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Alternate HistoryAdventure

Fatherland

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  • 1992 first published
  • 386 pages
  • ★ 4.4 (8 ratings)
  • 10 editions
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Robert Harris's Fatherland (1992) is an alternate history and adventure fiction novel. Key subjects include Cryptography, secret service, presidents and alternative history.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, and 123 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions across 5 languages.

At about 386 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

About Fatherland

Fatherland is set in a world that almost existed but never was: the Berlin that Hitler's architect, Albert Speer, planned to build- the hub of a victorious Third Reich extending from the Rhine to the Urals. Synopsis Expand/Collapse Synopsis It is April 1964 and one week before Hitler's 75th birthday. Xavier March, a detective of the Kriminalpolizei, is called out to investigate the discovery of a dead body in a lake near Berlin's most prestigious suburb. As March discovers the identity of the body, he uncovers signs of a conspiracy that could go to the very top of the German Reich. And, with the Gestapo just one step behind, March, together with an American journalist, is caught up in a race to discover and reveal the truth - a truth that has already killed, a truth that could topple governments, a truth that will change history.
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  • Alternative histories
  • Adventure stories
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Cryptography
  • Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
  • Secret service
  • Presidents
  • Suspense thrillers
  • Alternative history
  • Berlin, Germany

Quick answers

Who wrote Fatherland?

Fatherland was written by Robert Harris and first published in 1992.

What genre is Fatherland?

It is usually shelved as Alternate History and Adventure.

How long is Fatherland?

The median edition has 386 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Fatherland?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Riddle of the Sands, The Science of Discworld and Across the Nightingale Floor.

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