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The Last Days of Night
by Graham Moore
If you think a book about the "War of Currents" over A/C vs D/C between Westinghouse and Edison and the disputed patent for the light bulb would be boring you would be dead wrong. Throw in the eccentric genius Nikola Tesla, powerful banker J. P. Morgan, a young up and coming lawyer named Paul Cravath, and a love interest in the form of a beautiful Metropolitan Opera singer with a shady past--does it still sound boring?
Graham Moore's historical fiction novel The Last Days of Night is a rollicking good read. I enjoyed every page, and the pages flew by very fast.
In 1888 the 20th c was being invented: electric lights, the telephone, moving pictures, x-rays. Invention as pure research was Tesla's love, but for Westinghouse and Edison the legal battle over the patent for the light bulb would determine the future of their business.
Paul Cravath obsessively works to defeat Edison's law suites against Westinghouse. He stops at nothing, not even for love. Convoluted twists, intrigue, and shady dealings enliven the story.
And you will learn solid history and even (gasp) how direct and alternate electric power differs. It becomes evident when A/C current fails to kill in the 1890 first use of an electric chair.
The people and events are all based on history, with a little tweaking. Moore nicely includes his sources for the novel's events.
Graham Moore wrote the award winning adaptation screenplay for The Imitation Game.
The movie rights have been sold. The book is so graphically drawn I can just picture it playing out as a movie. I for one can't wait!
I received a free ebook from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.
Graham Moore's historical fiction novel The Last Days of Night is a rollicking good read. I enjoyed every page, and the pages flew by very fast.
In 1888 the 20th c was being invented: electric lights, the telephone, moving pictures, x-rays. Invention as pure research was Tesla's love, but for Westinghouse and Edison the legal battle over the patent for the light bulb would determine the future of their business.
Paul Cravath obsessively works to defeat Edison's law suites against Westinghouse. He stops at nothing, not even for love. Convoluted twists, intrigue, and shady dealings enliven the story.
And you will learn solid history and even (gasp) how direct and alternate electric power differs. It becomes evident when A/C current fails to kill in the 1890 first use of an electric chair.
The people and events are all based on history, with a little tweaking. Moore nicely includes his sources for the novel's events.
Graham Moore wrote the award winning adaptation screenplay for The Imitation Game.
The movie rights have been sold. The book is so graphically drawn I can just picture it playing out as a movie. I for one can't wait!
I received a free ebook from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.