Bodie Thoene
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Details Out Of Books Prague Counterpoint (Zion Covenant #2)
| Title | : | Prague Counterpoint (Zion Covenant #2) |
| Author | : | Bodie Thoene |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 392 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 2005 by Tyndale House Publishers (first published October 1st 1989) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Christian Fiction. Fiction. Christian |
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I wrote to the author and asked:why do you use real character names (such as Winston Churchill) and change names of other characters (Craine & his castle clearly refer to William Herst)?
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their response:
Dear Becky:
Good question! When we have interviews with real people who met historical characters (like Churchill) then we are comfortable using real names. When the setting involves hear-say reports or is purely fictional (even if realistic and true to character) then we change the names. It's one of the requirements we impose on ourselves to keep the history as accurate and reliable as possible.
Blessings,
Bodie and Brock
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anyway, I thought it was really good that they were trying to be historically accurate and not going overboard with creative license when it comes to actual people in history.
Describe Books Concering Prague Counterpoint (Zion Covenant #2)
| Original Title: | Prague Counterpoint |
| ISBN: | 1414301081 (ISBN13: 9781414301082) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Zion Covenant #2 |
| Setting: | Vienna,1938(Austria) Prague (Praha),1938(Czech Republic) Czechoslovakia,1938 …more Paris,1938(France) …less |
Rating Out Of Books Prague Counterpoint (Zion Covenant #2)
Ratings: 4.41 From 6419 Users | 187 ReviewsDiscuss Out Of Books Prague Counterpoint (Zion Covenant #2)
I enjoyed this book more than the first novel: Vienna Prelude. I think it's because I knew the characters, I understood them more, and I wanted to see what happened to the budding romance between Murphy and Elisa. I was so curious to find out what happened to Leah - and how Elisa would still be able to be a part of the resistance. I think that I also liked this book more than the first because it was so much more counterintuitive. I could not predict any of the twists that this author had inThe second book in the series continues the reign of terror prior to the Second World War. The focus is on Austria, and later Prague. The Nazis seek to hunt down and destroy a small boy born with a cleft palate after murdering his father. Elisa is forced to decide whether to become more involved in illegal activities to help those she cares about. What has happened to Murphy now that he has married Elisa and which side is Otto really on?Almost as fascinating as the first book, but I felt the
I appreciated the historical research and backdrop presented in this story and how it occasionally left the main characters to show a key scene in history with Churchill, Hitler and/or Franklin. Kudos for how well this was laid out.The story itself was pretty good too, with a lot of plot and/or action happening. More of a "Hallmark Movie" feel to it, so possessing a somewhat predictable story-line with a leading female who's obviously gorgeous and a few love quadrangles thrown in, of course.
I wrote to the author and asked:why do you use real character names (such as Winston Churchill) and change names of other characters (Craine & his castle clearly refer to William Herst)?----------------------------their response:Dear Becky:Good question! When we have interviews with real people who met historical characters (like Churchill) then we are comfortable using real names. When the setting involves hear-say reports or is purely fictional (even if realistic and true to character)
This is the first book I've read in decades that had me so engrossed, I actually skipped ahead. After finally deciding I had to shut it at 1am, I just couldn't stand waiting to find out the fate of one of the characters. Fabulous read.
At first reading I thought this was not going to be as good as the 1st book, Vienna Prelude, how wrong could I have been it's like a watching a movie and starting out again after the intermission, I just couldn't stop reading. Hitler and Germany has seized control of Vienna and the SS and the Gestapo have started terrorizing the Jews and the Nonconformist to the Nazi party, they have appointed Nazi puppets into key positions of Government of Austria and have set-up check points. Most all of the
When I finished Vienna Prelude, the first book in the Zion Covenant series, I found myself thinking and wondering what the next sequence of events would be. Of course, historically, I knew (sadly) where this was leading and the ultimate steps that were taken leading to the Second World War. But what was going to happen to Elisa and her good friend Leah? And what about the free press, and the journalist John Murphy? Can Elisas father possibly survive for any length of time after being imprisoned
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