The Afrika Reich David Pascoe Septimus senses something sinister is

Septimus senses something sinister is afoot

There is no warning

which the king believes will have a civilising effect on his subjects

a penniless artist

At stake is all humanity

The Afrika Reich David Pascoe Septimus senses something sinister is1952. It is more than a decade since humiliation at Dunkirk brought an end to Britain's war and the beginning of an uneasy peace with Hitler. In Africa, the swastika flies from the Sahara to the Indian Ocean. Gleaming autobahns bisect the jungle, jet fighters patrol the skies. The brutal presence of the SS is visible everywhere. Now, however, the demonic plans of Walter Hochburg architect of Nazi Africa threaten Britain's ailing colonies. In England,