This novel has all the elements I enjoyed from the two Cotton Malone novels - history, action, fast-paced, and great characters. For a brief background on the Romanovs click this link) ( To know more about this you, click this link or check this Wikipedia page. The story delves into what could have probably happened to Anastasia and Alexei Romanov, the two children of Tsar Nicolas II whose bodies were never found. The prophecy’s implications are earth-shattering–not only for the future of the tsar and mother Russia, but also for Miles himself. and that someone might even have survived the massacre.
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. At first, his only question is why people are pursuing him. Suddenly Miles is racing across continents, shadowed by nefarious henchmen. But research quickly becomes the least of Miles’ concerns when he is nearly killed by gunmen on a city plaza. 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. After the fall of Communism and a succession of weak governments, the Russian people have voted to bring back the monarchy. 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. Instead, the Romanovs are coldly and methodically executed. Tonight, the White Army advances on the town where the Tsar and his family are being held captive by the Bolsheviks.
Ten months have passed since Nicholas II’s reign was cut short by revolutionaries. Here is a synopsis of the book from Steve Berry’s website:Įkaterinburg, Russia: July 16, 1918. Previously, I have read two Steve Berry books, The Templar Legacy and The Alexandria Link, both are Cotton Malone novels, and I really enjoyed them. I found The Romanov Prophecy at Book Sale, a second hand bookshop, in Davao City a few months ago.
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