Romanov Prophecy

English

ISBN: 0345504399

EAN: 9780345504395

Category: Fiction / Legal/Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense/Fiction / African American / General/

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

Release Date: 11/28/2007

Synopsis: Ekaterinburg, Russia: July 16, 1918.Ten months have passed since Nicholas IIs 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 countrys 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 moremost important,what really happened to the family of Russias 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 prophecys implications are earth-shatteringnot only for the future of the tsar and mother Russia, but also for Miles himself. Steve Berry, national bestselling author of the phenomenal thrillerThe Amber Room,once again delves into rich historical fact to produce an explosive page-turner. InThe Romanov Prophecy,the authentic and the speculative meld into a fascinating and exceptionally suspenseful work of fiction. From the Hardcover edition.

Romanov Prophecy

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.1 inches

Width: 4.2 inches

Length: 7.5 inches

Weight: 8.5 oz

Pages: 448