A Prophet Without Honor
A Novel of Alternative History
by Joseph Wurtenbaugh
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Pub Date Jun 12 2017 | Archive Date Oct 10 2017
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Description
A Prophet Without Honor’ is that rare novel that provides a rich, entertaining and fully immersive reading experience, along with a resonant, thought-provoking subtext. Written in epistolary style and populated with interesting, fully-realized characters, the multi-general narrative is a seamless blend of authentic fact and sound speculation. The plot focuses on the one great, unrealized opportunity of the Twentieth Century.
In the first months of 1936, Adolf Hitler risked everything by ordering his untrained military to reoccupy the Rhineland. It was a bluff. The Germans would have been forced to retreat if the French or British had offered the slightest opposition. But the bluff succeeded. History changed decisively. Hitler quieted the opposition at home, and marched the world relentlessly on, to the edge of destruction and beyond.
The story examines that lost possibility in detail. The result is a compelling story full of intrigue, danger, romance, and action, culminating in the reckoning that Hitler might have faced, had events taken a different course. It is a celebration of ordinary integrity and the enduring power of simple good will - evenin times when honesty is the most dangerous virtue of all and the effects of good will seem lost in obscurity.
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781640082328 |
| PRICE | $7.95 (USD) |
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Jessica T, Educator
Karl is the son of Heinrich Von Haydenreich and the step-son of Rosamunde. Heinrich and Rosamunde -- theirs was an epic love story, which most of their family frowned upon. Karl, the son of Rosamunde's heart, was loved by his step-mother just as much as his birth mother would have. She cared for him while his father was away at the war. However, life wasn't very kind to Karl. Never knowing his birth mother, he lost his step-mother before he was ten and never really knew his father. Luckily, the influence of his step-mother and of her mother was lasting, and as fate would have it, other men of influence were brought into Karl's life at just the right time. Growing up a privileged young man, he attended school in England and made friends, eventually returning to Germany with the desire to pursue composing. However, facing rejection in the composing world and with the events leading up to WWII happening all around him, Karl's path changed, and he landed in a place of favor. The decisions that he and the other brave men around him make could quite literally change the world.
I struggled at first to enjoy this book. It is formed by a compilation of journal entries, excerpts from books, written army orders, telegrams, and the like. The format was a little stilted in my opinion. I'm sure some people would enjoy it. However, in the end, I was thoroughly impressed. Despite the style, I loved it! I was drawn in by the depth of the story, by the complexity and the beauty of it. Firstly, it is a beautiful story, a story of deep and abiding love, heroism, and the willingness to sacrifice for the greater good. The story is also complex, more complex than I thought possible using this style of composition. The book seems very solid historically, the setting encapsulates Nazi Germany for the reader, bringing to life the turbulence and the energy of that time period.
The premise of the book is also very interesting. What is someone had been able to stop Adolph Hitler early on? What if he had not been allowed to bring about World War II? However, the story isn't as much about the answer to those questions as it is about what kind of men would it take to stand up to Hitler and stop his schemes before they embroil the world in WWII? And the answer to that question is worth reading about.
Thank you to NetGalley and Jospeh Wurtenbaugh for an electronic copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. All opinions above are my own.
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