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Olga Romanoff

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A futuristic political-military tale follows a revolutionary aerial force and its leaders who overthrow tyrants and later confront a resurgent ruler and global war. Framed by a prophetic narrator, the narrative tracks a dethroned monarch, a determined female leader, and the builders of flying warships as they assemble fleets, form alliances, and engage in prolonged aerial and naval engagements. The plot moves through espionage, betrayals, pitched battles, and desperate sieges, exploring technological power, political upheaval, and moral cost. The climax brings catastrophic conflict, a negotiated truce, and an epilogue that reflects on survival, sacrifice, and the fragile hold of human authority in the face of ruin.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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NOT A VESTIGE OF OUR AIR-SHIP OR HER CREATORS REMAINED22
AS SHE GAZED UPON IT, THE FIRES DIED AWAY57
FLINGING LONG STREAMS OF RADIANCE FOR MILES INTO THE SKY83
THE CLOUDS WERE RENT AND ROLLED UP INTO VAST SHADOWY BILLOWS122
THE COMBINED SQUADRONS SWEPT ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN BARRIER237
BATTERIES WHICH WOULD BE ABLE TO SURROUND AERIA WITH A ZONE OF STORM AND FLAME248
THE FOUR HUNDRED BATTLESHIPS OF THE TWO SQUADRONS ROSE INTO THE AIR252
THREE OF THE AIR-SHIPS SEEMED TO BREAK-UP AND ROLL OVER259
A GREAT BATTLESHIP LEAPT UP OUT OF THE NETHER WATERS266
THE “ISMA” SWOOPED DOWN281
A FEARFUL SCENE UNFOLDED ITSELF AS THEY SWEPT UP OVER PARIS286
“ONLY YOU CAN BID ME LIVE, ALMA”317
STILL THE FIGHT WENT ON AT LONG RANGES354
THE BLAZING SKY WAS LITERALLY RAINING FIRE OVER SEA AND LAND367
OLGA ROMANOFF HAD SURVIVED THE DOOM OF THE WORLD374