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Rising Sun Mass Market Paperback – 5 Nov. 2013

by Robert Conroy (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars 468 ratings
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  • From the author of breakout WW II era alternate history Himmler’s War, comes another compelling alternate history thriller. With American loss at the Battle of Midway, Japan runs rampant in the Pacific!
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    512 pages
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  3. Publisher
    BAEN BOOKS
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    5 Nov. 2013
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    16 years and up
  6. Dimensions
    10.64 x 2.79 x 17.15 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    9781476736143
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    978-1476736143
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Robert Conroy is the author of a run of hugely popular alternate history novels, including Himmler's War for Baen Books. His 1942, which is set within a Japanese conquest of Hawaii, won the prestigious Sidewise Award for alternate histories. Conroy has written for Military Historymagazine and has traveled extensively in Europe where he's taken a special interest in battlefields, historical collections and castles. After a first career in business, Conroy has turned his lifelong passion for writing and military history into an immensely satisfying new occupation. He is married, lives in southeastern Michigan, and, when not writing, teaches business and economic history at a local college.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1476736146
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ BAEN BOOKS
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 5 Nov. 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781476736143
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1476736143
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 kg
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 16 years and up
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.64 x 2.79 x 17.15 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 468 ratings

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My next novel, "1882-Custer in Chains," will be published in May, 2015. I had hoped for sooner, but it's the publisher's decision. In my tale, Custer not only survives the fight at the Little Big Horn in 1876, but becomes a war hero and then President of the United States. Urged on by his ambitious wife Libbie, he gets us into a war with Spain with the conquest or liberation of Cuba as its goal. The result is a bloody invasion and a series of battles on both land and sea in which the outcome is never a sure thing. As always, there are a number of historical characters as well as fictional ones. Since 1882 was only seventeen years after the end of the Civil War, memories of that bloody conflict are always present.

As I've written before, I want my alternate histories to be plausible; ergo, no time travel or magic. Now, could Custer have survived? Absolutely yes. He had two Gatling guns that he felt would have slowed him down; therefore, he left them behind. What if some energetic young officer had defied him and brought them just in time to save Custer and what remained of his force from annihilation? Victory for Custer, of course and that is the take off point for 1882-Custer in Chains.

Following on the heels of "Liberty-1784" and "1820-America's Great War," Custer will be my twelfth published novel and it's still a thrill. I wonder what the nuns at now closed St. Ambrose High School would have thought.

Why not check out my website at robertconroybooks.com or email me at conroybooks.net?

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  • Jeff N.B
    5.0 out of 5 stars I enjyed it
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 July 2015
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    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.
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  • pj kennedy
    4.0 out of 5 stars another cracking Conroy Read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 March 2014
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    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.
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  • Michael G. Annis
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth a read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 April 2014
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    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.
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  • Ian K. Todd
    4.0 out of 5 stars Another good read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 January 2013
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    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
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  • David Halahan
    4.0 out of 5 stars Alternative Fictional Historical
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 October 2013
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    Good beginning to the story, but then direction and focus gets lost - As a story good, as an alternative fiction it is clear that writer is from the good old US of A
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  • Hutch
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read if you're an alternative history reader
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 May 2017
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    Great read if you're an alternative history reader. Have now read ALL Robert Conroys books and gutted that he died recently.
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  • Jonathan
    5.0 out of 5 stars great book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 February 2013
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    i like Robert Conrays boojs and stsrted this just after reading Himmlers War, thought this was a great booj, good story and i couldnt put it down ntil i had finished it. Made me want more!!!
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  • Watchman
    4.0 out of 5 stars The other side of the mirror ?
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 January 2014
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    A fast-moving adventure in a parallel world where WW2 takes a different path. Great for reading while travelling or if visiting Japan.
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  • Allen W. Mcdonnell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Alternate 1942
    Reviewed in the United States on 18 March 2024
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    This novels starts with the premise that the Battle of Midway in June 1942 goes the opposite way with the Imperial Japanese Navy sinking all three American aircraft carriers instead of the USN sing all four Japanese carriers. This is an entirely plausible shift as a great deal of luck allowed the American victory historically.
    From this point of divergence both the USA and Imperial Japan react in ways that are very realistic for those circumstances and the remainder of the year is a tough slog for America to get back on her feet after six months of defeats in the Pacific. Well researched and excellently written.
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  • Ben Sandford
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting
    Reviewed in Australia on 12 May 2020
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    Great imagination and logically thought out. Characters believable and story fascinating. I highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in alternate historical fiction.
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  • Charles F. Kartman
    4.0 out of 5 stars Conroy Fan Liked This One
    Reviewed in the United States on 23 January 2014
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    "Rising Sun" tackles a WWII alternative history, or rather, a slice of that history. The premise is Japanese success at Midway rather than crushing defeat. Because of American code-breakers, the only way that could have happened would have been a sub in the right place at the right time; this is plausible and provides Mr. Conroy all he needed.

    This period is dangerous for a writer because most readers are already quite familiar with the basic facts, and parents and, even more so movies, have given Boomers like me ample feel for the look and speech of that period. I was happy with Mr. Conroy's handling of the atmospherics.

    Mr. Conroy usually keeps the number of characters at a manageable level. There are a half dozen major characters in "Rising Sun" and about the same number of minor ones.

    He is also careful to keep his military campaigns plausible. What realistic options would Adm. Yamamoto have had to accomplish his war aims, which even after a success at Midway remained to bring the Americans to accept a peace allowing Japan to keep most of its wartime gains and prosecute its war in China undisturbed. US industrial might would not have been affected by Midway. Mr. Conroy does not examine the interesting question of what might have constituted a tipping point in the US willingness to pursue its "Germany first" deal with the UK. Instead, there is a minor campaign against Alaska and bombardments of West Coast cities. These are very well described but are not convincing as strategies to force the US to the table.

    There are some other events that are less well done and the epilogue, which focused on two minor characters, was a complete misfire IMHO. Nevertheless, this is a good read and I recommend it for fans of alternative history fiction.
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  • Roger J. Buffington
    5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding "alternate history" novel
    Reviewed in the United States on 10 November 2013
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    This novel is one of the better "alternate history" novels available. The characterizations in this novel are excellent, and the plot is easy to follow and interesting. The author skillfully interweaves his protagonists with actual historical figures such as Admirals Nimitz and Spruance, and General DeWitt. The characterizations are what make this a five-star novel. In fact I did not find the actual historic prognostications in this novel to be persuasive. Even if the Japanese had defeated the US Navy at the Battle of Midway (which could very easily have happened) I do not believe that the United States would have ever, under any circumstances, abandoned Hawaii. Nor do I believe that public opinion would have allowed America to abandon Hawaii while simultaneously making its main combat commitment to the North Africa campaign. In the real history the latter was able to occur precisely because the United States gained and kept the initiative in the Pacific after the Coral Sea battle and New Guinea campaign despite these being somewhat "secondary" in what was at least an official "Germany First" policy. But reasonable minds can differ and that is just my opinion. Obviously the author did not agree.

    Despite my disagreements with the author about the actual course of events in a scenario involving an American debacle at Midway, the author does a good job keeping in mind Japan's inherent weaknesses vis'a'vis the United States. The conclusion hangs together and makes sense.

    Overall this is a highly readable and enjoyable novel that aficionados of alternate history will not want to miss.
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  • Blu
    4.0 out of 5 stars ADRENALINE SPIKED.
    Reviewed in the United States on 21 October 2024
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    WWII Pacific theater rewritten in a fictionalized account of Japan's forces terrorizing the American West Coast after decimating Hawaii's Pearl Harbor. Entertaining.
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