The Atlantropa Articles: A Novel
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Summary
Dystopian Alternate History: An ambitious feat of engineering and a continent in crisis
For fans of Philip K。 Dick’s The Man in the High Castle and Stephen King’s 11/22/63， comes an epic saga by YouTubers Cody Franklin （Alternate History Hub） and Joseph Pisenti （Real Life Lore）。
In an alternate timeline， history has forgotten how the Nazis united Europe in a single peaceful cause。 A project to build the largest dams ever imagined at each end of the Mediterranean Sea， cutting it off from the Atlantic Ocean。 The sea was to evaporate， revealing new land once under water。 New land could be settled。 Fertile land。 Living space for a crowded continent。 It was to be called Atlantropa。 All of Europe came together and signed a treaty to realize this new world， it was called ‘The Atlantropa Articles’。
Nazism Survives in A New Europe: For the sake of the dam’s to be constructed， the Nazis never invade their neighbors。 There never is a Second World War。 Instead， by bringing endless energy through hydro-electricity and employing millions to build the dams， fascism only cements itself as a mainstream ideology。 Hitler is seen as a modern Napoleon， one of the greats for his time。 Nazism never disappears。
The Reich Remains Eternal: Two millennia later， that Reich did not collapse。 It has spread it’s reaches across the Europe。 Over generations Aryans have become a race of their own， out populating their neighbors。 Europe becomes united under the banner of the swastika。 All thanks to the Atlantropa dams。
The Sea Is Gone: That plan of a fertile lush land was never realized。 Instead the sea left behind a salty barren world。 Now the Mediterranean Sea is a desert basin known only as the Kiln。 Southern Europe has been abandoned。 The only remnants of civilization left down south are giant colonies in the sand。 Outpost cities called Eagle Nests。 Mechanical treads allow reutilized ships to traverse the sandy dunes of the Kiln， transporting cargo to keep the Nests alive。
The Fuhrer’s Legacy: Adolf Hitler has taken a mythical status in this new world。 Portrayed to the future Aryans as the savior of Europe who brought it into a time of peace and prosperity。 History of the “Eternal Fuhrer’s” time has been lost to the sand， replaced by myth。 This a cruel， unforgiving Europe。 This is where Ansel’s story begins。
The Atlantropa Articles is an astounding science fiction， alternate history tale that will thrill and transport readers with its detailed world and startling intimacy。
Reviews
Charles Theiner
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3。5 starsCody Franklin's YouTube videos are amazing。 That's why I got this book。Unfortunately， his amateur writing level is evident throughout the book。 Several typos， awkward phrasings， etc。 Many of those were difficult to get through。HOWEVER！ I'm very glad that I stuck with it。 I was expecting to get a story that basically served as an excuse to explore this fascinating alternate 3rd or 4th millennium。 While I did get that deep dive， I also got quite a compelling story about two brothers。 Whil 3。5 starsCody Franklin's YouTube videos are amazing。 That's why I got this book。Unfortunately， his amateur writing level is evident throughout the book。 Several typos， awkward phrasings， etc。 Many of those were difficult to get through。HOWEVER！ I'm very glad that I stuck with it。 I was expecting to get a story that basically served as an excuse to explore this fascinating alternate 3rd or 4th millennium。 While I did get that deep dive， I also got quite a compelling story about two brothers。 While the style of Cody's writing is amateur， his grasp on plot and motivation is on point。 When I got to the end of the book， I was reading less because of the alternate history aspect and more for Ansel and Ulric！Cody plans on releasing another novel set in this brilliantly unique alternate universe in about a year or so。 I will definitely be picking it up no matter what。 However， I genuinely hope that he gets in contact with an editor to make a smoother flow if not simply to root out some of the egregious typos。 。。。more
Ryan Ramsdell
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A mature YA book。 The majority of the book was okay。 I never felt as though I was 'in' the story。。。 The ending felt rushed and unsatisfying but I am still wanting to read the second in the 'series' when it becomes available。 A mature YA book。 The majority of the book was okay。 I never felt as though I was 'in' the story。。。 The ending felt rushed and unsatisfying but I am still wanting to read the second in the 'series' when it becomes available。 。。。more
Eugen V
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If you really like his videos on Youtube， you will love this book。
Alexandre
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L'écriture est vraiment bien， le concept également， mais c'est poorly executed。。。 ça aurait pu faire 200 pages de plus et vraiment poussé l'histoire plus loin。Dans le même genre， The Man In The High Castle est de loin supérieur。 L'écriture est vraiment bien， le concept également， mais c'est poorly executed。。。 ça aurait pu faire 200 pages de plus et vraiment poussé l'histoire plus loin。Dans le même genre， The Man In The High Castle est de loin supérieur。 。。。more
Crystal
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Alternative historical fiction is tricky for me。 I wanted more from this。 I think that it is so far into the future kept me from enjoying it more。 I love the author's YouTube channel， but this was a different kind of project because what I love about his videos is the speculation of what would be different RIGHT NOW or AT THE TIME， whereas this look at an alternative timeline is many generations removed。 The concepts and the world he created are really good， but I just feel that it's more sci-fi Alternative historical fiction is tricky for me。 I wanted more from this。 I think that it is so far into the future kept me from enjoying it more。 I love the author's YouTube channel， but this was a different kind of project because what I love about his videos is the speculation of what would be different RIGHT NOW or AT THE TIME， whereas this look at an alternative timeline is many generations removed。 The concepts and the world he created are really good， but I just feel that it's more sci-fi than alternative history。 I like the point of divergence a lot， there is so much that could be done with this idea。 。。。more
Pablo Meneses Apablaza
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Sorprendentemente buenoViendo las otras reseñas pensé que el libro tendría muchos errores o no sería muy divertido de leer， me sorprendió al ver que muchos de los errores son casi imperceptibles para mi， lo recomiendo bastante y miro adelante esperando por el siguiente。
Kevin Barnes
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I had a hard time putting this book down。I was excited about the world idea that this story talks about。 Not so much the Hitler aspect， but the building the dams on the Med。 The interaction between the brothers was hard to visualize for me。 I could have used a bit more back story on that。 Although I liked the book， overall I felt like this was a book that should have been third in the series rather than first。
Leo Lloyd Catalan
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I asked my aunt to buy this for me， I did NOT regret asking her。 I loved the book
Akash Peri
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It was a decent "what if"。 Didn't really draw me in super deep， but I think the scope was laid out well， it wasn't over-bloated， and it concluded well。 It was a decent "what if"。 Didn't really draw me in super deep， but I think the scope was laid out well， it wasn't over-bloated， and it concluded well。 。。。more
You
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really enjoyed the book。 I was sad that the brother died but I hope to read more about this fictional world。
William Weston
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The fantastic world created by Cody Franklin is rich in history and culture all of which is expertly shown through the eyes of the protagonist。 A fantastic read， and a must read for alternate history fans。
Mivan Howard
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This is an excellent concept。 I have loved the authors work on YouTube and I think the world of Atlantropa can be explored in further fiction to no end。 Alternate history and historical fiction lovers should consider a read。 Unfortunately I struggled to connect with the lead character。 Writing in first person is also quite unusual and I found it distracting from the story。 Worth reading nonetheless。
Rob
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I really don't like giving this even one star。 Advertised as "for fans of Man in the High Castle" I kept waiting for it to turn the corner to "here is where the allegory is; nazi's = bad"。By the halfway point of the book I had to give up and accept that I was tricked into reading a masturbatory "if only the nazis had won" fantasy。 If the latter half of the book has any redeeming qualities I'll never know。 I dont know （or particularly care about） the authors politics or beliefs。 As a writer they' I really don't like giving this even one star。 Advertised as "for fans of Man in the High Castle" I kept waiting for it to turn the corner to "here is where the allegory is; nazi's = bad"。By the halfway point of the book I had to give up and accept that I was tricked into reading a masturbatory "if only the nazis had won" fantasy。 If the latter half of the book has any redeeming qualities I'll never know。 I dont know （or particularly care about） the authors politics or beliefs。 As a writer they've done a piss poor job of telegraphing anything other than dreamy Hitler worship。 。。。more
Ben
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I went into this book with not much expectations。 I’m a long time viewer of Cody’s， and went in knowing it was his first novel。 Sadly this book disappointed me quite a bit， there were grammatical errors， such as missing commas， spelling errors， such as “cloths” instead of “clothes”， and a few continuity errors。 For example， the character’s inner monologue calls something a “ship” before multiple paragraphs of the characters trying to figure out what the strange structure is， before concluding it I went into this book with not much expectations。 I’m a long time viewer of Cody’s， and went in knowing it was his first novel。 Sadly this book disappointed me quite a bit， there were grammatical errors， such as missing commas， spelling errors， such as “cloths” instead of “clothes”， and a few continuity errors。 For example， the character’s inner monologue calls something a “ship” before multiple paragraphs of the characters trying to figure out what the strange structure is， before concluding it’s a “ship”。 At the end of the book， a character that died earlier in the book is mention to be in the scene， very much alive。 I also felt much of the exposition was poorly done and felt I could skip whole paragraphs and not lose out on the tension or emotion Cody was trying to convey。 I hated the main character， Ansel， which I presume was the goal， but I can’t actually tell。 I also really came to love his brother， Ulric， and his arc over the story， it was definitely the most well done part of the book。 The world building is quite nice， I would have preferred a more in depth exploration of the history of the Reich， and especially an idea of what is going on outside of Europe and a small hint at Northern Africa。 However I understand the goal was to tease the world and have it be more about the characters， and what we did see was quite well done。 I think the idea of the Reich lasting as long as it has is unrealistic， especially after the disaster the Atlantropa project turned out to be， but I was able to swallow that pill。 Overall， the world building， character arcs， and short length of the boom are what prevented this from being a 1 star review。 I’d tacitly recommend it if the idea of a desert being where the mediterranean is， and fascists controlling it， interests you， just don’t expect anything groundbreaking。 。。。more
Christopher
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I really wish I could say I liked this book。 The only reason it even gets two stars is because it's an interesting concept。 However it starts rough， improves briefly and then any editing seems to go out the window in the latter half of the book。 There are missing punctuation marks， typos， there's even a section with pages out of order （153-155）。 If he had delayed this and worked more on it， made sure he had a good editor， it could have been at least a decent book， but it seems more like he shoul I really wish I could say I liked this book。 The only reason it even gets two stars is because it's an interesting concept。 However it starts rough， improves briefly and then any editing seems to go out the window in the latter half of the book。 There are missing punctuation marks， typos， there's even a section with pages out of order （153-155）。 If he had delayed this and worked more on it， made sure he had a good editor， it could have been at least a decent book， but it seems more like he should stick with broad concepts rather than in depth stories。 。。。more
Chris Zondlo
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Wow， reminds me of Man in the high castle
Dave C
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A desert not a seaCreative idea， average writing， brother vs brother conflict at the heart of the story。 The third Reich has lasted thousands of years， drained the Mediterranean and still fights the Jews who scavenge through the desert remains of the sea。 An old book is found and suddenly all is not as it seems。A very vivid portrait of the desert found after the sea is drained is strongest aspect of book。
Steven Saunders
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Disappointed。 The premise was interesting and the writing quality was decent。 The story was not too interesting though。 Not much happens。 The technology of 2000 years from now seems too primitive and the story drags。 The main character was a terrible person， making it hard to enjoy the book。 So much more could have been done with this premise rather than a booring trip across the Kiln。
Lex
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had a hard time reading this and the end was not really satisfying。
John Upchurch
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I'll start off by saying that this was not a good book。 It is rather sub-par for the genre。 If I could generalize the feel of the book: it felt like I was reading an extended fan fiction。 From the very start of the book I had a feeling this wasn't going to be a good ride。 This is disappointing since I had pre-ordered the book after seeing the announcement on Cody's youtube channel。 The first chapter was a slog of dully written and gratuitous violence。 It was further accented by a boorish usage o I'll start off by saying that this was not a good book。 It is rather sub-par for the genre。 If I could generalize the feel of the book: it felt like I was reading an extended fan fiction。 From the very start of the book I had a feeling this wasn't going to be a good ride。 This is disappointing since I had pre-ordered the book after seeing the announcement on Cody's youtube channel。 The first chapter was a slog of dully written and gratuitous violence。 It was further accented by a boorish usage of vulgarity。 Boorish in the sense that it had no imagination。 It just felt like a lazy way to pad the length of the first chapter。 This won't be the first time the repetition of overused tropes or arguments hinders the book。 For now let us focus on the prose。 Quite frankly it is stilted and inconsistent。 Tenses get mixed up， perspectives are often unbearably hard to follow， and the language is flat out boring to read。 Descriptions often fall short of inspiring anything in the mind。 It is good that illustrations were included because without them you may as well be staring at a picture of a sand dune。 The little merit this book has， that which earned it that second star， lies within the actual ideas in the book。 It looks like Cody had a curious idea and a wealth of possible branches he could have explored。 It just doesn't seem like he had the literary aptitude to actually do so。 The whole premise is fascinating in itself。 In one part of the book we even see the main characters have to reckon with the past。 There is something very interesting to be explored there， but instead we are hurried to a sloppy conclusion。 The resolution of the book isn't a satisfying one。 That isn't to say that all books should have satisfying endings。 I have read marvelous books like "The Folly of the World" that leave you anxious and questioning。 That's just it， it leaves you with an unsettling feeling and much to question。 This book more or less leaves loose ends untied for no good reason。 This book does not even attempt to leave you with a dilemma to question。 It just leaves a series of "what ifs" that were introduced and never expounded upon。 It truly is regrettable that so much potential was allowed to fizzle out like a dud。 I slogged through this book over the grueling course of 6 hours。 It isn't a long read at all and that is partially due to the horrid formatting of the book。 It is made to look a lot longer than what it is。 （And that isn't even very long even with the padding。） The paragraphs are formatted nonsensically; they often break off too early or don't even form full sentences。 Each line of dialogue is separated out on its own line in what can only be described as a lazy attempt to pad for page length。 There is also a frustrating amount of repetition in the book。 The two main characters have the same argument about 5 times over the course of just 2 chapters。 None of those times does anything meaningful come of it。 Perhaps this was intended as some deeper meaning relating to the Kiln， but it seems like it was just poorly written dialogue。 The characters， to the previous point， also show the barest amount of development from the book。 Only one of the main characters makes a change and the whole process feels more rushed than a Black Friday crowd surging forth for the newest iPad。 Overall， an exercise in futility。 This should have never made it past a blog post。 It is， I repeat， a shame to see such wasted potential。 I should hope someone will take up the topic in the future and produce something worthwhile from this failure。 Any attempt to make a sequel to this book would be utter folly。 This either needs a whole revision or the premise needs new life in another book。 。。。more
Charlene Sebastian
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It saved my marriage Recently I had suspicions my wife was cheating on me and I got this book after reading it i received the combined power of god and anime and yeeted my wife and her boyfriend chad into the afterlife I’m now on the run and joined the ira I rate this book a 10 out of 10
zeos386sx
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Interesting premise， poorly executed。
Robert。S
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Spoilers ahead:In my opinion this book has an excellent premise and background but it needed to be expanded further， when the prisoner talks of a "caliphate" down south of the kiln they could have lead into a part where Ulric tries to go and search for said caliphate and maybe finds it is either a resistance movement in Saharan Africa or maybe a literal caliphate which may be where the scavengers have been coming from and said scavengers are used to distract the Reich from the existence of the c Spoilers ahead:In my opinion this book has an excellent premise and background but it needed to be expanded further， when the prisoner talks of a "caliphate" down south of the kiln they could have lead into a part where Ulric tries to go and search for said caliphate and maybe finds it is either a resistance movement in Saharan Africa or maybe a literal caliphate which may be where the scavengers have been coming from and said scavengers are used to distract the Reich from the existence of the caliphate。 One thing that greatly annoys me is when Ansel simply burns and throws the original copy of "my struggle" away， it really could have lead into him eventually trying to make right his previous mistakes and ultimately avenge his brother。 I do hope that the author does continue this story with a sequel and preferably it be at least 300 pages this time and explore all those interesting concepts I mentioned previously and then maybe go further such as talking more about the Reich's colonisation of the other planets or maybe a potential conflict with the caliphate。 。。。more
Team Orange
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Alright Kids buckle your seat belts because this is a wild ride！ The Mediterranean sea is now a great desert called the kiln， with tank-like ships bringing supplies to the scattered settlements。 Now join the crew of one of these ships and see the true brutality of the kiln。 Hardened veteran Ansel and his newbie brother Ulric play off each other very well， and this leads until some awesome character development。 Also there are Nazis。They're Nazis。And another note， Check out the author's YouTube c Alright Kids buckle your seat belts because this is a wild ride！ The Mediterranean sea is now a great desert called the kiln， with tank-like ships bringing supplies to the scattered settlements。 Now join the crew of one of these ships and see the true brutality of the kiln。 Hardened veteran Ansel and his newbie brother Ulric play off each other very well， and this leads until some awesome character development。 Also there are Nazis。They're Nazis。And another note， Check out the author's YouTube channel， AlternateHistoryHub。 。。。more
Peter Dijkstra
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Quick read， entertaining but on the low side of 4 stars
Diogo Muller
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This book describes an alternate future where nazi germany builds dams to create new lands between Europe and Africa。 So， is it any good？ Well， it has very creative worldbuilding， the alternate future sounds plausible - which is expected， given the author。 However。。。 pretty much everything else either falls flat or is bland by themselves。 The characters evolve a bit， but much of that feels like time wasted。 The plot has an interesting idea， but the execution is very， very bad。 At the end， I felt This book describes an alternate future where nazi germany builds dams to create new lands between Europe and Africa。 So， is it any good？ Well， it has very creative worldbuilding， the alternate future sounds plausible - which is expected， given the author。 However。。。 pretty much everything else either falls flat or is bland by themselves。 The characters evolve a bit， but much of that feels like time wasted。 The plot has an interesting idea， but the execution is very， very bad。 At the end， I felt the conclusion arc was too fast， and the solution wasn't that sadisfactory at all。Worth if you really like alternate history plots， pass otherwise。 。。。more
Warren Singh-Bartlett
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Absolutely ghastly。 Great idea。 Very badly written。 Very badly edited。 Took me three days to get through the first 39 pages （of 188）， before I gave up and binned it。 Love the idea of a book about the Atlantropa project， intrigued by the alternate history aspect in which Hitler isn't a monster （though even in such a fictional context， gooey lines about the Glorious Father are so， so wrong）， hated the writing。Apparently Mr Franklin's book grew out of his Alternate History Hub YouTube site， which t Absolutely ghastly。 Great idea。 Very badly written。 Very badly edited。 Took me three days to get through the first 39 pages （of 188）， before I gave up and binned it。 Love the idea of a book about the Atlantropa project， intrigued by the alternate history aspect in which Hitler isn't a monster （though even in such a fictional context， gooey lines about the Glorious Father are so， so wrong）， hated the writing。Apparently Mr Franklin's book grew out of his Alternate History Hub YouTube site， which tells you all you need to know about modern publishing。 Phillip K。 Dick is turning over in his grave。 DNR。 Do Not Read， or Do Not Resuscitate。 You choose。 。。。more
Gabriel Miller
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As a fan of alternate history， deep lore， and compelling characters， I love this book。 Despite being Cody Franklin’s first book， it is a definite must read。 My expectations were low， truthfully， but the lore of the book， and the style of writing Franklin poses is truly an experience。 It’s gritty， yet relatable。 It’s dark， yet light hearted。 And it’s complicated， yet it’s a light read。The ideas of brotherhood， family， and survival are themes you will likely encounter in this book。 But what is mo As a fan of alternate history， deep lore， and compelling characters， I love this book。 Despite being Cody Franklin’s first book， it is a definite must read。 My expectations were low， truthfully， but the lore of the book， and the style of writing Franklin poses is truly an experience。 It’s gritty， yet relatable。 It’s dark， yet light hearted。 And it’s complicated， yet it’s a light read。The ideas of brotherhood， family， and survival are themes you will likely encounter in this book。 But what is most striking about this book is its ability to be so foreign yet feel relatable。 Not everyone can say they have lived in a wasteland with their satirical brother， but a reader of this story can。 Its a narrative about two brothers， and that’s what makes it so great。Although the book is short， it manages to contain mature ideas and content。 I would recommend this book to teenagers。 Its mature content， action sequences， and overall ideals should appeal to a broad spectrum of young teens。 This is a fun and compelling read， and I hope that more people find out about this relatively new book。 。。。more
Bao
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Sorry if you got a lot of notifications on this， I had trouble with the GUI， but this author was actually a youtuber， who does really cool alternate history videos！ Recently， he made this book， around 2018？ Anyways， his videos are as good as his book， just amazing！ It made me think of just what our world possibly could've been。 I don't really think so， but it is a pretty cool what-if story。 Sorry if you got a lot of notifications on this， I had trouble with the GUI， but this author was actually a youtuber， who does really cool alternate history videos！ Recently， he made this book， around 2018？ Anyways， his videos are as good as his book， just amazing！ It made me think of just what our world possibly could've been。 I don't really think so， but it is a pretty cool what-if story。 。。。more
Lillie Alice
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