The Romanov Prophecy: A Novel
by Steve Berry
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Author: Steve BerryEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-04-26
ISBN: 0345460065
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Book Review: Best Historical Puzzle Yet!
Summary: 5 Stars
Since "The DaVinci Code" was released a few years back, the literary world has been inundated with novels that are based on historic riddles, attempting to use modern heroes and heroines to solve the case, usually with said heroes being chased across the globe in an attempt to bring about the truth. While Steve Berry's "The Romanov Prophecy" follows this formula to an extent, it varies from other historical thriller novels in two ways: first, it makes no attempt to hide its fictional aspects; and second, it's very well-written, making it the best historical puzzle I've come across in quite a few years.
The story revolves around Miles Lord, a Southern lawyer who is in Moscow during the changing of a political regime. The Russian people have decided to do away with their prime minister and revert back to tsarist times, and while there is no direct heir to the last tsar, Nicholas Romanov II (who was murdered by the Bolsheviks in 1918), some of his distant relatives have come forward to rule the land. During Lord's investigation into the character of the favored candidate, he stumbles across some disturbing papers. While legend has claimed that two of the Romanov children, Alexi and Anastasia, were not murdered, Lord has possible proof that this isn't a mere legend, but actual fact.
However, someone is out to stop him. He's shot at, kidnapped, and threatened by someone high up in the Russian government, and it seems that there's no one he can trust except for a circus performer named Akilina, who, along with Lord himself, may have been predicted to restore the rightful heir to the throne by Rasputin nearly a century earlier. As the two travel the world to find the next tsar, fighting for their lives across several continents, the mystery is slowly revealed.
The premise of this novel is significantly different from that of other historical thrillers to have come out; not only does it not involve the Vatican, it takes place outside of "mainstream" Europe. In addition, Berry makes no claim that everything in the book is fact. In the author's notes following the book's end, he presents the reader with some research he came upon, as well as explicitly stating what he adjusted and fabricated, as well as what is actually believed to be true - something Dan Brown has never done.
As someone who has read "The DaVinci Code" and was not impressed, I was pleasantly surprised to become engrossed in this novel. Despite the deluge of novels to be released with similar themes over the past few years, "The Romanov Prophecy" stands out as well-written, solid fiction. What more could you want?
Summary of The Romanov Prophecy: A Novel
Ekaterinburg, Russia: July 16, 1918. Ten months have passed since Nicholas II?s reign was cut short by revolutionaries. Tonight, the White Army advances on the town where the Tsar and his family are being held captive by the Bolsheviks. Nicholas dares to hope for salvation. Instead, the Romanovs are coldly and methodically executed.Moscow: Present Day. Atlanta lawyer Miles Lord, fluent in Russian and well versed in the country?s history, is thrilled to be in Moscow on the eve of such a momentous event. After the fall of Communism and a succession of weak governments, the Russian people have voted to bring back the monarchy. The new tsar will be chosen from the distant relatives of Nicholas II by a specially appointed commission, and Miles? job is to perform a background check on the Tsarist candidate favored by a powerful group of Western businessmen. But research quickly becomes the least of Miles? concerns when he is nearly killed by gunmen on a city plaza.
Suddenly Miles is racing across continents, shadowed by nefarious henchmen. At first, his only question is why people are pursuing him. But after a strange conversation with a mysterious Russian, who steers Miles toward the writings of Rasputin, he becomes desperate to know more?most important, what really happened to the family of Russia?s last tsar?
His only companion is Akilina Petrov, a Russian circus performer sympathetic to his struggle, and his only guide is a cryptic message from Rasputin that implies that the bloody night of so long ago is not the last chapter in the Romanovs? story . . . and that someone might even have survived the massacre. The prophecy?s implications are earth-shattering?not only for the future of the tsar and mother Russia, but also for Miles himself.
Steve Berry, national bestselling author of the phenomenal thriller The Amber Room, once again delves into rich historical fact to produce an explosive page-turner. In The Romanov Prophecy, the authentic and the speculative meld into a fascinating and exceptionally suspenseful work of fiction.
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