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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780345460059
Edition: First Edition
ISBN: 0345460057
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: August 31, 2004
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: August 31, 2004
Studio: Ballantine Books
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Ekaterinburg, Russia: July 16, 1918. Ten months have passed since Nicholas II’s reign was cut short by revolutionaries. Tonight, the White Army advances on the town where the Tsar and his family are being held captive by the Bolsheviks. Nicholas dares to hope for salvation. Instead, the Romanovs are coldly and methodically executed.
Moscow: Present Day. Atlanta lawyer Miles Lord, fluent in Russian and well versed in the country’s history, is thrilled to be in Moscow on the eve of such a momentous event. After the fall of Communism and a succession of weak governments, the Russian people have voted to bring back the monarchy. The new tsar will be chosen from the distant relatives of Nicholas II by a specially appointed commission, and Miles’ job is to perform a background check on the Tsarist candidate favored by a powerful group of Western businessmen. But research quickly becomes the least of Miles’ concerns when he is nearly killed by gunmen on a city plaza.
Suddenly Miles is racing across continents, shadowed by nefarious henchmen. At first, his only question is why people are pursuing him. But after a strange conversation with a mysterious Russian, who steers Miles toward the writings of Rasputin, he becomes desperate to know more–most important, what really happened to the family of Russia’s last tsar?
His only companion is Akilina Petrov, a Russian circus performer sympathetic to his struggle, and his only guide is a cryptic message from Rasputin that implies that the bloody night of so long ago is not the last chapter in the Romanovs’ story . . . and that someone might even have survived the massacre. The prophecy’s implications are earth-shattering–not only for the future of the tsar and mother Russia, but also for Miles himself.
Steve Berry, national bestselling author of the phenomenal thriller The Amber Room, once again delves into rich historical fact to produce an explosive page-turner. In The Romanov Prophecy, the authentic and the speculative meld into a fascinating and exceptionally suspenseful work of fiction.
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The Romanov Prophecy: A Novel
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I am incredulous that anyone gave money to this author to write this book. Told in a quasi hard-boiled manner, it spins into a ludicrous mess almost at once. While reducing any novel's plot to its essence can be a bit disingenuous, the idea that an unarmed black lawyer, fluent in Russian faces 2 omnipresent goons who are terrible shots apparently, over 5 assassination attempts, while discovering a DaVinci-Code puzzle on a global scavenger hunt--a prophecy concerning 12 victims, delivered by Rasputin, ... Read More
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I've read all of Barry's books and this one was a favorite because of the subject matter. I absolutely devour anything relating to the Romanovs, fact and fiction, and this alternate history novel is a fun ride. What if Russia decided to reestablish the monarchy, a commission selecting a Romanov descendant to pick up where Tsar Nicholas II left off almost a century ago? Miles Lord is in Russia to determine whether the frontrunner has a clean slate, but during his research, he discovers a prophecy that ... Read More
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and it would have been 4 stars except the last 1/4th of the book. First of all this was no Da Vinci Code but it was fun. As a kid I always enjoyed adventures that led from one clue to another. I guess I am still that way as an adult. It was entertaining and interesting as to the Russian history. If you are not a history buff you might not enjoy it as much. Okay what was it that disturbed me? When they got back to the states the author made the rural police to all be Barney Fife's. It left a sour ... Read More
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ok, as of this morning i've now read all of steve berry's books, i've enjoyed them all! this one was really good, i liked the plot, the history, the action scenes, well, everything!
highly recommemded!
