VIDEO In the midst of World War II, Enigma codebreaker Alan Turing has created a machine named Nautilus that can send a message back into the recent past. After Turing uses it to help the Allied forces succeed on D-Day, he sees the power (and potential danger) of what he has created. He knows he can only entrust it to one person: Joan, the mother of his secret child.
Over the next seventy years, the Nautilus is passed down through the Turing family, who all must decide for themselves when to use this powerful invention. Will it save the world - or destroy it?
Untitled The Turing Protocol is a marvellous collection of WHAT IFs! What if World War 2 turned out differently? What if you knew something that changed the Cold War? What if 9/11 was bigger, involving more than just the US? What if Ukraine stood alone? What if...what if...what if... Would YOU change history IF you could?
Nick gave the alternative histories such life, colour and realism that I am sure I am now on several watchlists - I did so much googling to follow the history of the real people, places, and events in the story! I had trouble putting it down; I pretty much read it in one sitting, and then went back and read it again just to make sure history was as I remembered it! (Spoiler: It was!)
The Turing Protocol is a brilliant read- gripping, thrilling and hard to put down. The idea that it might be possible to change history is a very heady one and you can feel the pressure on the people who have the choice to make- What if I…. - Rebecca (QBD) Guest , 03/07/2025