energetic romp through an Africa which wasn't, but which might have been . . . Written with style, verve and startling lyricism, THE AFRIKA REICH makes serious points as it entertains. *
Historical Novel Review *
[A] dark and gruesome narrative dynamic. *
Kirkus *
