The Man From U.N.D.E.A.D. Who Went Out In The Cold

The Man from U.N.D.E.A.D. #5

by Darren Humphries

The United Nations Department for the Enforcement and Apprehension of Demons is the first, last and only line of defence against the supernatural threats trying to break into a world where magic and technology are uneasy bedfellows.

And MISTER Ward is no longer a part of it.

Disgraced, dismissed and without the protection of the Agency's resources, Ward finds himself targeted and on the run, which doesn't make it the most convenient time for him to uncover one of the largest conspiracies against life, liberty and the human way.

More action, more globe-trotting adventure, more unfeasibly large explosions and more thousand-eyed multi-tentacled squid deities than ever before.

Not to mention a fire elemental called Iggy.

Genres: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Thriller, Fiction

261 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 5, 2014

About the author

I am English and recently bade a fond farewell to my forties. I have been writing stories since school when I won a parker pen for being shortlisted in a national schools writing competition.

My particular genre of choice wanders around all over the place, but has mainly settled into humorous fantasy and science fiction (or at least I think they're humorous and some people who have kindly left reviews seem to agree).

During any spare time (of which there isn't much since I'm recently widowed and dealing with two children) I edit a website focussed on science fiction television at www.scififreaksite.com and a similar blog on the side.

I then try to cram in a few books on my kindle to read.

Reviews

[Kath Middleton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ward's latest adventure takes him to various countries in the company of a glamorous read-headed lady cat-burglar. She's no ordinary thief though and her latest 'theft' is no ordinary item. Ward finds who she's working for and is helped in his quest by a fire-elemental. The gang at the heart of this story are out to engineer a situation from which they can step in and save the world, giving them immense power. At least, that's the plan.

The usually laid-back Ward, now dismissed from the agency, has some hard battles and heavy losses to face in this story. It's got greater depths than some of the earlier works. One not to miss.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another excellent novel in this fun series. I cannot wait for the next one to be written.

[Syber Beynon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I started out not liking the direction this story was going, civilian Mr Ward seemed like a low key jerk. It turns around completely. One of the best in the series.

[Mandy · Rating 2 out of 5]

***contains some spoilers*** I liked the previous ones as the happily played the Bond stereotype to death, but were still entertaining. Ward seemed, if not overly smart, rather old-fashioned sexist and far from humble, still somehow likable. This changes for me in this book, where having saved the love of his life previously, he now goes of cheating on her, though occasionally remembering he has a girlfriend. The author then took the easy way by avoiding all conflict between him & Veronika. And in the end we are still supposed to feel sympathy for him? The agent simply remains ghroughout a two-dimensional cardboard copy of a super-agent. Which is sad, as there had been at least some character development beforehand.

[✿Claire✿ · Rating 4 out of 5]

While I didn't enjoy this quite as much as the previous books, it was only just short of getting 5 stars. I just missed the presence of the characters I had grown to like in the stories centred around U.N.D.E.A.D.. By the end of the book, I was much more drawn in (but I'm not going to give any spoilers away!) Life away from the Department doesn't seem to have done Ward much good, he's less of a more realistic James Bond than before although when the action starts, he seems to return to his former self.
I did really really enjoy this book and I'm looking forward to the next installment and hopefully reading more about a certain character I've always liked. Definitely recommend it.

[Lexie Conyngham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very enjoyable - I must have missed a few, though, because our hero is a much more competent agent (or ex-agent) than I remember! Loved the fire elemental and all the plot twists and in-jokes - great entertainment.

[Lou Dean · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the previous ones.