A stand-alone noir detective story by the author of the Milkweed series is set in Thomas Aquinas's vision of Heaven and depicts a cosmic crisis in the aftermath of the angel Gabriel's murder and the theft of the Jericho Trumpet as observed by a cynical fallen angel who assists a mysterious woman. “ The C oldest War is like a cross between the devious, character-driven spy fiction of early John le Carré and the mad science fantasy of the X-Men…eloquent and utterly compelling.” ― Kirkus Reviews “An excellent journey into an alternate Britain and should please fans of Harry Turtledove and Naomi Novik.” ― Library Journal on The Coldest War “A white-knuckle plot, beautiful descriptions, and complex characters--an unstoppable Vickers of a novel.” ― Cory Doctorow on Bitter Seeds “ Bitter Seeds may rival Naomi Novik's Tales of Temeraire as a sustained historical fantasy.” ― Booklist IAN TREGILLIS is the author of the Milkweed Tryptich --Bitter Seeds, The Coldest War and Necessary Evil. He lives near Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he works as a physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. In addition, he is a member of the George R. R. Martin Wild Cards writing collective.