Review: "God's Formula" by James LePore and Carlos Davis

This is the sequel to No Dawn for Men but it is a wonderful standalone story by itself. It is exciting with espionage and intrigue and will keep you turning pages.

In 1939, Walter Friedeman, a scientist in Nazi Germany has discovered the formula to enrich uranium in three months. Realizing that he will be giving Hitler the key to controlling the world and the evil he will be unleashing, he devises a way slip the formula out of Germany to England via his teenage son. The method he uses is ingenious, not even the boy realizes he has it. Thus starts the race between Germany and England to capture the boy and formula.

This book is historical fiction although many of the characters were actually involved in WWII. I had heard about Ian Fleming and J. R. R. Tolkien, (both authors) and wanted to know if they were really part of the war effort. Fleming was a well know intelligence agent during this period. Tolkien was trained to decipher codes during the war but there is no record that he was actually used. The rest of characters are well developed and believable. The story is a roller coaster ride till the end.

Pick this book up today, it’s a great read for a cold autumn evening. Judging by this novel, I can’t wait to read the first one.