Ve stínu orla – Reit Michael (2025)

Prague, March 1938.
Young diplomat Adéla feels a storm approaching. She tries to warn of the threat that everyone underestimates. Her courage and sense of justice clash with the indifference and fear of a world that does not want to see the truth.

When Austria falls into the arms of Hitler's empire, the lives of thousands change overnight. On the other side stands Karl Vogt, a fanatical young man in the service of the Nazis. His ambitions and desire for power reflect the dark passion of the era. While Adéla fights for the future, Karl contributes to its destruction.

And in the midst of this clash stand ordinary people – like the Jewish Wolff family from Vienna – who are trying to survive in a world where humanity is disappearing under the pressure of hatred.

In the Shadow of the Eagle is a story about people who lived in a time when humanity was disappearing under the weight of fanaticism and helplessness. Michael Reit presents a raw picture of Europe on the brink of war. A novel full of pain, betrayal, but also rare moments of courage that managed to resist the darkness.