Another book that surprised me. I did not actually expect to like this book. In fact, all I had to go off of was the back cover. I do not like to really read reviews of others before I have read a book as I don't like to be have preconceived thoughts about a book until I have made up my own. So thus the reason that I picked up this book many times and put it back down. I kind of wondered what I was thinking back than that made me want to read this book. I finally gave in to picking up this book to read. I really enjoyed Mr. Saville's take on the Nazi's and the "what if" regarding the continent of Africa. Plus Burton turned out to be a really likable guy. He was someone that you could stand behind and see as the hero. The battle scenes between Burton and Hochburg were thrilling, especially the last one. There was so much action to keep me intrigued and happy. Yes, I agree with other readers that the scenes at times seemed way over the top in regards to Burton seemed like he had nine lives and had lots of luck on his side to escape every time but still sometimes over the top is a good thing. I'd been reading more "literary" fiction recently and needed an good old-fashioned plot thumping thriller. "Afrika Reich" provided it. You cannot beat an alternative post-WWII history where the British sit it out to protect their empire and the Nazis run rampant trying to enlarge their own. There are some real BAD guys who serve as villains, and while you can claim they are pretty stereotypical, it's exactly what I was hoping to read. Fast-moving and I finished in a few days. I look forward to Saville's likely follow-up.
I really expected so much more from this book.
—snowlinux
Great concept, dull execution
—Reader12723
Dark. Awesome. Extraordinary.
—Segen
Too violent for me.
—Kayde1965
excellent
—cnwodim
