Altar of Resistance
by Samuel Marquis
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Pub Date Jan 24 2017 | Archive Date Mar 01 2017
Description
In this second thriller in the bestselling WWII Trilogy the Eternal City of Rome during the Italian Campaign and Nazi Occupation of 1943-1944 is a besieged city. In this perilous wartime setting, Rome is a tinderbox of four conflicting parties: the Allied liberators; the brutal German occupiers; the Vatican and Pope Pius XII, deeply involved in the plot to remove Hitler from power while struggling to save Rome from destruction; and the resolute Partisans. Based on actual historical events and newly released documents, Altar of Resistance recounts with gripping historical accuracy the long, hard road that led to the Allied liberation of Rome.
Advance Praise
"Without question, Marquis has really upped his game with this one...It’s more than evident considerable research went into establishing the events, settings, and especially the characters. In several appendices, Marquis spells out the biographies of the actual personages that populate his novel and explains who the models were for his fictional characters. For me, it’s astonishing how much went into this book that was published so quickly after his other recent novels. The man is prolific as well as deep. I look forward to volume three of the trilogy which, no doubt will come our way sometime in 2017."
--Dr. Wesley Britton, Bookpleasures.com
"Sam Marquis does it again. In Altar of Resistance he blends fact and fiction into one thrilling ride through history. His writing has you rooting for Nazis, questioning the Pope, and wondering just who the real enemy is. Altar of Resistance is the best yet from Sam Marquis."
--Ronovan Hester, Lit World Interviews
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781943593033 |
| PRICE | $18.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Cheryl K, Reviewer
This is the second book I have read by this author. The first one was fine but this book was great. More than great, Altar of Resistance is spectacular! While, this book may have been the second one in this series I had no issues jumping right into it. In fact, I felt like it could stand on its own.
Instantly, I was drawn to this story and the characters. Although, the time period is what gave this book the cherry on top. If Colonel Wilhelm and his children, John and Teresa had been in modern day times, I still would have liked them but what they all endured during this time period is what gave them that extra depth of intensity. Once, I started reading this book, I could not stop reading. I read it in a few hours. Strong beginning, middle, and ending. I plan to go back and check out the prior book in this trilogy as well as patiently awaiting the final book.
