- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Abaddon; Original edition (May 18 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1906735832
- ISBN-13: 978-1906735838
- Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 12.7 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 240 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,474,029 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
"You died 20 years ago - WELCOME BACK" At the start of the Cold War, the British secret services formed the Hermetic Division, an agency charged with using supernatural means to defend the nation. It has only one mission: to find the mysterious Ragnarok artefacts, said to have the power to end the world. Now, two of the divisions most senior agents are sent on the trail of a corrupt Russian oligarch. The journey will take them across Europe and into the darkest reaches of the occult.
About the Author
Rebecca Levene (London, UK) has been an editor and writer for fifteen years, writing for properties as diverse as Robin Hood, Doctor Who and Strontium Dog. Cold Warriors is her third novel for Abaddon and the start of an exciting new series.
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James Bond vs the Devil, May 12 2010
By J. Shurin "carnivore" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Infernal Game: Cold Warriors (Paperback)
Combining Cold War espionage with the occult [note: two of my favorite topics, so sort of a 'can't miss'], Cold Warriors features two of the unlikeliest heroes in the genre. Morgan is South London army grunt - a talented marksman, but a terrible partner. His squad mates keep dying - often in incredibly horrific and unusual ways. His reputation as a "jinx" isn't a particularly fun one, but then a very, VERY secret corner of the government finds the solution... he's paired with a zombie.Tomas is an old school spy. Killed as part of an early experiment into the occult, he's been brought back from the dead to fulfill his original mission. As a zombie (and, frankly, one of the best, freshest takes on the walking dead I've read in a long time), he's the perfect agent. Hard to shoot, impossible to poison. Sure, he's got the occasional hankering for human flesh, but the government has probably overlooked a lot worse...
Morgan and Tomas are sent off on a wild chase around Europe in search of a set of elusive relics that may or may not bring about the Apocalypse. While Morgan is slowly indoctrinated into the "real" (supernatural) world, Tomas struggles to accept the new, post-Communism political landscape. Fortunately, the two of them have plenty of bad guys upon which to take out their angst.
My normal word for pulp action is "romp", and this is certainly a good one - fast-paced, entertaining and absorbing. I kept missing my tube stop while reading Cold Warriors (this book owes me a train ticket). But, more than the entertainment value, this is proper horror: a few of the scenes are terrifying. An action sequence in an underground cathedral is breath-taking, and a bizarre fight scene involving... fish... is a genuinely disturbing moment.
Highly recommended and immensely eager for the sequel (not sure how the author will top the ending of Cold Warriors, but look forward to seeing the attempt).
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