I think that mostly has to do with the eery accuracy of his predictions. Some typos I try to be very chary with the five stars, but I have to say I found this book breathtaking. The type is very old looking, the printing quality is rough, but that can sometimes be affectation by a particular imprint.
My copy, published by Wildside Press, had no original publication information, only reading "This edition published in 2006 by Wildside Press, LLC, No real publications page. I try to be very chary with the five stars, but I have to say I found this book breathtaking. What I would also like to point out is that it is a good adventure book with incredible detailed world building and a very enjoyable (somewhat short) read.
It would not surprise me if this book was on Margaret Atwood's bookshelf too. It is based after all on a city of Berlin where survival is due to eugenics and other 'twisted' models of society. It is true it is somewhat prescient of what was to come regarding WWII.
Many people make a big deal about the fact that this book was written in 1920. What I would also like to point out is that it is a good adventure book with incredible detailed world building and a very enjoyable (somewh Score 4.5 stars. Many modern historians recognize that Imperial Germany was no more at fault in WW1 than Imperial Britain and others on the allied side.more In fact, our view of Imperial Germany is colored by this propaganda and the crimes of the Nazis. This novel began life as a serialized story during that era. There were crude pamphlets and movies such as The Beast of Berlin and Wolves of Kultur distributed throughout the U.S. Parts of this novel read much as some of the crude anti-German propaganda from the Wilson administration and friends. Either that or being firmly convinced that poor Kaiser Bill and the Hohenzollerns were evil proto-Hitlers. To actually believe that Imperial Germany could have gotten to this point requires a mighty suspension of disbelief. A lot of discussion of various forms of government and philosophies including eugenics and socialism takes up a large portion of the novel. Hastings imagines a horrible future for a fragment of Germany in this story of an alternate ending to WW1. This review is from: City of Endless Night (Kindle Edition) E A little of this goes a very long way, January 8, 2016
Before it even got a new name it just said "placeholder".A little of this goes a very long way, JanuVerified Purchase This review is from: City of Endless Night (Kindle Edition) Mr. Tower of Thanos Hecc was temporarily named "Tower of Annoying Fails".This ring has 2 portals to the ring select ( SB's Inferno, N30's Realm and Nee's Star System), however the 3 ring selects are WIP.It is also known as the starting place and is where you spawn when you join the game. Ring 1 is the first ring in SB's Inferno, it contains a total of 14 (15 if you count PaT) in total.