Between Three Plagues Books In Order
- The Ropewalker (2016)
- A People without a Past (2017)
- A Book of Falsehoods (2022)
Novels
- The Rock from the Sky (1984)
- The Czar’s Madman (1992)
- Professor Martens’ Departure (1994)
- Treading Air (2003)
- Sailing Against the Wind (2012)
Collections
- The Day Eyes Were Opened (1995)
- The Conspiracy (1995)
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The Czar’s Madman
Translated by Anselm Hollo. The story of Colonel Timo von Bock discharged as insane after nine years incarceration for addressing the Czar candidly. The events were recorded in the secret journal kept over the years by von Bock’s brother in law Jakob an educated commoner.
Professor Martens’ Departure
Professor Martens is an elder statesman who has dutifully served the czarist regime. Near the end of his career and of his life, Martens is once again summoned to St. Petersberg. Traveling by train from his home in Parn, he recalls his life of public service only to realize the terrible personal price he has paid and that he has helped perpetuate a brutal regime in his Baltic homeland.
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