First published 2009
The Romanov family's gilded lives are upended when revolution sweeps Russia. Tsar Nicholas II clings to power as his subjects starve, while his wife Alexandra sinks into madness. Bolshevik forces close in, determined to execute the royal family. In a final, desperate act, the Romanovs flee to a remote house, where they face a gruesome fate.
Genres: biography, historical-fiction, 20th-century, russian-literature, russian-revolution
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: historical-figures, political-intrigue
Setting: Russia
Period: Nicholas II, 1894-1917
254 pages · Hardcover · St. Martin's Press
Content warnings: death, violence