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Marc J. Seifer’s MAXWELL CHRONICLES brings together the second and third novels of his Rudy Styne Quadrilogy into a sweeping two-book saga — equal parts historical epic and modern thriller. Comparable in scope to EXODUS, THE WINDS OF WAR, and CAPTAIN CORELLI’S MANDOLIN, this richly researched chronicle spans two world wars and a century of history without ever losing sight of the deeply human stories at its core. At the heart of the saga is the Maxwell family — a proud Jewish dynasty building one of Bavaria’s most prestigious airlines — whose fortunes rise and fall against twentieth-century Europe’s darkest chapters. In DOPPELGÄNGER, young Simon Maxwell takes to the skies of World War I alongside the Red Baron and a young Herman Göring, offering an intimate and rarely seen view of aerial combat from the German perspective. In CRYSTAL NIGHT, the story darkens as the Nazi regime tightens its grip, threatening to strip the Maxwells of everything they have built while the family fights to preserve both their enterprise and their lives. Threading through both novels is ace reporter Rudy Styne — a thoroughly modern protagonist on a dual mission: to expose a master hacker threatening to seize control of the internet, and to unravel the mystery of his own identity, including who his enigmatic German double is and who his biological parents really are. Historical and contemporary, intimate and geopolitical, these converging storylines are woven together with skill and confidence. What sets MAXWELL CHRONICLES apart is Seifer’s ability to balance breadth with pace. Despite a large cast, multiple timelines, and subjects ranging from the mechanics of WWI air combat to the psychological texture of life under Nazi persecution, the narrative moves with urgency and purpose. Readers come away not only entertained but genuinely informed — having lived through pivotal moments in history alongside characters they care about. A saga that earns its scale.
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