Robert Harris

Fatherland

£60

Illustrated by Robert Carter

Introduced By Graham Hurley

Immerse yourself in a world of suspense and speculation in Robert Harris’s best-selling detective novel that poses an alternative history to Hitler’s Nazi reign. Newly presented by Folio, the title is introduced by British crime novelist Graham Hurley and illustrated by award-winning artist, Robert Carter.

Fatherland

£60
Book Details
 
Presentation Box & BindingBound in printed and blocked cloth
Plain slipcase with printed image inside
Dimensions9 ½ inches x 6 ¼ inches  
FontSet in Sabon with Adhesive Nr. Seven as display
Pages352 pages
AuthorRobert Harris
Illustrated byRobert Carter
IllustrationBlack & white illustrated title page spread plus 7 colour illustrations
1 black and white map, 1 plan
Publication Date07/05/2024
Editor's Notes
 
1960s Germany. Adolf Hitler holds firmly onto power and the Nazi regime has survived. As Hitler’s 75th birthday approaches, detective Xavier March uncovers a conspiracy that threatens to derail the regime once and for all…

A multi-million bestseller, Fatherland was Robert Harris’s first foray into fiction. Filled with intense tension and bold storytelling, his alternative history is expertly captured by award-winning artist Robert Carter, who provides a series of atmospheric illustrations and a powerful binding and slipcase design. British crime novelist Graham Hurley praises both the author’s literary talent and the story’s cultural significance in his introduction to the special Folio edition.

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Robert Carter

Robert Carter (a.k.a. Cracked Hat) has been a professional illustrator since 2002. Born in St Albans, England, he moved to Ontario, Canada, at an early age, where he went on to study art and illustration at Sheridan College’s prestigious Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design. With a background in traditional oil painting, Carter applies these skills in the digital realm: digital painting is now his preferred working method. Carter has received the 2019 Patrick Nagel Award of Excellence from the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators and a Silver for Best in Illustration at the 2018 National Magazine Awards, and he was one of Creative Quarterly’s Best 100 of 2018, among other accolades. His work for The Folio Society includes The Godfather (1969, Folio 2020), Fatherland (1992, Folio 2024) and Pompeii (2003, Folio 2025). Carter now lives and works in Waterloo, Ontario.

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ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Robert Carter

Robert Carter (a.k.a. Cracked Hat) has been a professional illustrator since 2002. Born in St Albans, England, he moved to Ontario, Canada, at an early age, where he went on to study art and illustration at Sheridan College’s prestigious Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design. With a background in traditional oil painting, Carter applies these skills in the digital realm: digital painting is now his preferred working method. Carter has received the 2019 Patrick Nagel Award of Excellence from the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators and a Silver for Best in Illustration at the 2018 National Magazine Awards, and he was one of Creative Quarterly’s Best 100 of 2018, among other accolades. His work for The Folio Society includes The Godfather (1969, Folio 2020), Fatherland (1992, Folio 2024) and Pompeii (2003, Folio 2025). Carter now lives and works in Waterloo, Ontario.

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ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Robert Carter

Robert Carter (a.k.a. Cracked Hat) has been a professional illustrator since 2002. Born in St Albans, England, he moved to Ontario, Canada, at an early age, where he went on to study art and illustration at Sheridan College’s prestigious Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design. With a background in traditional oil painting, Carter applies these skills in the digital realm: digital painting is now his preferred working method. Carter has received the 2019 Patrick Nagel Award of Excellence from the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators and a Silver for Best in Illustration at the 2018 National Magazine Awards, and he was one of Creative Quarterly’s Best 100 of 2018, among other accolades. His work for The Folio Society includes The Godfather (1969, Folio 2020), Fatherland (1992, Folio 2024) and Pompeii (2003, Folio 2025). Carter now lives and works in Waterloo, Ontario.

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ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Robert Carter

Robert Carter (a.k.a. Cracked Hat) has been a professional illustrator since 2002. Born in St Albans, England, he moved to Ontario, Canada, at an early age, where he went on to study art and illustration at Sheridan College’s prestigious Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design. With a background in traditional oil painting, Carter applies these skills in the digital realm: digital painting is now his preferred working method. Carter has received the 2019 Patrick Nagel Award of Excellence from the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators and a Silver for Best in Illustration at the 2018 National Magazine Awards, and he was one of Creative Quarterly’s Best 100 of 2018, among other accolades. His work for The Folio Society includes The Godfather (1969, Folio 2020), Fatherland (1992, Folio 2024) and Pompeii (2003, Folio 2025). Carter now lives and works in Waterloo, Ontario.

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ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Robert Carter

Robert Carter (a.k.a. Cracked Hat) has been a professional illustrator since 2002. Born in St Albans, England, he moved to Ontario, Canada, at an early age, where he went on to study art and illustration at Sheridan College’s prestigious Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design. With a background in traditional oil painting, Carter applies these skills in the digital realm: digital painting is now his preferred working method. Carter has received the 2019 Patrick Nagel Award of Excellence from the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators and a Silver for Best in Illustration at the 2018 National Magazine Awards, and he was one of Creative Quarterly’s Best 100 of 2018, among other accolades. His work for The Folio Society includes The Godfather (1969, Folio 2020), Fatherland (1992, Folio 2024) and Pompeii (2003, Folio 2025). Carter now lives and works in Waterloo, Ontario.

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Robert Harris is the author of 15 bestselling novels: the Cicero Trilogy – Imperium (2006), Lustrum (2009), and Dictator (2015) – Fatherland (1992, Folio 2024), Enigma (1995), Archangel (1998), Pompeii (2003, Folio 2025), The Ghost (2007), The Fear Index (2011), An Officer and a Spy (2013), which won four prizes including the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, Conclave (2016), Munich (2017), The Second Sleep (2019), V2 (2020), and Act of Oblivion (2022). His work has been translated into 40 languages, and nine of his books have been adapted for cinema and television. He lives in West Berkshire with his wife, Gill Hornby.

Graham Hurley is a British crime novelist best known for the DI Joe Faraday series of thirteen books, set in Portsmouth, several of which have been adapted for TV. Hurley’s other books include a number of international thrillers and, most recently, a series of novels set in the Second World War; the latest is Kyiv (2021), about the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. He was born in Essex and studied at Cambridge, before working in television as a scriptwriter, researcher and director; notably, he was involved with filming the discovery of the Titanic.