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The Iron Codex

By David Mack
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New York Times bestselling author David Mack's Dark Arts series continues as the wizards of World War II become the sorcerers of the Cold War in this globe-spanning spy-thriller sequel to The Midnight Front.

Dragon Award Finalist—Best Alternate History

Den of Geek—Best New Fantasy Books for Februaray 2019

1954: Cade Martin, hero of the Midnight Front during the war, has been going rogue without warning or explanation, and his mysterious absences are making his MI-6 handlers suspicious. In the United States, Briet Segfrunsdóttir serves as the master karcist of 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. The Vatican, Russians, Jewish Kabbalists, and shadowy players working all angles covet the Codex for the power it promises whoever wields it.

As the dominoes start to fall, and one betrayal follows another, Anja goes on the run, hunted by friend and foe alike. The showdown brings our heroes to Bikini Atoll in March 1954: the Castle Bravo nuclear test.

But unknown to all of them, a secret magick cabal schemes to turn America and its western allies toward fascism—even if it takes decades...

The Dark Arts novels
The Midnight Front
The Iron Codex


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5 Reviews

3.5
“Is there a better bad guy than Nazis? I don't think there are. Nazis, and the Nazi occult division called the Thule Society were the antagonists of David Macks novel the Midnight Front. In it, an Allied magic force called, you guessed it, the Midnight Front take on the Thule Society before they assist Hitler in winning World War 2. This book was amazing! And that is why I held off so long on reading the second book of this series. How could it follow up? Damn well. That's the answer. The second volume takes place during the 1950's. McCarthyism is in full swing and everyone is terrified. This book takes a slightly different approach than the first and tells the story from four different viewpoints. Cade, the main protagonist from the first book, is working for MI-6. Anja, who is for the most part the chief protagonist of this story, is hunting down rogue Nazis in South America. Briet, one of the secondary antagonists from the first book, is working for the DOD as a part of Operation Paperclip. And finally, newcomer Father Luis is a Vatican agent on the hunt for the Iron Codex. One of the taglines calls this an Alternate History novel, but one of the things that I love so much about this series is that it doesn't actually CHANGE any history. The author seamlessly weaves his characters and events AROUND history and USES historical events to propel the story. This, along with the extremely well thought out and rigid magic system make this book a no-put-downer. Do yourself a favor and pick up the first two books in the Dark Arts series, and if you like them go ahead and pre-order the third, which I believe will take place during the Cold War. I give this book 5/5 dead Nazis!”

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