The Coldest War

A major talentGeorge R. R. Martin

For decades, Britains 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 wizards death is another blow to Britains 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 thats 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 Britains darkest acts didnt 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 Tregilliss Milkweed Triptych series - a chilling masterpiece featuring a twentieth century much like our own, but also horrifyingly different.

Praise for the series:

Confident and thrillingSFX

A white-knuckle plot, beautiful descriptions, and complex characters - an unstoppable Vickers of a novelCory Doctorow

Bitter Seeds may rival Naomi Noviks Tales of Temeraire as a sustained historical fantasyBooklist

Tregillis delivers a dynamite first novelSFREVU

Exciting and intense . . . The clash of magic and science meshes perfectly with the tumultuous settingPublishers Weekly

Receives my highest recommendationsSFFWORLD

The Milkweed Triptych
Bitter Seeds
The Coldest War
Necessary Evil

Also by Ian Tregillis:

The Alchemy Wars
The Mechanical
The Rising
The Liberation