The bare bones of the novel could have been a good spy story, but I was disappointed after the promise of such an epic concept.Īlthough I found the novel to be a bit of a letdown, it did get me thinking – why are writers still so fascinated with the Nazis, particularly the idea of going back in time and altering the outcome of their reign? Dominion was first published in 2012 and Sansom grew up in the late ‘60s and ‘70s, so why has he felt such a strong connection with this specific period? The initial premise was incredible, but the characters were bland and the tail end of the plot full of holes.
By the end of the novel (which is very, very long) I was begging for the finale, only for the plot to peter out with a meagre poof and a cliché showdown. In the ‘60s an underground rebellion forms, with the sole aim of removing Hitler from power and freeing minorities from two decades of senseless persecution – but will the rebels be able to defeat a force that has controlled the world for so long? And even if they manage it, will Europe accept these changes after so many years of Nazi rule?ĭominion started strong, with fascinating historical facts interwoven with subtle elements of fiction, but this was quickly diluted by paragraphs upon paragraphs of extraneous details. In Sansom’s reimagining of 1940s politics, Winston Churchill was never prime minster, World War II never came to a head and Europe subsequently became a passive pawn to Nazi Germany’s bid to eradicate all Jews. Sansom’s Dominion, an alternative history mixed with dystopian thriller set in 1960s Britain. Hard on his heels is Gestapo agent Gunther Hoth, a brilliant, implacable hunter of men, who soon has Frank and David's innocent wife, Sarah, directly in his sights.I recently finished C.J. Civil Servant David Fitzgerald, a spy for the Resistance and University friend of Frank's, is given the mission to rescue Frank and get him out of the country. The keeper of that secret? Scientist Frank Muncaster, who languishes in a Birmingham mental hospital. As defiance grows, whispers circulate of a secret that could forever alter the balance of the global struggle. The British people find themselves under increasingly authoritarian rule-the press, radio, and television tightly controlled, the British Jews facing ever greater constraints.īut Churchill's Resistance soldiers on.
The global economy strains against the weight of the long German war against Russia still raging in the east. Twelve years have passed since Churchill lost to the appeasers and Britain surrendered to Nazi Germany. SANSOM REWRITES HISTORY IN A THRILLING NOVEL THAT DARES TO IMAGINE BRITAIN UNDER THE THUMB OF NAZI GERMANY.ġ952.
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