Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an AudioARC in exchange for an honest review.

Historical fiction is something that has always tickled my fancy, but this alternate reality was a hard pill to swallow. While I knew the premise going in, the atrocities that could have become reality sent my mind on many tangents if what could be, making it hard to focus solely on the content provided. War is not an easy thing to read about and this book has plenty of it. It wasn't for me, but those who enjoy alternative timelines in history, the what if? scenarios, will find this an enjoyable read.

This one was so abrupt and disjointed at the beginning that I honestly wondered if the audio tracks were out of order. I just couldn't get into this one.

A cracking good story of what could have happened in world war two in 1944 of Germany had have had a devastating secret weapon, and used it to win the war. Our heroes have made it back from the front to Scotland and are trying to just hide from the occupying Nazi forces. Along the way they discover important information that could change everything. Full of action, twists and turns and solid characters, well narrated.

Sadly I DNF this book. Tried to listen to few times and could not get into this one. I tried several times. I might order in book for at a later date. Thanks for sending me the audio.

Thank you to the publishers, author and NetGalley for the free copy of this audiobook.

Although this book had a lot of action and intrigue, it didn't quite hit me the way I was expecting. Interesting premise for sure, I just didn't find myself connecting with the story at all.

The Alternative War

The narrator at the beginning of the book was hard to understand at first as the accent was very dramatic, but it got better throughout the book and I could understand with ease.

It was a story written about an event in WWII that could have happened in an alternative history of WWII. The book was interesting if you read it as an alternative history and not too much into the historical part. It was a bit unbelievable in parts and the event a little too convenient. Since it was not real history I could put that aside and enjoy the story.

I would recommend this book to my friends that enjoy sci- fi and fantasy I think they would enjoy it.

Thanks to Alistair Moffat for writing the story, to Grant Cartwright for narrating it , to Tantor audio for publishing it and to NetGalley for making it available to me.

As I enjoy alternate history novels, along with the recent spate of WW2 historical fiction, I was interested in listening to The Night Before Morning. For me, the book was a decent effort, but nothing memorable.

The basic story line revolves around the exploits of David Erskine, a Scottish military officer whom we first meet while he’s fighting in Normandy. At some point after the liberation of Paris, the Nazis unleash an atom bomb on London, and hold the world hostage to further nuclear war unless the Allies surrender. He’s then taken prisoner, returned to Scotland, and the tale recounts his escape and eventual leadership of resistance to the Nazis. This narrative is being read by a mysterious man whom we meet at the beginning of the book, who finds Erskine’s journal hidden in the ruins of a Scottish abbey.

I didn’t find anything original in the plot of The Night Before Morning. Parts of the book were interesting, but listening to other sections made me wish the narrator could have sped up the story. There were also times when I became confused while listening, as the narrator went from one section to another without pause, forcing me to repeat what I just heard. There were also way too many deus ex machina moments.

Overall, not a bad read.

My thanks to Netgalley and Tantor Audio for providing a copy in return for an honest review.

Moffat seals my dislike for alternate history. Some subjects are not to be mocked and are off limits. I'm disappointed in myself for not looking at this more closely before placing a request to read.

The story itself moves slowly, and anyone with WW II knowledge will recognize that Moffat's story is not reasonably obtained. While his rewrite of history is the tag, he did not use proven facts for traveling, housing, sleeping, meeting the enemy, etc.

The narrator has a great voice. It didn't bode well with this story. Several times I was distracted, seriously I was bored. However, I believe Grant Cartwright could entertain sports' fans.

Thank you NetGalley for accepting my request to read and review The Night Before Morning.

In this alternate history novel, Germany has emerged from World War II triumphant, running roughshod over the entire world. Someone is searching for the journal of David Erskine, a soldier who witnessed an event that changed history once and may have the power to do so again. David had witnessed the terrifying sight of a nuclear bomb being detonated over London. Escaping capture, David joins the resistance along with his lover and a small group of brave outliers who discover a secret Nazi lab where they discover the atrocities so far committed by the Nazis have barely begun. This story has my heart in overdrive, I believe if the world were to find itself in a similar place today (are we really that far away?) we would find ourselves on the losing end of a war fought with propaganda, media blitzes and general intelligence