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Non-Trek: The Iron Codex (Dark Arts #2) by David Mack

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The Iron Codex, the second book in Star Trek author David Mack's Dark Arts historical fantasy series, comes out on the 15th. The first book in the series, The Midnight Front, focused on a magical conflict that took place during WWII, and now this book will follow the survivors into the '50s and the Cold War. The first book was a war story, and now this book will be a spy story.
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blurb said:
Doctor Strange meets Jason Bourne: The fires of Hell heat up the Cold War in this globe-spanning thriller sequel to The Midnight Front.

1954: In Southeast Asia, Cade Martin, hero of The Midnight Front during World War II, chases ghosts and flees his past. In the United States, Briet Segfrunsdóttir heads the Pentagon’s top-secret magickal warfare program. And in South America, Anja Kernova hunts fugitive Nazi sorcerers with the help of a powerful magickal tome known as The Iron Codex.

In an ever-more dangerous world, a chance encounter sparks an international race to find Anja and steal The Iron Codex. Anja is hunted by friend and foe alike, leading to a showdown on Bikini Atoll in March 1954: the Castle Bravo nuclear test, where science and black magic are destined to collide.
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The Iron Codex has been included on both Amazon's and Barnes & Noble's lists of January's best science fiction and fantasy books.
Last month Tor.com posted a novelette, Hell Rode With Her, that serves as a prequel to Iron Codex and also a deleted scene from The Midnight Front.

I loved The Midnight Front, and am eagerly counting down the days for The Iron Codex. I have a ton of unread books sitting around, both phyically and digitally, but this one will be jumping right to the top of the stack the morning of the 15th.
*Edited to correct release date*
 
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I thought it was earlier than the 15th, but the ebook version is already on the pre-order list:)
 
Congrats on the new book!

David Mack said:
Natasha Soudek;
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A little googling shows me that she is the lady in the Vulcan costume in this commercial:


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In other words - "gooble gobble, one of us!"
 
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^ Yes, that would be her.

I knew Natasha Soudek would be the perfect person to read the audiobook of The Iron Codex when I listened to her audition recording, a cold reading of Chapter One. At the end of it she said her name, and then she added, "And I love Anja!"
 
For some reason it never occurred to me that people would have to audition for audio book narrations. It seems obvious that you would since it's an acting gig like any other, but for some reason I just never really thought about it.
 
David Mack said:
^ Yes, that would be her.

I knew Natasha Soudek would be the perfect person to read the audiobook of The Iron Codex when I listened to her audition recording, a cold reading of Chapter One. At the end of it she said her name, and then she added, "And I love Anja!"
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How do you like the narration of book 1? Robert Petkoff, it looks like?
 
Yes, it was Robert Petkoff. He has also been the reader on several of my Star Trek audiobooks.

I like Robert's work, as well. My suggestion to the producers that we consider hiring a woman to read book two was based on the fact that I switched main characters, from Cade to Anja, and I felt that having a woman as the reader would better reflect that shift.
 
Just finished reading this a few minutes ago and I loved it. The WWII setting in book one was pretty good, but I think I preferred the '50s here a bit more.
The new characters were nice additions to the cast, Father Luis and Master Kahlil were my favorites.
It was also interesting getting to see the White Magicians, who use angels instead of demons for their magic.
I did figure out the big twist with Dalca and the voice he talked to, after a while, but I still liked the way the reveal played out.
I was a little disappointed Cade and Anja first got together offscreen, but I did like the way the stuff with their relationship played out here.
 
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