Title: The last Kingdom
Author: Steve Berry
Genre: Historical Thirller; Political Thriller
Arc: Kindle
Pages; 464
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: February 21, 2023
My Rating: 4 stars
Synopsis:
King Ludwig II of Bavaria was an enigmatic figure who was deposed in 1886, mysteriously drowning three days later. Eccentric to the point of madness, history tells us that in the years before he died Ludwig was engaged in a worldwide search for a new kingdom, one separate, apart, and in lieu of Bavaria.
A place he could retreat into and rule as he wished. But a questions remains, did he succeed?
Enter Cotton Malone. After many months, Malone's protege, Luke Daiels has managed to infiltrate a renegade group intent on winning Bavarian independence from Germany. Daniels has also managed to gain the trust of the prince of Barvaria, a frustrated second son intent on eliminating his brother, the duke, and restoring the Wittlesbach monarch, only now with him as king. Everything hinges on a 19th century deed with proves that Ludwig's long rumored search bore fruit- legal title to the lands that Germany, China, and the United States all now want, only for vastly different reasons.
In a race across Bavaria for clues hidden in Ludwig's three fairy tale castle, Malone and Daniels battle an ever growing list of deadly adversaries, all intent on finding the last kingdom.
My Thoughts:
I really enjoyed the book, the whole story was really good. The only issue I had was the back and forth of going from present to past and back again. I ended up confused to the point I would have to go back and read certain parts over again. The author did an awesome job of incorporating all the historical facts and so on, but I just couldn't understand and again was confused.
About the Author:
Steve Berry is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of seventenn Cotton Malone adventures, five stand alone thrillers, and several works of short fiction. His books have been translated ino 41 languages with over 25,000,000 copies in 52 countries. They consistently appear in the top echelon of The New York Times, USA Today, and indie bestseller lists. Somewhere in the world every thirty seconds, a Steve Berry book is sold.
Steve was born and raised in Georgia, graduating from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. He was a trial lawyer for 30 years and held an elective office for 14 of those years. He is a founding member of international Thriller Writers- a group of nearly 6,000 thriller writers from around the world.
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