From the Ashes
by Sandra Saidak
Genre: Science Fiction, Alternate History
In
a dramatic departure from her popular prehistoric fiction, Sandra
Saidak now offers up her first alternate history novel.
Two
generations after Germany won World War II, a lonely college student
named Adolf Goebbels wanders into a dusty museum and discovers books
and artifacts of a dead race called “Jews”. Although a member of
the Nazi elite, Adolf resents the oppression, fear, and isolation
that are part of daily life in the Aryan “paradise” his
grandparents helped build.
As
he reads the forgotten books, and meets the outcasts who gather at
the museum, Adolf discovers a purpose he has long been searching
for—and danger he has never imagined.
Based
on real-life Nazi plans for museums of dead races, this sprawling
alternate history novel takes the reader from decadent Berlin, the
capital of the Nazi world empire, across the conquered nations of
Europe to uncover the startling secrets at the heart of the worldwide
Reich.
Fans
of Philip K. Dick’s The Man in the High Castle and Robert Harris’
Fatherland will want to read this new voice in alternate history.
I’ve loved escaping into other worlds for as long as I can remember. Sometimes, through books and movies, I found worlds created by others. Sometimes, I created them myself.
The upside of this quirk was two ready-made careers. The first is teaching high school English so I could share my passion for books and stories with the people I believe need it the most: teenagers. The second is writing, so I could share the worlds I created with everyone.
While not all my fantasy life centers on history, all of my early writing did, probably because of the huge impact Jean Auel and her Earth’s Children series had on me. Despite the rich niche of prehistoric fiction, and authors like Sue Harrison, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, Mary Mackey and Michael and Kathleen Gear, I couldn’t get enough of it. More properly, I couldn’t find the exact story I wanted to read.
So, I wrote it. And in 2011, published Daughter of the Goddess Lands, Book 1 in my Kalie’s Journey series. I added alternative history with From the Ashes and That This Nation Might Live, and historical fantasy with The Seal Queen.
This year, I am taking the plunge into epic fantasy, with Songs of Light.
When not writing, I enjoy dancing, music, attending science fiction conventions and hearing from my readers. I live in California with my husband and fellow author Tom, our two daughters, Heather and Melissa, and a cat named Oreo.
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An intriguing synopsis, From the Ashes sounds like a must read for me. Thank you for sharing the author's bio and book details
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to hear that, Bea! Are you a fan of Alt-History novels? If you do decide to read From the Ashes, I hope to hear what you think of it.
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