ST. LOUIS, Oct. 14, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Revelations in a 1998 U.S. State Department Report linking Vatican officials with German Nazis during World War II form the basis of a powerful new novel titled Papal Reich (now available through 1stBooks), by Arun Pereira.
The fictional story opens in 1945 and takes the reader on a sweeping journey through the second half of the 20th century, culminating in a stunning finale set in the near future. It is a future where, thanks to the effects of globalization, nations have surrendered their sovereign identities to become parts of giant trade blocs, and people travel the world at will, pursuing economic opportunities, unattached to nations, tied only to their religions. In this world, religious loyalty overrides national patriotism. The first examples were seen in 2001, when American, British and French citizens fought for the Taliban, against their very own countries, he writes.
In this book's new world order, the global powers are religions, not nations. Prepare for a new superpower. Prepare for Papal Reich.
Papal Reich has been reviewed widely throughout the media. It has been called "a tantalizing picture of our future" (The Times of India); a "historical thriller" (Asian Age); and "extremely well written ... an incredible amount of research" (Jewish Book World).
For more information about this novel, visit www.papalreich.com.
Arun Pereira, Ph.D., is associate professor at St. Louis University.
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