Description
When saving a life in 1946 Alabama, Amish giant Konrad took one in return andmust run before the electric chair claims him.
In New York, Nazipropaganda foolshim into jumping on a ship to Berlin, capital of the Third Reich. In 1965, atGothengau, an SS-runcolony in Ukraine, a terrorist rocket attack on Berlin compelssoldier-farmer Konrad to focus on his duty: commanding an SS convict battalion.
He must flex his muscle for the armed forces or the Holocaust’s perpetrators–hissuperiors, colleagues, and neighbours in Ukraine. Survival means playing both sides, but will the fellow German-Americans he arrived with 20 years earlier join him inhis fight and in the process, trigger the dawn of a Fourth Reich?
Peter Fleming –
This is a futuristic novel set in the past. A reimagined past, and we all know how much writers like to twist history. The Third Reich still exists and many of its most infamous leaders too but all is not well. The plot hits the ground running and there’s a real sense of excitement and mounting danger. Throw in some paganism, a troop of circus freaks and Dr Mengale and one realizes it’s time to expect the unexpected. The ending was a particularly nice touch.
Crimefictionfan –
Konrad is a giant Amish man compelled to flee the circus freak show he was employed at to save his hide. If he sticks around, he will face the electric chair. He really wants to get back to his roots and settle down working the land a as farmer and raising a family. Swayed by a propaganda film Konrad is enticed to the German Reich and the prospect of settling in the lebensraum set aside for returning Aryans in Ukraine.
On the ship over he meets Petra, a child who is already singing star and whose mother is pushing to fame and fortune and Karl a young man looking for new start.
In the German Colony of Gothengau Konrad achieves his dream of a farm, a wife, and a family. He also serves the Reich as the commander of the 500th Airborne division which is made up of convict soldiers. He is not blind to what he sees and is appalled to discover the reality of the final solution. Hitler may be dead, but is succeeded as Fuhrer by Heinrich Himmler with the murderous Reinhard Heydrich as his deputy, so his brand of National Socialism continues.
Laura (TheBookishHermit) –
This was one of those books where I was literally going into it blind, I had no idea what to expect or why I had even signed up for the tour! The cover didn’t do anything for me and as most of you know, covers are rather important to me when choosing a book!
The story is an alternative historical world war 2 fiction about a man called Amish Giant Konrad, who is quite a unique character in himself. It tells the story of what could have been, what if there had been a butterfly effect which changed this period of history? It is highly likely that we would be living in a different world today. This book makes you consider that which is quite unnerving!
The plot was non stop action, tons of information to take in and very quirky written! A highly enjoyable and entertaining read!