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The Witch Who Came In From The Cold #1.2
A Voice on The Radio
Tanya enjoys some quality family time. Gabe gets an introduction to magic.
Tanya and Nadia continue their pursuit of the young Host Andula Zlata even as Flame agents are drawn to her magic like sharks to blood. Meanwhile, seeking to redeem himself after his botched recruitment of Drahomir, Gabe sets out to thwart Tanya, believing her interest in Andula is part of a nefarious KGB plot. Now, as preparations for a major CIA operation dubbed ANCHISES get underway, Gabe and his partner, Joshua Toms—a man with secrets of his own—are about to find themselves in over their heads.
This episode is brought to you by Cassandra Rose Clarke who knows a thing or two about secrets.
“A Voice on the Radio” continues the 13-part serial, The Witch Who Came In From The Cold , presented by Serial Box. This espionage fantasy is brought to you by Lindsay Smith, Max Gladstone, Cassandra Rose Clarke, Ian Tregillis, and Michael Swanwick.
Join the intrigue and mind your secrets, week after week, on Serial Box.com.
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“The Witch Who Came in from the Cold is a chilly evocation of a different kind of Cold War.”
– Charles Stross, author of the Laundry Files series
“Take a double shot of Le Carré, a dash of Deighton, a twist of Quiller, a splash of Al Stewart’s “The Year of the Cat,” throw in a jigger full of elemental magic, mix well … and voilà! The Witch Who Came In From The Cold.”
– Victor Milan, author of The Dinosaur Lords
“The occult love child of John le Carre and The Sandbaggers.”
– Marie Brennan, author of The Memoirs of Lady Trent
Location: Prague. Time: 1970. Two things this city was lousy with: spies and witches.
"As soon as I saw that, I was instantly hooked, and the pilot jacked the intrigue to the max. Two female Soviet spy witches, an American spy with something weird drilling magical holes in his head, and a world of secrets within secrets in a locale where old-world myth and the Cold War face off, pedal to the metal . . . it’s awesome. Or as we said in 1970, Far out.”
– Sherwood Smith, author of Crown Duel
Tanya and Nadia continue their pursuit of the young Host Andula Zlata even as Flame agents are drawn to her magic like sharks to blood. Meanwhile, seeking to redeem himself after his botched recruitment of Drahomir, Gabe sets out to thwart Tanya, believing her interest in Andula is part of a nefarious KGB plot. Now, as preparations for a major CIA operation dubbed ANCHISES get underway, Gabe and his partner, Joshua Toms—a man with secrets of his own—are about to find themselves in over their heads.
This episode is brought to you by Cassandra Rose Clarke who knows a thing or two about secrets.
“A Voice on the Radio” continues the 13-part serial, The Witch Who Came In From The Cold , presented by Serial Box. This espionage fantasy is brought to you by Lindsay Smith, Max Gladstone, Cassandra Rose Clarke, Ian Tregillis, and Michael Swanwick.
Join the intrigue and mind your secrets, week after week, on Serial Box.com.
And don’t forget to share the love! If you’re enjoying The Witch Who Came In From The Cold, help us get the word out by liking us on Facebook, following us on Twitter and telling your friends about us! We’d also love to hear what you think so please give us a review!
“The Witch Who Came in from the Cold is a chilly evocation of a different kind of Cold War.”
– Charles Stross, author of the Laundry Files series
“Take a double shot of Le Carré, a dash of Deighton, a twist of Quiller, a splash of Al Stewart’s “The Year of the Cat,” throw in a jigger full of elemental magic, mix well … and voilà! The Witch Who Came In From The Cold.”
– Victor Milan, author of The Dinosaur Lords
“The occult love child of John le Carre and The Sandbaggers.”
– Marie Brennan, author of The Memoirs of Lady Trent
Location: Prague. Time: 1970. Two things this city was lousy with: spies and witches.
"As soon as I saw that, I was instantly hooked, and the pilot jacked the intrigue to the max. Two female Soviet spy witches, an American spy with something weird drilling magical holes in his head, and a world of secrets within secrets in a locale where old-world myth and the Cold War face off, pedal to the metal . . . it’s awesome. Or as we said in 1970, Far out.”
– Sherwood Smith, author of Crown Duel
64 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 3, 2016
About the author
Cassandra Rose Clarke
59 books1,435 followersCassandra Rose Clarke is a speculative fiction writer living amongst the beige stucco and overgrown pecan trees of Houston, Texas. She graduated in 2006 from The University of St. Thomas with a bachelor’s degree in English, and in 2008 she completed her master’s degree in creative writing at The University of Texas at Austin. Both of these degrees have served her surprisingly well.
During the summer of 2010, she attended the Clarion West Writers Workshop in Seattle, where she enjoyed sixty-degree summer days. Having been born and raised in Texas, this was something of a big deal. She was also a recipient of the 2010 Susan C. Petrey Clarion Scholarship Fund.
During the summer of 2010, she attended the Clarion West Writers Workshop in Seattle, where she enjoyed sixty-degree summer days. Having been born and raised in Texas, this was something of a big deal. She was also a recipient of the 2010 Susan C. Petrey Clarion Scholarship Fund.
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April 28, 2017
This is the second chapter of the serial box story. It is an improvement over the last segment. The concept of a Cold War thriller mixed with Urban Fantasy should be a winning combination.
Here we have better character development and start to develop a plot instead of the action set pieces of the first part. Gabe Pritchard, our CIA agent is set up with British MI6 operative Alestair to try to learn to deal with his domestically induced headaches from his time in Cairo. And there is an attempt to start to let the reader know what happened there before our story began.
Meanwhile, Tanya Morozova, our KGB operative is trying to get magical Host Andula to come to the side of Ice over Flame, the rival mystical factions.
Gabe is trying to prove his worth to his superior after losing a defector due to those previously stated headaches and is assigned to scout out a university with his partner in advance of something big about to go down.
These are fun, short segments by different authors designed to be read in easily digested bits.
Here we have better character development and start to develop a plot instead of the action set pieces of the first part. Gabe Pritchard, our CIA agent is set up with British MI6 operative Alestair to try to learn to deal with his domestically induced headaches from his time in Cairo. And there is an attempt to start to let the reader know what happened there before our story began.
Meanwhile, Tanya Morozova, our KGB operative is trying to get magical Host Andula to come to the side of Ice over Flame, the rival mystical factions.
Gabe is trying to prove his worth to his superior after losing a defector due to those previously stated headaches and is assigned to scout out a university with his partner in advance of something big about to go down.
These are fun, short segments by different authors designed to be read in easily digested bits.
February 23, 2016
It didn't take long for this to hit smooth sailing. This installation was clear, engaging, and fast(ish) paced
October 13, 2019
I read the first episode over a year ago and still remember what the first episode was... I guess this serial really is impactful
February 5, 2016
It's taking longer than it did with Bookburners, but I think I'm getting into this series. Oddly, my path into this one, right now, is less about the magic and the mysteries and more about the spy tradecraft -- the everyday details of their lives are oddly enthralling to my structure-loving brain.
January 30, 2016
I don't feel bad rating this one because I didn't write it, only edited it. ;) But ohhh man Cassie does some awesome stuff in this episode. I LOVED this whole radio thing she came up with.
February 6, 2016
Constant guessing, incorrectly, about others' affiliations. Good stuff.
May 10, 2016
The suspense increases as the two sides pursue the people who will potentially help them. Magic and spycraft abound.
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews