Estleman, Loren D.,
The eagle and the viper : a novel of historical suspense / Loren D. Estlemen. - First edition. - 336 pages ; 22 cm
"A Tom Doherty Associates Book."
Publishers Weekly, January 25, 2021 Booklist, February 15, 2021 Publishers Weekly Starred Reviews
"This much is history: On Christmas Eve, 1800, an "infernal machine" exploded in one of the busiest streets in Paris, France, destroying buildings and killing innocent civilians. It wasn't the first attempt on the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the newly minted Republic of France. This much is exclusive to our story: Upon the failure of the Christmas Eve plot, the conspiracy takes a new and more diabolical turn. Posterity knows what became of Napoleon: He led France into a series of military adventures that ended in his defeat, followed by decades of peace. But this future hung on a precarious thread. One man can make history; another can change it. Part high-octane suspense, part dire warning, this novel reveals how close our world came-at the dawn of a promising new century-to total war"--
1250258626 : $26.99
2020051716
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 --Assassination attempts--Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Alternative histories (Fiction)
PS3555.S84 / E14 2021
813/.54
The eagle and the viper : a novel of historical suspense / Loren D. Estlemen. - First edition. - 336 pages ; 22 cm
"A Tom Doherty Associates Book."
Publishers Weekly, January 25, 2021 Booklist, February 15, 2021 Publishers Weekly Starred Reviews
"This much is history: On Christmas Eve, 1800, an "infernal machine" exploded in one of the busiest streets in Paris, France, destroying buildings and killing innocent civilians. It wasn't the first attempt on the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the newly minted Republic of France. This much is exclusive to our story: Upon the failure of the Christmas Eve plot, the conspiracy takes a new and more diabolical turn. Posterity knows what became of Napoleon: He led France into a series of military adventures that ended in his defeat, followed by decades of peace. But this future hung on a precarious thread. One man can make history; another can change it. Part high-octane suspense, part dire warning, this novel reveals how close our world came-at the dawn of a promising new century-to total war"--
1250258626 : $26.99
2020051716
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 --Assassination attempts--Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Alternative histories (Fiction)
PS3555.S84 / E14 2021
813/.54