Welcome to Prague, 1970: ground zero in a Cold War of spies and sorcerers. The streets are a deadly chessboard on which the CIA and KGB make their moves, little dreaming that a deeper game is being played between the Consortium of Ice and the Acolytes of Flame, ancient organizations that seek to harness elemental magic.
Tanya Morozova is a KGB officer and the latest in a long of Ice sorceresses; Gabe Pritchard is a CIA officer and reluctant Ice recruit. Enemies at one turn, but forced into alliances at the next, their relationship is as explosive as the Cold War itself.
**Praise for The Witch Who Came in from the Cold:
Those who like to mix magic, spycraft, and secret history should enjoy this?Çoit may please fans of Stross?ÇÖs Laundry series. ?ÇoLocus Magazine
Full of fast-paced, high-intensity action paired with magic at a level that has not been seen until now, with a cliff-hanger that lets readers know that the game is not over and has only just begun. ?ÇoThe San Francisco Book Review
The Witch Who Came in from the Cold is a chilly evocation of a different kind of Cold War. ?ÇoCharles Stross, author of the Laundry Files series
?Ç£Take a double shot of Le Carr??, a dash of Deighton, a twist of Quiller, a splash of Al Stewart?ÇÖs The Year of the Cat, throw in a jigger full of elemental magic, mix well ?Ǫ and voil?a! The Witch Who Came In From The Cold.?Ç¥ ?ÇoVictor Mil?in, author of The Dinosaur Lords
The occult love child of John le Carre and The Sandbaggers. ?ÇoMarie Brennan, author of A Natural History of Dragons
As soon as I saw that, I was instantly hooked, and the pilot jacked the intrigue to the max. Two female Soviet spy witches, an American spy with something weird drilling magical holes in his head, and a world of secrets within secrets in a locale where old-world myth and the Cold War face off, pedal to the metal . . . it?ÇÖs awesome. Or as we said in 1970, Far out. ?ÇoSherwood Smith, author of Crown Duel
The installments are easy to read one at a time, but the tangles of alliances, secrets, and shocking double-crosses will have readers up all night mumbling, ?Ç£Just one more.?Ç¥ ?ÇoPublishers Weekly, starred review**
Industry Reviews
The Witch Who Came In From The Cold: The Complete Season 1:
"Those who like to mix magic, spycraft, and secret history should enjoy this-it may please fans of Stross's Laundry series." -Locus Magazine
"Full of fast-paced, high-intensity action paired with magic at a level that has not been seen until now, with a cliff-hanger that lets readers know that the game is not over and has only just begun." -The San Francisco Book Review
"The Witch Who Came in from the Cold is a chilly evocation of a different kind of Cold War." -Charles Stross, author of the Laundry Files series
"Take a double shot of Le Carre, a dash of Deighton, a twist of Quiller, a splash of Al Stewart's The Year of the Cat, throw in a jigger full of elemental magic, mix well . . . and voilà! The Witch Who Came In From The Cold." Victor Milan, author of The Dinosaur Lords
"The occult love child of John le Carre and The Sandbaggers." -Marie Brennan, author of A Natural History of Dragons
"'Location: Prague. Time: 1970. Two things this city was lousy with: spies and witches.' As soon as I saw that, I was instantly hooked, and the pilot jacked the intrigue to the max. Two female Soviet spy witches, an American spy with something weird drilling magical holes in his head, and a world of secrets within secrets in a locale where old-world myth and the Cold War face off, pedal to the metal . . . it's awesome. Or as we said in 1970, Far out." -Sherwood Smith, author of Crown Duel
"The installments are easy to read one at a time, but the tangles of alliances, secrets, and shocking double-crosses will have readers up all night mumbling, 'Just one more.'" -Publishers Weekly, starred review
"The Witch Who Came In From The Cold is an action-packed, thoughtful, and above all fun reconsideration of an era when the slightest slip or provocation could've spell doom for millions: the international intrigue we know and love, with the added layer of sorcery and world-ending catastrophe on top." -B&N Sci-fi & Fantasy
