Milkweed Triptych (7 books in series)

Un mal necesario (2013)
language
English
author
4.05 of 5 Votes: 4
review 1: Something about this book captured me quite a bit more than the previous two of the Milkweed series. Starting the first chapter of the book from a completely different perspective, one we were tempted to imagine in previous books but never explicitly saw, was a fantastic idea.I s...
Visaukstākais karš (2014)
language
English
author
4.14 of 5 Votes: 2
review 1: If I could give this book 6 stars, I would. It is even better than the first book, engaging me immediately and keeping the pace up until the end. Unlike the first book, it is also reasonably self-contained, and reading could end there, although there is a book 3, 'Necessary Evil'...
La guerra más fría (2013)
language
English
author
4.14 of 5 Votes: 5
review 1: I liked the 2nd book even more than the first. A merging of Lovecraft, espionage and science fiction. The book moves at a breakneck pace towards the ending and oh the ending. Talk about a cliff hanger. It was like setting off a bag of pop rocks in my head. I will force myself to ...
Semillas amargas (2013)
language
English
author
3.74 of 5 Votes: 1
review 1: A very entertaining read – though it took me a while to get into – it is an alternate WWII featuring Cthulu monsters and the Nazis efforts to create a supernatural fighting force. A noirish feel to the plot that I enjoyed – I was trying to decide till late in the book if this ...
Necessary Evil (2013)
language
English
author
4.05 of 5 Votes: 5
review 1: This is the third part of a trilogy (Bitter Seeds, Coldest War, Necessary Evil), I'm going to post the same review for all as I think they make for an excellent set. Without question one of the most satisfying reads in a long while. I loved the execution of the initial conceit — ...
The Coldest War (2012)
language
English
author
4.14 of 5 Votes: 4
review 1: A very, very compelling middle book of a trilogy, with both a climatic ending and a great segue int the third book in the series. I found the lead protagonist (Marsh) to be less wooden this book, but the real depth and color is still in the supporting cast, particularly Will and...
Bitter Seeds (2010)
language
English
author
3.74 of 5 Votes: 5
review 1: This was a very hard book for me to like. It has everything that should appeal; alternate history, a large dollop of science fiction *and* fantasy. However, I kept putting it down, and wishing I liked the characters more. I suspect my uneven reading pattern made the uneven narrat...