Rising Sun

Robert Conroy has come up with a enjoyable and well reasoned alternate history of the war in the Pacific. As with many of the great moments in history a relatively small change at a nexus point can produce a sweeping change to history. Conroy has chosen a change of course for the US Navy fleet heading to the battle of Midway in 1942. The result for the USN, disaster.The story of how the disaster develops in both the small and large scale is enthralling with characters reacting to circumstances that to the reader are very new. Alas Mr Conroy does at times fail to do his research properly as he has the battleships HMS Prince of Wales and Renown sunk by the Japanese weeks before the war started. He does however (sometimes) acknowledge that the USA did have allies and indeed at one point admits that the US forces in Europe and North Africa are ASSISTING Britain and the other allied nations. A rare admission for an American author.Anyway putting aside the jingoism this is a good and very readable book.

Having, sadly written a poor review of Harry Turtledove's War That Came Early series it is a pleasure to write a review on a writer who can make counter factional history come to life. The characters are believable. the plot moves along at a cracking pace and you get a good sense of the world picture and how it affects the action. If you like this genre or even good action novels then this is well worth a read.

Another cracking What if from Conroy, all the characters are believable and the action sequences are clear and keep you wanting to read, the only problem is you just cant put the book down, a fascinating period of time where anything could have happened and we all know how the real event unfolded, but to see it from a completely perspective opens your eyes to precarious world freedom was at that time, all the more reason to admire and respect the sacrifices that were made by that generation.

Great read if you're an alternative history reader. Have now read ALL Robert Conroys books and gutted that he died recently.

Robert Conroy never fails to produce a good read and leaves me looking toward his next novel. Ok for some of his plot lines you have to suspend a little bit of logic but his take on alternative history is always entertaining

A fast-moving adventure in a parallel world where WW2 takes a different path. Great for reading while travelling or if visiting Japan.

A very intelligent, well researched and believable piece of alternate history. highly recommended good read.

Well researched and thoughtful 'what-if' fiction. An excellent read, better than Turtledove' s recent efforts. Robert Conroy is quickly becoming a must read.