876. "Fire of the Sun" by Simon Laffy – 5 Stars

Fire of the Sun by Simon Laffy – 5 Stars

Publisher: ACM Retro Ltd

ISBN: 9781908431592

There are myths and conspiracy theories about the secret Vril Society and the German’s belief that the master race was spawned by a superior, maybe extraterrestrial species way before man inherited Earth. As a matter of fact, there was a German nationalist by the name of Maria Orsic (not mentioned in this book) who bent the ear of High German officials claiming to be a medium between humans and the aliens. Her transcriptions were in some strange language derived from Sumeria which supposedly entranced the Germans so much they sought out designs of space craft and weaponry materials. The Internet is full of information about the conspiracy theories that developed.

This book does an excellent job bringing the full details of the conspiracy theories and history related to the German’s search for advanced, futuristic technologies and development during WW II in the author’s unique way. The plot begins with a student nurse listening to a story by a dying patient by the name of Mr. Brown, who is really Wernher von Braun, the famous German rocket scientist who worked on projects for the Nazis and later for the Americans. The author’s Mr. Brown tells it his way as told to him by Ober, an ancient extraterrestrial – note, Ober is very similar to Oberth, a real top rocket scientist who worked with von Braun. Throughout the novel the mysterious search pursues across countries and under the eyes of spies from Britain and other Allies. Alfie is the main character from a British Museum who is called upon to help the British Military Intelligence locate the extraterrestrial secrets before the Germans can obtain them and use them against the Allies in WW II. His secret love is a Miltiary Intelligence woman by the name of Jazz who gets trained as a spy and leads a dangerous operation in German territory.

The story amazingly blends the history and myths through the eyes of Germany’s von Braun with the mystery and excitement of spies and close, often sensitive relationships of the British entities that cast them in dangerous situations and escapes.

You won’t be disappointed in this excellent book. Although it was tagged in the Adult Fiction and Historical Fiction categories, the theories and theory interpretations definitely add reasons to include in the Sci Fi category.  Kudos to the author Simon Laffy.

Reviewer: Rich