Bøger af Sandra Saidak

In a dramatic departure from her popular prehistoric fiction, Sandra Saidak now offers up her first alternate history novel.Two generations after Germany won World War II, a lonely college student named Adolf Goebbels wanders into a dusty museum and discovers books and artifacts of a dead race called "Jews". Although a member of the Nazi elite, Adolf resents the oppression, fear, and isolation that are part of daily life in the Aryan "paradise" his grandparents helped build.As he reads the forgotten books, and meets the outcasts who gather at the museum, Adolf discovers a purpose he has long been searching for-and danger he has never imagined.Based on real-life Nazi plans for museums of dead races, this sprawling alternate history novel takes the reader from decadent Berlin, the capital of the Nazi world empire, across the conquered nations of Europe to uncover the startling secrets at the heart of the worldwide Reich.Fans of Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle and Robert Harris' Fatherland will want to read this new voice in alternate history.

Daughter of the Goddess Lands is the unforgettable saga of Kalie, a courageous young heroine born into the untamed beauty of prehistoric Europe.Kalie's peaceful life is shattered when a brutal attack by horsemen from the east leave her scarred in body and soul. As the sole survivor of the assault, Kalie makes her way home, and warns her people to prepare for the invasion that she knows is coming. But the goddess-worshiping farmers of her home have no concept of battle, and dismiss Kalie's warning.When the marauders strike again, they cut a swath of destruction and death that prove too late the truth of Kalie's words. Then Haraak, the leader of the invaders, demands a tribute of gold, grain and women in exchange for sparing her village. Yet it is in Harak's cruel show of power that Kalie sees a chance to save her people--and gain revenge for herself.Kalie leads a group of volunteers to infiltrate the horseman's society, and then destroy them from within. Once she is among them, Kalie uses her skill as a storyteller, and her knowledge of healing to penetrate the horsemen's inner circle and to discover the secrets that could lead to their destruction.But Kalie discovers that price of revenge is high, and that a quest for vengeance can become a journey of healing and redemption.

After more than a year as a slave to the brutal horse nomads, Kalie returns to the Goddess Lands to face her greatest challenge. Varlas of the Wolf Tribe has united the clans, and leads his horde to conquer Kalie's home and replace the Goddess with gods of war and thunder. The only hope for Kalie's people is her lover, Riyik, and the warriors who follow him. They must turn peaceful farmers into warriors who can defeat Varlas' mounted host. But not everyone in the Goddess lands will accept this transformation. Kalie and Riyik must fight enemies from without and within to save their home. As the mounted horde bears down upon them, all Kalie can be certain of is the Goddess Lands will never be the same...

"Shadow of the Horsemen" continues the saga of Kalie, the intrepid heroine of "Daughter of the Goddess Lands." Kalie is rising in status and influence among her captors, the horsemen that control the rugged steppes of prehistoric Europe. Now she seeks the weapon that will save her people, but time is running out as Haraak the Kingmaker, forges a mighty federation of tribes, intent on invading Kalie's rich and peaceful homeland.Kalie finds, an unlikely ally in Riyik, a powerful warrior whose crippled son Kalie has been treating with her healing skills. Forced to work together, the two find themselves growing closer than either had intended. But in the violent, chaotic world of the steppes, love can be a dangerous thing.As alliances shift and warriors battle for dominance, Kalie must use all her abilities see her enemies defeated and create a new life for all of those she has come to love.