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In Ian Tregillis' The Coldest War, a precarious balance of power maintains the peace between Britain and the USSR. 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 escape from a top-secret facility deep behind the Iron Curtain. Once subjects of a twisted Nazi experiment to imbue ordinary people with superhuman abilities, then prisoners of war in the immense Soviet research effort to reverse-engineer the Nazi technology, 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. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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3 primary booksMilkweed Triptych is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by Ian Tregillis.
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La trilogie de Ian Tregillis se poursuit avec ce deuxième tome se déroulant pendant une guerre froide alternative opposant la Grande-Bretagne à l'Union Soviétique qui occupe presque toute l'Europe continentale. Pas mal du tout.
Well, at least I don't have to wait long of the next book in the Milkweed Triptych. I've really enjoyed these so far.
Interesting premise but absurdly, relentlessly depressing. It's also a bit wordy for my taste and kind of lacks a plot.
Wow. A wild ride, right up until the end and back to the beginning.