Half a Crown (novel)

The book is a thriller set inside an alternate history in which the United Kingdom made peace with Adolf Hitler, and the United States did not become involved in World War II. The British government has become fascist and authoritarian. Peter Carmichael, formerly a police inspector at Scotland Yard, is now head of the secret police, called "The Watch". He must deal with political intrigue by those jealous of his position and must safeguard his teenage ward while he keeps secret his illicit activities helping Jews and dissidents who wish to flee the country.

Publishers Weekly was mixed in its review by commenting, "Walton's understated prose and deft characterizations elevate this above similar works such as Fatherland and SS-GB. Some readers, though, may feel let down by an optimistic ending that jars with the series' overall downbeat tone".^[1]

Half a Crown was a finalist for the 2009 Prometheus Award.^[2]

• 2008, USA, Tor Books ISBN 978-0-7653-1621-9 Pub date 30 September 2008, Hardback

• Axis victory in World War II, regarding works of Nazi Germany/Axis/World War II alternate history

• Tor-Forge Books official website
• Berry, Michael (19 October 2008). "Evildoers and friendly ghosts". San Francisco Chronicle. p. M7. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
• "Government by fear". Montreal Gazette. 28 October 2008. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
• Half a Crown title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database