Black Sun A Novel
Black Sun by Owen Matthews, published by Doubleday in 2019, is a novel that delves into the intense world of espionage during the dawn of the 1960s. The story follows KGB officer Major Alexander Vasin as he investigates the mysterious death of a young physicist in Arzamas-16, a secretive research city pivotal to the Soviet Union’s nuclear ambitions. This edition spans 305 pages and is presented in English, offering readers a glimpse into a time when the stakes of scientific advancement were intertwined with national security.
In this gripping narrative, readers will encounter a landscape filled with intrigue, as Vasin navigates a web of cutthroat intellects and political machinations. The scientists in Arzamas-16, operating under the direct orders of Nikita Khrushchev, are engaged in developing a nuclear weapon of unprecedented power. The novel explores themes of secrecy, ambition, and the complexities of loyalty amidst the backdrop of historical events, making it a compelling addition to the genres of thrillers and historical fiction.
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Black Sun is fascinating and has fearsome authenticity.
–Frederick Forsyth, #1 New York Times bestselling author
Thrilling and suspenseful.
–Simon Sebeag Montefiore, New York Times bestselling author of The Romanovs
To call the novel chilling is an understatement.
–Booklist (starred review)
It is the dawn of the 1960s. In order to investigate the gruesome death of a brilliant young physicist, KGB officer Major Alexander Vasin must leave Moscow for Arzamas-16, a top-secret research city that does not appear on any map.
There he comes up against the brightest, most cutthroat brain trust in Russia who, on the orders of Nikita Khrushchev himself, are building a nuclear weapon with 3,800 times the destructive potential of the Hiroshima bomb. RDS-220 is a project of such vital national importance that, unlike everyone else in the Soviet Union, the scientists of Arzamas-16 are free to think and act, live and love as they wish…as long as they complete the project and prove to their capitalist enemies that the USSR now commands the heights of nuclear supremacy.
With intricately plotted machinations, secrets and surveillance, corrupt politicos and puppet masters in the Politburo, and one devastating weapon, Owen Matthews has crafted a timely, terrific, and fast-paced thriller set at the height–and in the heart–of Soviet power.
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