Verne Albright provided a print copy of The Wrath of God for review.
The continuation of Playing Chess with God, The Wrath of God follows our hero Henning Dietzel as he continues to build his fortune as an entrepreneur before the term was in vogue (at least I don't think it was). He has the ability to read the times and prepare his investments to take advantage of them. He builds a world spanning empire based on an interesting commodity (you'll have to read the book, or, some one else's review).
While a committed capitalist, he refreshingly is also a committed humanitarian. His flaw? His love life. For someone with such business acumen he is painfully lacking in the area of romance.
We get to watch him reach a balance between the two (eventually) which makes the whole story more entertaining.
My only disappointment with the book is how the main conflict is resolved. as always no spoiler, but the resolution between Henning and the man trying to destroy him was not satisfying at all for me. Minor complaint, but hey, I'm the reader I can do that.
Action, adventure, catastrophe, romance, sex, violence, politics, everything one wants in a story. It will capture the reader quickly and hold them until the ending, and the ending is satisfying and comfortable. I recommend this book and it's predecessor highly, Enjoy!
Mike
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