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The Coldest War (The Milkweed Triptych, #2) - Community Reviews back

by Ian Tregillis
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Brad Horner's Books
Brad Horner's Books rated it 11 years ago
The story is getting more impressive. We're moving away from traditional hero types and we're getting a lot more flip-sides. Sure, we've scooted a couple of decades into the future and everyone has gotten a little flabby, but what can you expect in an upside-down world where England is pretty darn e...
The BiblioSanctum
The BiblioSanctum rated it 11 years ago
Wow, did that seriously just happen?! Those were the words running through my head when I reached the very end of this book. Just when I thought this series couldn't get any crazier with its genre-bending goodness, it decides to throw me for another loop (which in the context of talking about this b...
MissEdithSpeaksOutOfTurn
MissEdithSpeaksOutOfTurn rated it 11 years ago
The first book in this series is mostly setup for the last two books in the series, and it felt a little clunky. The second act has no such problems. The prose and the plot flow easily, no mean feat considering the complications and challenges of this story. One issue I had with the first was a lack...
Allusion is not Illusion
Allusion is not Illusion rated it 12 years ago
Even better than the first book! Smarter, faster, more complex. More cliff-hanging. Can't wait for book three.
Ceridwen
Ceridwen rated it 12 years ago
I'm a late Cold War baby. I didn't have my parents' experience of growing up in a world of weapons escalation, the Iron Curtain* descending, the Korean War, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile crisis, etc etc. The Cold War was decidedly hotter for the generation preceding mine. When I came on the sce...
Saturdays in Books
Saturdays in Books rated it 12 years ago
You know how sometimes you read something awesome and fantastic that has all the right hooks to get really into you? And then it has a sequel that you get super excited about and devour as soon as you can get your hands on it only to find that the magic is all gone? Maybe your expectations were too ...
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