Civilisations
About This Book
Laurent Binet, the French novelist who wrote HHhH, a book about the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, turns to alternate history here. Around the year 1000, Freydis, the daughter of Erik the Red, leads a band of Viking warriors south from Greenland. They travel as far as Panama, and what became of them is unknown. Columbus still sets out for the Americas in 1492, but in this version of events he never discovers them. His mind is full of gold and conquest. When the Incas take him prisoner, his belief in his own superiority and his mission remains unshaken. Some thirty years later, in 1531, Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor, arrives in Europe. He finds the Spanish Inquisition, the Reformation, capitalism, the printing press, constant warfare among the ruling monarchies, the threat of the Turks, and populations on the brink of revolt. He carries a guide to seizing power, Machiavelli's The Prince, and proves remarkably skilled at putting it into practice. The scene is set for a Europe ruled by the Incas, and when the Aztecs appear, a great war breaks out that will change history forever. Binet explores colonisation, empire-building and humanity's long pursuit of domination, all carried by a fast-paced, entertaining narrative.
ISBN: 9781529112818
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