The Coldest War by Ian Tregillis

The Coldest War by Ian Tregillis

'A major talent' George R. R. Martin For decades, Britain's warlocks have been all that stands between the British Empire and the Soviet Union - a vast domain stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the shores of the English Channel. Now each wizard's death is another blow to Britain's national security. Meanwhile, a brother and sister - the subjects of a twisted Nazi experiment to imbue ordinary people with superhuman abilities - escape from a top-secret facility deep behind the Iron Curtain. They head for England, because that's where former spy Raybould Marsh lives. And Gretel, the mad seer, has plans for him. As Marsh is once again drawn into the world of Milkweed, he discovers that Britain's darkest acts didn't end with the war. And while he strives to protect queen and country, he is forced to confront his own willingness to accept victory at any cost. The Coldest War is the second novel in Ian Tregillis's Milkweed Triptych series - a chilling masterpiece featuring a twentieth century much like our own, but also horrifyingly different. Praise for the series: 'Confident and thrilling' SFX 'A white-knuckle plot, beautiful descriptions, and complex characters - an unstoppable Vickers of a novel' Cory Doctorow 'Bitter Seeds may rival Naomi Novik's Tales of Temeraire as a sustained historical fantasy' Booklist 'Tregillis delivers a dynamite first novel' SFREVU 'Exciting and intense . . . The clash of magic and science meshes perfectly with the tumultuous setting' Publishers Weekly 'Receives my highest recommendations' SFFWORLD The Milkweed Triptych Bitter Seeds The Coldest War Necessary Evil Also by Ian Tregillis: The Alchemy Wars The Mechanical The Rising The Liberation

I tore through this one in a day and a halfTregillis is a major new talent in the field, and this is some of the best - and most exciting - alternate history I've read. Bravo. -- Cory Doctorow
Eloquent and utterly compelling * KIRKUS REVIEWS *
Will keep readers spellbound and on the edge of their seats with an intense sci-fi/alternate history thriller plot * RT Book Reviews *

Ian Tregillis is the son of a bearded mountebank and a discredited tarot card reader. He was born and raised in Minnesota, where his parents had landed after fleeing the wrath of a Flemish prince. (The full story, he's told, involves a Dutch tramp steamer and a stolen horse.) Nowadays he lives in New Mexico, where he consorts with writers, scientists and other unsavoury types.

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ISBN 13	9780356501703
ISBN 10	0356501701
Title	The Coldest War
Author	Ian Tregillis
Series	Milkweed Triptych
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	2013-02-07
Number of pages	432
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.