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The Romanov Prophecy

by Steve Berry (Goodreads Author)

3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 · rating details · 9,162 ratings · 611 reviews

Ekaterinburg, Russia: July 16, 1918. Ten months have passed since Nicholas II’s reign was cut short by revolutionaries. Tonight, the White Army advances on the town where the Tsar and his family are being held captive by the Bolsheviks. Nicholas dares to hope for salvation. Instead, the Romanovs are coldly and methodically executed.

Moscow: Present Day. Atlanta lawyer Miles...more Ekaterinburg, Russia: July 16, 1918. Ten months have passed since Nicholas II’s reign was cut short by revolutionaries. Tonight, the White Army advances on the town where the Tsar and his family are being held captive by the Bolsheviks. Nicholas dares to hope for salvation. Instead, the Romanovs are coldly and methodically executed.

Moscow: Present Day. Atlanta lawyer Miles Lord, fluent in Russian and well versed in the country’s history, is thrilled to be in Moscow on the eve of such a momentous event. After the fall of Communism and a succession of weak governments, the Russian people have voted to bring back the monarchy. The new tsar will be chosen from the distant relatives of Nicholas II by a specially appointed commission, and Miles’ job is to perform a background check on the Tsarist candidate favored by a powerful group of Western businessmen. But research quickly becomes the least of Miles’ concerns when he is nearly killed by gunmen on a city plaza.

Suddenly Miles is racing across continents, shadowed by nefarious henchmen. At first, his only question is why people are pursuing him. But after a strange conversation with a mysterious Russian, who steers Miles toward the writings of Rasputin, he becomes desperate to know more–most important, what really happened to the family of Russia’s last tsar?

His only companion is Akilina Petrov, a Russian circus performer sympathetic to his struggle, and his only guide is a cryptic message from Rasputin that implies that the bloody night of so long ago is not the last chapter in the Romanovs’ story . . . and that someone might even have survived the massacre. The prophecy’s implications are earth-shattering–not only for the future of the tsar and mother Russia, but also for Miles himself.

Steve Berry, national bestselling author of the phenomenal thriller The Amber Room, once again delves into rich historical fact to produce an explosive page-turner. In The Romanov Prophecy, the authentic and the speculative meld into a fascinating and exceptionally suspenseful work of fiction.

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Mass Market Paperback, 416 pages

Published April 26th 2005 by Ballantine Books (first published 2004)

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Mar 04, 2009 Mandy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: non-fantasy-fiction

I choose this book to read because it was about the Romanovs. There was brief time in my life where I was interested in the last czar's family so the title caught my eye. I'm still interested in the topic, just not to the same degree.

The action never stops in this book. I think that's something that appeals to lots of readers. I don't always like the fast pace, but I have to admit, it does encourage you to continue reading.

Even though I've done my own research into the Romanovs, I have no idea...more

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May 14, 2008 Michelle S rated it 1 of 5 stars

Any ideas on why books aren't rated for language/content? Anyway, the story line was interesting enough but I stopped reading the book because of the language. Note to authors; "F-bombs" really aren't necessary to add emphasis to a situation, it just creates characters who lack the capacity to express themselves with any degree of intellegence

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Oct 04, 2011 Meann rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: owned

Like Dan Brown, Steve Berry is a guilty pleasure kind of read for me. And for the record, I don’t care much about historical accuracy (or inaccuracy, in Brown’s case,) I just like alternate history and the way these authors spin their stories.

I’ve read only 2 other books by Berry so far: The Amber Room and The Venetian Betrayal. I’ve come to like Cotton Malone as a protagonist in Venetian, so it took a while to adjust to someone different, like Miles Lord here in The Romanov Prophecy.

I got used...more Like Dan Brown, Steve Berry is a guilty pleasure kind of read for me. And for the record, I don’t care much about historical accuracy (or inaccuracy, in Brown’s case,) I just like alternate history and the way these authors spin their stories.

I’ve read only 2 other books by Berry so far: The Amber Room and The Venetian Betrayal. I’ve come to like Cotton Malone as a protagonist in Venetian, so it took a while to adjust to someone different, like Miles Lord here in The Romanov Prophecy.

I got used to him alright, but I didn’t really like Miles all that much. The Romanovs, Rasputin, and the other historical side-characters were more interesting, which says a lot, considering most of them are dead throughout most of the book. Miles just seems to serve as a focal point for the plot to move forward, and that’s pretty much it. Heck, even characters who appear only during the last few chapters were more interesting than Miles. (Sorry, Miles. I mean, if you haven’t figured out who was really after you after all those security breaches, then… *shrug*)

I also had a problem with the first half of the book, which, although it began with a murder attempt (which is as good a beginning as any,) seemed to drag. Berry got into the more intriguing part of the plot–the “treasure hunt”–only about halfway through.

What pushed me to continue reading, though, were my interest in the conspiracy surrounding the alleged survival of Anastasia and Alexei, and several years’ worth of fascination with the Imperial Easter Eggs.

Did you say Fabergé Imperial Easter Eggs, Steve? Now you have my attention.

Ever since high school, when I read about the eggs in Judith Krantz’s Princess Daisy (my mother liked Judith Krantz, and there was a time when I had to rely on her for books to read,) I’ve read up on them and Googled them several times. I like looking at the pictures and reading about the history of each egg and finding out where they are now.

In this book, Berry used the Lilies of the Valley egg as a plot point. This egg was given by Tsar Nicholas II to the Tsarina Alexandra on Easter (April 5) 1898. It is made of gold, rose pink and green enamel, diamonds, rubies, and pearls.

All the Imperial Eggs have a surprise; this one’s are miniature portraits of the Tsar and their 2 elder daughters painted on ivory, which are revealed by turning a pearl knob.

The egg is now part of the collection of The Link of Times Foundation (Russia). And that’s all for today’s Imperial Easter Egg lesson. :P

The ending of the book felt a bit rushed. I wanted more of a closure between Miles, Akilina, and the mysterious Semyon Pachenko, who served as the starting point for their quest, as well as some kind of crackdown on the people behind the manipulation of the Tsarist Commission. A royal coronation is well and good as endings go, but I wish Berry provided a few more details to wrap things up.(less)

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Jan 26, 2008 Pam rated it 5 of 5 stars

I enjoyed reading friends on goodreads reviews. I am also a Russian history nut and have traveled to St Petersburg and the Peter and Paul Fortress. This was such a fast paced intriging book that I read it in a couple of days. I think the mystery surrounding the missing children's bodys will never be solved. So, we have our wonderful imaginations to keep us interested.

By the way, I found the Amber room not as exciting. I have seen the real Amber room and and the privilege to speak with a Russian...more

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Dec 01, 2008 Cameron rated it 4 of 5 stars

Ekaterinburg, Russia: July 16, 1918. Ten months have passed since Nicholas II’s reign was cut short by revolutionaries. Tonight, the White Army advances on the town where the Tsar and his family are being held captive by the Bolsheviks. Nicholas dares to hope for salvation. Instead, the Romanovs are coldly and methodically executed.

Moscow: Present Day. Atlanta lawyer Miles Lord, fluent in Russian and well versed in the country’s history, is thrilled to be in Moscow on the eve of such a momentous...more

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Mar 27, 2013 Lígia Bibliomigalhas rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Há anos que este autor esperava a sua vez pacientemente na minha pilha de livros por ler. Tendo que escolher uma das suas obras, para mim a base desta era irresistível, dado que tenho um certo fascínio por tudo o que envolve uma parte da história russa, principalmente a época dos czares e o mistério que envolve os acontecimentos em redor da família Romanov.

Tendo já lido as obras de Robert Alexander que se debruçam sobre o mesmo tema, deparar com uma obra que associava um thriller no presente ao...more

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Dec 04, 2012 Encruzilhadas Literárias rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dom-quixote, cláudia

Confesso que a história de Anastasia sempre me atraiu, desde pequena, muito em parte devido à versão fantasiada que deu origem a um filme de animação aqui há uns anos. Depois disso fui vendo vários documentários e reportagens sobre ela e os Romanov, assim como sobre Rasputine. Por isso, quando deitei mãos a este livro, tive de o trazer comigo.

A narrativa é fluída e as acções sucedem-se com uma grande rapidez. Existe um equilíbrio bastante agradável entre factos passados e presentes, com bons ele...more

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Jul 12, 2012 Sandie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Steve Berry's THE ROMANOV PROPHECY presents his take on a question that has been asked over and over again for more than 100 years. Has the Romanov Dynasty survived or did it fall into oblivion when Tzar Nicholas II and his entire family were executed on July 18, 1916? Did Anastasia and her brother Alexi miraculously survive that murderous event?

When the bones of the family were found and in 1991 and subjected to DNA testing it was discovered that there were only the bones of 9 skeletons in the...more

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Jul 04, 2012 Billy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

Let me just say that I know nothing about Russia (except what I wrote in a report for 4th grade), yet this book was wonderful.
Even with all the history, the backstory, the politics, Steve Berry pulls off a wonderful thriller.
I have become very interested in the history of the Romanovs and Russia since finishing this book a few weeks ago. I have become a permanent fan of Steve Berry; I have read his 2 of his other works (3rd Secret, Templar Legacy) and can't wait to read The Amber Room.
This book...more

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Jul 04, 2012 Koorihime-sama rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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After the Russian citizens votes to bring back the monarchy, it is up to Miles Lord, a lawyer from Atlanta, to make sure there is nothing in his client’s, Stefan Baklanov, background that will take the throne away from him. It was just an ordinary assignment until gunmen try to kill him on the city plaza, and now, he has to figure out why they are after him. He does some research and through reading Rasputin’s writings, he discovers that there...more Checked out from the library.

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After the Russian citizens votes to bring back the monarchy, it is up to Miles Lord, a lawyer from Atlanta, to make sure there is nothing in his client’s, Stefan Baklanov, background that will take the throne away from him. It was just an ordinary assignment until gunmen try to kill him on the city plaza, and now, he has to figure out why they are after him. He does some research and through reading Rasputin’s writings, he discovers that there might be a direct descendant from the last tsar, Nicholas II, which will threaten the plans set by the people, who were sent to kill him. Miles only companion is Akilina Petrovna, and it’s only with these two can the mystery of Nicholas II’s direct descendant be solved, according to Rasputin’s prophecy, but, first, will they be able to survive from the attempts on their lives?

In the beginning of The Romanov Prophecy, it starts with violence and some gory details of the scene — yeah, it was a lovely, vivid picture in my mind, and I didn’t like that much detail of gory scenes filled with blood that much. Anyways, it starts with the killing attempts on Miles Lord’s life, but if you’re wondering why he’s in Russia getting killed, you have to either read the summary or wait until later on in the novel — which will explain in great detail as to why he’s there and all those tid-bits that can be boring at times. ;)

The idea of the prophecy and combining it with Rasputin, who is usual is viewed as a conman, was very well thought out mixed with some history of Russia — it was pretty interesting reading that Rasputin was a viewed as a good guy in the end of a novel. This is one of the main reasons I wanted to read this book. :)

The ending was well thought of and came to an end that was really good, and to get to the great ending, it had great detail of history and description of what happened — which got a little boring at times. Throughout the book there are a lot of politics, violence, racial prejudice, culture and history of Russia, a little bit of mystery, and a lot more politics — bleh! :( Things I liked about the book are the culture and history of Russian that he added in there, the clever idea of Rasputin actually being a good guy and coming up with the prophecy, the mystery whether or not there was a direct descendant of Nicholas II, and also, how it showed that the United States isn’t the only one that has racial problems and how to deal with it. The things I didn’t like about it are the politics and details of the murder/gory scenes. All in all, it was actually a pretty good book, if you can stand the violence, politics, details, and the boring parts.(less)

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May 19, 2012 Greg Bascom rated it 4 of 5 stars

Ed Eagle, a successful lawyer, wakes up uncharacteristically late with a hangover on the very day he is hosting an inauguration party for his new offices. By the time he sorts things out, he realizes his wife, Barbara, had drugged him to assure he slept late so she could escape to Mexico with over a million dollars of his money. Ed acts fast. With just minutes to spare, he prevents Barbara from cleaning out his brokerage accounts too.

Ed sends a private detective to Mexico to find his wife, which...more

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Mar 11, 2012 Mirella Grace rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: suspense-thriller-adventure

Baca edisi Indonesia... Pas cek goodreads, blum ada yang masukin edisi Indonesia... Yah, terpaksa pake edisi yang lain.

Slurrrrppph... ngefans abis deh ama Steve Berry... Makin cinta abis ama novel berlatar belakang sejarah...

Ceritanya tentang pemulihan kekuasaan Tsar di negara Rusia. Yah, berdasarkan fakta dan kenyataan, emang diketahui bahwa Tsar terakhir Rusia -Nicholas II- dan keluarganya (istri, anak anak dan para pelayannya) ditembak mati di Yekaterinburg. Total ada 11 orang yang dibunuh t...more

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Jun 23, 2010 Nikki rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I ran across this book sitting on a book exchange shelf at work, and the description on the back was pretty compelling, so I took it home, but without high hopes. As it turns out, I was pleasantly surprised. There's nothing deep here, but it reads like a Bourne Identity-type fast-paced thriller. It was fun, and kept me entertained for a couple days.

That said, it wasn't perfect. I felt like someone as smart as Lord should have realized early on that Hayes was a problem. I mean, he even said that...more

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Feb 01, 2010 Valeria rated it 5 of 5 stars

I LOVED this book! After reading Berry's "The Amber Room" I was interested enough in his style of writing to go for another of his books relating to Russian history and was not disappointed.

Enter Miles Lord, a young and educated African-American lawyer from Atlanta who is on the verge of witnessing history: the Soviet Union has fallen and Russia wants to reinstate rule by a Tsar! Not just any Tsar to be sure, but a Romanov.

Miles, part of a prominent Atlanta law firm, is assigned to the Russian...more I LOVED this book! After reading Berry's "The Amber Room" I was interested enough in his style of writing to go for another of his books relating to Russian history and was not disappointed.

Enter Miles Lord, a young and educated African-American lawyer from Atlanta who is on the verge of witnessing history: the Soviet Union has fallen and Russia wants to reinstate rule by a Tsar! Not just any Tsar to be sure, but a Romanov.

Miles, part of a prominent Atlanta law firm, is assigned to the Russian archives to research any problems that may befall the election of the preferred Imperial candidate: Stefan Baklanov, a distant relation to the late Tsar Nikolas II and the puppet of a consortium of business men that want him on the throne to rule for their benefit.

During his research Miles comes across many conflicting documents and accounts of the murder of Nikolas, his tsarina Alexandra and their 5 children and in the end surmises that 2 of the children did in fact survive the massacre and could possibly have living descendants. Something that would surely derail Stefan Baklanov's ambition to be the next Tsar of All Russia.

With the help of a Russian circus acrobat and a stealth society who's priority for nearly 100 years has been to protect the direct descendants of Nikolas & Alexandra, Miles embarks on a dangerous global search for the true imperial heirs. Along the way overcoming many attempts on his life, betrayal of someone he thought he could trust and ultimately unraveling the mystery and finding the one person that can turn this all around: the legitimate heir to the throne.

"The Romanov Prophecy" was actually written before "The Amber Room" but was not published until after that. Sometimes you wonder what the publishing world was thinking. Berry weaves a tale mixed with tantalizing facts and some of his own creations to take the reader on an incredible journey of discovery. I have never seen a lead character who has to endure so much from the start, who actually survives and gets a semi-happy ending.

I highly recommend this book.(less)

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Oct 24, 2009 Dina P. rated it 5 of 5 stars

Cerita tentang Rusia yang mengalami kekacauan dan kekosongan pemerintahan setelah era Boris Yeltsin. Dalam keadaan itulah, rakyat menginginkan dikembalikannya lagi era Romanov, dengan mengangkat seorang tsar, seorang laki-laki yang mempunyai pertalian darah paling erat dengan Nicholas II, tsar Rusia yang terakhir yang dibunuh saat Revolusi Bolsyevik.

Cerita pun berpusat pada Miles Lord, seorang lawyer Amerika yang mendapat tugas untuk menelusuri jejak keluarga Romanov. Dalam penelusurannya, Miles...more

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Mar 13, 2013 Kaycee Sapinoso rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: thriller, mystery, history, romanovs, cultural, suspense, 2010

SHOCKING. WONDERFULLY WRITTEN. AND ENTHRALLING.

This is the first book by Steve Berry that I've ever read. Being somewhat of a history buff, I enjoyed this book. And knowing that this book is about what happened to the Romanovs got me really interested.

Over the years, Imperial Russia has intrigued the entire Nation about the ruthless execution of the royal family, about the sole survivor; it’s really mind boggling that the masterful Steve Berry unravels for his readers.

Miles Lord, an Afro-America...more

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Sep 18, 2012 Kana rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: audiobook, historical, mystery, russian-protagonists, kickass-heroines

Summary
Ah nice, Paul Michael is the narrator, hot guy voice with believable Russian accent, aw yeah. (He also did the The Night Watch series and several Dan Brown books.
I've always been drawn to stories revolving around the Romanov's. My grandparents took me to an exhibit when I was around 10 and I fell in love with the history, dresses, the Fabergé. I still love it. In fact my favorite parts of this book, were the letters or diary pages from the family.
But sadly I did not love this book. It w...more

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Oct 11, 2012 Debby rated it 3 of 5 stars

To read such reviews that compares to the compelling work of Dan Brown., I snatched this mystery novel on the bookshelf of Powerbooks. I was quite enticed since I always loved the works of author Dan Brown and another thing was that, I love the playwright of tudors, Grand dukes and Kings from the 1900’s.

Interestingly, the book opens during one of hemophilliac attacks on the Russia’s last tsarevich, Alexei and the Grand Duchess Alexandra’s anxiety for his health. Alexei was Tsar Nicholas II’s on...more To read such reviews that compares to the compelling work of Dan Brown., I snatched this mystery novel on the bookshelf of Powerbooks. I was quite enticed since I always loved the works of author Dan Brown and another thing was that, I love the playwright of tudors, Grand dukes and Kings from the 1900’s.

Interestingly, the book opens during one of hemophilliac attacks on the Russia’s last tsarevich, Alexei and the Grand Duchess Alexandra’s anxiety for his health. Alexei was Tsar Nicholas II’s only son and the successor on the throne.. Rasputin, the staret, has been summoned for the cure of the tsarevich. The story evolved on the prophecy spoken by Rasputin, his death, the cause of it and the ill-fated end of the lives of the last Russian Monarchs. Enter Miles Lord, the lawyer of the present day, and was commisioned by the Tsar Commision to look up at the background of some Russian claimining the throne to ascend as the next Tsar of Russia on whom, Russian people wanted their lives be freed from the poverty they’ve been hanged. Okay, hmm, I think it was pretty boring to expand the story into so many chapters wherein likewise it can be summed up.. What’s the idea of putting words to granded it up? The idea was there but the mystery was yet to be ladden up. It was fed up and even on the third or fourth chapter, you get the idea of the totality of this whole story. It was pretty dumb but hey, I get to applause his credit for digging up supplemental and making up those letters of Kolya Maks and the dated accounts. Anyway, one thing bothers me, the prophecy spoken of Rasputin. I laughed at it. It was literally literal. Raven becomes literally Miles being black American. and Aikilina means eagle in old Russian language.. what are to decipher? The hell bells? everyone can make it up.. I mean why not try to use historical accounts and contexts? It could be more reasonable to try and reasearch on things that people doesn’t still know off and use it for the book. Really I think It’s better to put it that way. Author should catch up readers’ attention and surprise them in every pages. It’s not about the entertainment reader’s could get but their newly profound knowledge and wisdom. That is what I call book. (less)

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Jul 05, 2011 Juliet Doubledee rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: suspense, history, adventure, favorites

Full of suspense and action, this book is well worth the time it takes to read. Set in post-communist Russia as the citizens rally to re-enstate the Romanoff dynasty to rule them as their Tsar, the book opens with the main character Miles Lord witnessing the murder of his lunch partner. Lord, an Afro-American laywer assigned to do a background check on one of the close relatives of former Tsar Nicholas II, assumes that the Russian lawyer he was lunching with was the target of a mob hit. As the b...more

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Mar 07, 2011 Lisa James rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: action-adventure, mystery

I'm a fan of both the history of the Romanovs, & of Dan brown, & this book combines history with a mystery, & rolls both into a fast paced thriller based on the Russian government's decision to overthrow communism & resurrect the rule of the tsars. The main character Miles, is sent to Moscow to do a background screening on one of the candidates for the throne, & in his research, comes across a 1918 prophecy by Rasputin himself that implies that the tragic massacre of the roya...more

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Apr 23, 2010 Nikki rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, alt-history, read-in-2010

Didn't really like this book at all. The only reason I kept reading was because I found some of the story that was actually about the Romanovs fairly interesting. If a book has either the Romanovs, Cesare Borgia, ancient Greece/Rome, or Arthurian legend, chances are...I'll like it. So it is saying a lot that I didn't like this book.

If you like formulaic conspiracy books (a la Da Vinci Code) it is possible you might like it. But I hate those kinds of books. Small people caught up in something bi...more

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Jan 09, 2011 Travis Smith rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I have become a huge Steve Berry fan after reading all of his Cotton Malone books. So I decided that I would go back and read his earlier works. At first I wasn’t to sure weather or not I would like them simply because Cotton Malone wasn’t the main character. However that wasn’t the case with this book. I enjoyed this book just as much as the Malone ones. It was interesting to read the same writing style as that series but with a different character, it was almost refreshing. I thought the main...more

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Mar 12, 2013 Brooke rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, russia

A quick, breezy, and fun read. I like Berry's historical fiction capers and this one, centered on post-Soviet Russia, was pretty entertaining.

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Nov 03, 2011 Kaye rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: legal-or-thriller

I enjoyed this Steve Berry adventure. It starts with the execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his family and then comes to present times when Russia has decided that they want to return to Tsar leadership. A commission has been set up to select a new Tsar that has Romanov blood. Enter Miles Lord who is researching the archives only to find information that leads one to suspect that one or more of the children might have survived the slaughter. Chased by very stereotypical Russian villains Lord must...more

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Sep 12, 2007 Simone Emard rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: adults

This was the first Steve Barry book I read and I have to say my favourite. This story explores the mystery of the Romanov family and what may or may not have happened to Princess Anastasia. It is fast paced and full of historical information without being overwhelming. Enough mystery to keep me wanting to read to the end. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

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Jul 30, 2012 Mahareni Maldini rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-from-read-me, suspense-thriller

Karena penasaran sama fakta-fakta tentang pembantaian keluarga Romanov, akhirnya guling-guling ke gugel. Ternyata pada tahun 2007, telah ditemukan kuburan lain di Yekaterinburg berisi dua jasad yg diduga adalah Tsarevich Alexei dan Grand Duchess Anastasia. Setelah melalui serangkaian penelitian, pada tahun 2009 dipublikasikan hasilnya. Ternyata, Alexei dan Anastasia tak pernah lolos dari pembantaian tersebut dan bernasib sama dengan anggota keluarga Romanov yg lain.

Steve Berry menceritakan adega...more

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Aug 02, 2011 Shawn rated it 4 of 5 stars

Very intriguing book based on the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent murder of Russia's royal family. I think I enjoyed the romantic possibility, that this book explores, of 2 of the Tsar's children actually surviving and also the idea of a Tsar being reinstated in Russia.

I have to admit, I had to suspend disbelief more than once while reading this; for instance, I wondered just how many times the main character, Miles Lord, could escape/survive attempts to kill and torture him. I a...more

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Mar 02, 2009 April rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: russia

After realizing that poorly written historical conspiracy thrillers were my guilty pleasure (thanks Dan Brown!) I picked up this novel about the end of the Romanov dynasty and the mystery surrounding the two youngest children whose bodies were not found along with the others in 1979. (This novel - published in 2004 - goes heavily into the 'what if' of Alexie and Anastasia surviving, which would have been more fun for me had I not known all the time that their remains were eventually found in 200...more

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Feb 05, 2013 Mike Violano rated it 2 of 5 stars

I've enjoyed a few of Berry's thrillers with historical people/angles in the Cotton Malone series so I picked up this earlier Cotton-free title to read on the plane for a trip to LA. I've been to Moscow and St. Petersburg so I thought this could be a fun read.
The Romanov background and flashbacks were interesting as was the premise-- a search for a new tsar in the bloodline. The characters were thinly drawn and the main character, international lawyer Miles Lord, is a disappointment. He fails to...more

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Jul 16, 2009 Bob added it

PB An Atlanta Lawyer, Miles Lord, is working for a commission headed by his boss. They are in Russia working on re instituting the Romanov rule by finding and selecting the decedent most directly connected to the old Tsar. Miles is on the street with a Russian Lawyer he has been working with when a car pulls up and gunfire rakes the pavement. The Russian is killed and in wild foot chase Miles manages to escape. So begins a mad dash across Russia and the US as Miles tries to avoid being killed an...more

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The Romanov Prophecy

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