FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK: A NEW NOVEL OF ALTERNATE HISTORY FROM
MASTER OF MILITARY SF TOM KRATMAN, JUSTIN WATSON, AND KACEY EZELL. As
WWI comes to a close, a German general, an escaped prisoner of war, and
the crew of an airship converge to effect THE ROMANOV RESCUE. Can there
be a world without communism?
Mankind's history is bound up in the fabric of fate, a strong cloth,
tough and closely woven.
It is the beginning of 1918, the last year of the greatest war in human
history to date. All the belligerents stagger on their feet. Starvation
is an ever-present reality, while disease waits in the wings. In Russia,
no longer a belligerent but, instead, rapidly descending into civil war
and chaos, a lone family--father, mother, four beautiful young girls,
and a brave but sickly boy--await their own fate, shivering and hungry
in the dark, hoping and praying for salvation.
Their relatives in England have turned their backs. The guards set over
them do little but torment them. They look Heavenward, but God doesn't
answer. They know they're a threat to the new regime, a threat that
will, in time, be eliminated.
But even the strongest fabric has flaws. An escaped prisoner of war,
caught, injured, and punished, but still highly capable, might be one.
An airship, returned and at loose ends after a failed mission to Africa,
might be another. A German general, taking a wrong turn on his nightly
walk and suddenly coming face-to-face with the reality of the monster
rising in the east, would be a third.
Follow, then, as the general gives the orders, the prisoner of war
raises the men from among his fellows, and the airship launches itself
forward to contest fate, to tear the fabric of time, and to effect The
Romanov Rescue.
". . . this alternate history employs vibrant steampunk vibes and aptly
captures the uncertainties of the tumultuous era, as well as the
courageous desperation of the world-weary men and women involved. Fans
of detailed and technical military fiction will enjoy this, as well as
those who appreciate real historical figures as characters." --Library
Journal
About The Romanov Rescue:
"This alternate history employs vibrant steampunk vibes and aptly
captures the uncertainties of the tumultuous era, as well as the
courageous desperation of the world-weary men and women involved. Fans
of detailed and technical military fiction will enjoy this, as well as
those who appreciate real historical figures as characters."--Library
Journal
About the Carrera series:
"[I]nterplanetary warfare with . . . [a] visceral story of bravery
and sacrifice . . . fans of the military SF of John Ringo and David
Weber should enjoy this SF action adventure."--Library Journal
"Kratman's dystopia is a brisk page turner full of startling twists . .
. [Kratman is] a professional military man . . . up to speed on
military and geopolitical conceits."--Best-selling author of America
Alone Mark Steyn on Tom Kratman's uncompromising military SF thriller
Caliphate
"Kratman raises disquieting questions on what it might take to win the
war on terror . . . realistic action sequences, strong
characterizations, and thoughts on the philosophy of war."--Publishers
Weekly
About Tom Kratman:
"[Baen publisher] Toni [Weisskopf] and I disagree about everything
except about how good his books are."--John Birmingham
