Fata Morgana

A fabulous tale that twists the real with the surreal. The authors do a fabulous job of writing a genre piece that starts off as historical fiction during WWII and transitions into a sci-fi story with a side of romance.
The main characters are a lovable bunch; the crew of an Air Force bomber named The Fata Morgana. And this is where this book really shines. These characters, feel relatable and real, plucked straight out of the Golden Age of the 30s and 40s. As they struggle to adapt to a world with technology far beyond their own, their quirkiness stands out.
This is a story that Hollywood needs to pick up and turn into a movie. From beginning to end this a tale that takes the reader on a wild ride.

This is a real genre crosser. We get WW2 bomber operations and aerial combat over Germany. We get travel to alternate worlds. We get lots of action in which the heroes have to survive and overcome impossible odds again and again. We get some really really bad enemies. We even get some romance and a bit of humor.
Basically Fata Morgana is a good story well told and with a very nice ending. It was slightly spoiled for me by a real deus ex machina moment late in the book in which a geeky crewman saves them by taking control of some super advanced technology with no explanation at all as to how he did it.