Action, adventure, history, war, mystery, conspiracy, God.
30 chapters in four periods.
1 Present, 2-6 Roman, 7 Europe 1750, 8-14 WW2, 15-30 Present.
The two main characters and the fortunes of those connected with the Amber Room rise and fall with the empires of Central Europe over a thousand years, leading to the present day financial crisis. Norse, Celtic, Christian beliefs, the Sun, Moon, stars, give clues over four seasons as the Amber Room is tracked down by groups intent on being the first to unlock its secrets for their own gains.
Roman: [SPRING] Modern Roman civilisation and the barbarian German tribes, their different beliefs, their mutual conflicts and the ancient routes of the amber trade. Feasting, fighting, fornicating, murder, mystery, mayhem, ends with a major battle whilst crossing the Rhine.
Europe 1750: [WINTER] The inception and construction of The Amber Room set against the rise of the Prussian Empire and the battles in Europe over the Holy Roman Empire.
WW2: [SUMMER] German Wehrmacht intelligence officer, ordered by Goebbels, goes off to Operation Barbarossa. Russian Museum Curator visits the Amber Room, Leningrad, surviving an air attack. The Officer captures the Amber Room and the Curator, and they return to Konigsberg, where they make a family. The tide of war turns, Lancasters bomb Konigsberg, the Russians advance, the family is scattered tragically, the Amber Room is lost.
Present Day: [AUTUMN] US researcher meets main female publisher in New York with new evidence about the location of the Amber Room. Under threat, they travel to Berlin and visit the old Nazi buildings to find the Amber Room. Now monitored by British Intelligence, they go to find a trail of clues left for them. They are split by a battle involving the German Police, British Agents, Russian and Polish Air Forces and mysterious commandos who abduct the female publisher and the Amber Room clues. The US researcher goes in search of the her, another battle occurs and the lead characters are reunited but on the run from various groups and chasing the Amber Room in Germany. They visit locations, castles and the chase intensifies at each stage. They are attacked, survive, develop their relationship and find the location of The Amber Room. They go to the location...find out how it ends.
