The War in the Dark

by Nick Setchfield

Paperback, 2018

Status

Available

Call number

823.92

Publication

Titan Books (UK) (2018), 416 pages

Description

Fantasy. Fiction. HTML:A genre-defying page turner that fuses thriller and speculative fiction with dark fantasy in a hidden world in the heart of Cold War Europe. Europe. 1963. And the true Cold War is fought on the borders of this world, at the edges of the light. When the assassination of a traitor trading with the enemy goes terribly wrong, British Intelligence agent Christopher Winter must flee London. In a tense alliance with a lethal, mysterious woman named Karina Lazarov, he's caught in a quest for hidden knowledge from centuries before, an occult secret written in the language of fire. A secret that will give supremacy to the nation that possesses it. Racing against the Russians, the chase takes them from the demon-haunted Hungarian border to treasure-laden tunnels beneath Berlin, from an impossible house in Vienna to a bomb-blasted ruin in Bavaria where something unholy waits, born of the power of white fire and black glass . . . It's a world of treachery, blood and magic. A world at war in the dark.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member gothamajp
Take the format of a classic spy thriller, throw in some supernatural horror, historical references, add a dash of urban fantasy and you get the blend of Fleming and Lovecraft that is this excellent compelling read

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

8 inches

ISBN

1785657097 / 9781785657092

Local notes

Europe. 1963. And the true Cold War is fought on the borders of this world, at the edges of the light. When the assassination of a traitor trading with the enemy goes terribly wrong, British Intelligence agent Christopher Winter must flee London. In a tense alliance with a lethal, mysterious woman named Karina Lazarov, he's caught in a quest for hidden knowledge from centuries before, an occult secret written in the language of fire.
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