Nachman Kataczinsky

The Shield (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Shield is a riveting story of conflicting emotions and ideologies in the tradition of Harry Turtledove and S. M. Stirlings's Island in the Sea of Time. Twenty-first century Israel finds itself transferred to 1941 days before Nazi Germany plans to attack the Soviet Union. Opportunities abound for changing history and the population including terrorists, tourists, diplomats, and pacifists has divergent goals. Everything is debated and every action has unpredictable consequences. "The Shield" follows an extended family as they adapt to their changed world. The businessman sees opportunities, his son in the army faces new enemies, and the cousin visiting from America is confused and angry. The Israeli government, a fractious coalition with diverse goals, struggles to protection the population in a world they only think they understand. Fun reading for fans of alternate history and time-travel fiction highly recommended!

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nachman Kataczinsky
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781310064791
• Artikelnr.: 46914629

Autorenporträt

Nachman Kataczinsky was born in the U.S.S.R. to Holocaust survivors, and grew up in Israel.

He earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology. He also served as an infantry officer with the Israel Defense Forces.

In 1987 he moved to the U.S, obtaining citizenship through a program for internationally recognized unique expertise and set up his own consulting R&D company. At about the same time he earned a Ph.D. from California Coast University.

He's fluent in five languages and enjoys reading history and science fiction in all of them, especially if the subject is mid-twentieth century Europe.

A more detailed biography is available at http://theshield.rankarmor.com/html/author.html