A Rage Against Heaven [Hardcover]

Fred M. Stewart (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 20, 1978

Historical fiction American Civil War

Product Details

• Hardcover: 628 pages
• Publisher: Viking Adult (July 20, 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670589101
• ISBN-13: 978-0670589104
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.8 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,664,808 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent read this - if u can get it., February 15, 2000

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Dudley Ristow - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rage Against Heaven (Mass Market Paperback)

If you want to read a book that puts "Gone with the Wind" in the shade you need look no further than this magnificent saga of Civil War U.S.A ...it pulsates with full blooded, unforgettable characters, action and excitement, mostly around historical facts, that makes you want the read to never end. This is one hell of an author ; his publicist must be dead from the waist up not to have got this book onto the best seller's list : read also his equally good and hard to find "Century". "Ellis Island" and "Pomp and Circumstance" are also worthwhile chasing up. "Rage" remains one of my best books of all time

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Overwhelming and Gripping, June 30, 2002

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"eosmond7" (Portharcourt,Nigeria) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rage Against Heaven (Mass Market Paperback)

I have read a lot of books in my life,actually I started reading since 12,but I am yet to read a book that matches this book.
I borrowed it from someone and read one quarter of the book before someone stole it and since then I have been searching all over the world for this amazing book so that I can finish reading it, all to no avail.I have been told that it is out of print and I think that it is a dis-service to humanity for this kind of book to be out of print.Most books have affected me positively,this one transformed me.The setting,the sequence,the cadence the editing,the story flow,the cahracters the situation at each point in time,the foibles of life and the missed opportunities,and above all the heartache,and just about everything in the book was pure magic and sensational.It was just like watching a Sidney Sheldon bestseller; and few authors still have the knack for writing a book which the readers will see as a good film in their minds eye as they read it.Actually it is a book that no one can read half way,it must be finished,it is that gripping.Just as I also hope to finish it, as I am ready to pay anything to get my hands on that book,even if it is a used copy.
It is a collectors item,and a book which cuts across boundaries;you cannot call it a war story or adventure or romance.I can talk till I am hoarse but I cannot praise both the author and the book enough and I cannot understand why this book is not in the bestseller list.Maybe the people that rate books either do not know what they are doing or have not read the book in which case I suggest that they should go and look for it and read.
Definitely their opinions must cahnge,I am that positive about it.
It was a very good book and still remains in my memory even though I read it as far ago as 1995!!!I still remember the characters and above all I still want to finsih it and I intend to lay my hands on it and finish it whatever the cost.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it, June 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Rage Against Heaven (Mass Market Paperback)

I found a copy of this book in a used book store. What a pleasure to read. All the characters were well-developed, believable. They weren't super heroes. The timng of the events of the book with the characters were somewhat improbable but it makes for entertaining reading. It was romantic but not too gushy. I like historical novels and this one didn't disappoint. I liked John Jakes American Series. This was reminiscent of these novels.