Iron Angels

New York Timesbest-selling author Eric Flint takes on urban fantasy:A bizarre kidnapping case leads FBI Special Agent Jasper Wilde into the mysterious world of a strange religious cult,even stranger criminalsand an ancient evil. Set in the Windy City of Chicago and in rusty, industrial East ChicagoA bizarre kidnapping case leads FBI Special Agent Jasper Wilde into the mysterious world of a strange religious cult and even stranger criminals. At the scene of the kidnapping itself, a frightening apparition is seen. Then, a hideously-mutilated corpse is found nearby. Something wicked has come to the nornal-seeming Chicago suburbs. It doesnt take longbefore the FBI agents realize that something truly extraordinary is unfolding in northwest Indianaand that, whatever it is, the areas huge steel industry is somehow at the center. Jasper is joined by Supervisory Special Agent Temple Black.Blackhas recently been put in charge of a new unit, the Scientific Anomalies Group, created to analyze and handle peculiar cases which might be on the periphery of national security. Another cult is discovered, although this one seems to be opposed to the criminal activities taking place. Further investigation, however, just produces more in the way of mystery. The agents consult with scientists and theologians, but no one has any idea what might be producing the situation. Until, finally, the cults erupt in open warfare. As the FBI agents race to intervene and finally put a stop to the horrors, they come to understand and accept that something very ancient and very evil has surfaced in the worldor, perhaps, something that is very, very alien. About Eric Flint: Another engaging alternate history from a master of the genre.Booklist . . . an old-style police-procedural mystery, set in 17th century Germany. . . . the threads . . . spin together . . . to weave an addictively entertaining story. . . . a strong addition to a fun series.Daily News of Galveston County This alternate history series is a landmarkBooklist [Eric] Flint's1632universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians.Booklist reads like a technothriller set in the age of the MedicisPublishers Weekly All Identifiers : google:nzE7vgAACAAJ, isbn:9781481482561 Number of Words in Auth: 5 Formats : EPUB Number of Formats : 1 Has Cover : Yes Single Author : Eric Flint Original Source : Mirc New Files 12-01 Sorted Author by LN, FN: Flint, Eric & Kimble, Alistair Title Length : 011 Title Parm D : Iron Angels Title Parm F : Iron Angels Num of Aut : 2 Title Parm B : ( Record ID : 125 Uncomma Author : Eric Flint & Alistair Kimble Title Parm A : Iron Angels New York Times best-selling author Eric Flint takes on urban fantasy: A bizarre kidnapping case leads FBI Special Agent Jasper Wilde into the mysterious world of a strange religious cult, even stranger criminals and an ancient evil. Set in the Windy City of Chicago and in rusty, industrial East Chicago A bizarre kidnapping case leads FBI Special Agent Jasper Wilde into the mysterious world of a strange religious cult and even stranger criminals. At the scene of the kidnapping itself, a frightening apparition is seen. Then, a hideously-mutilated corpse is found nearby. Something wicked has come to the nornal-seeming Chicago suburbs. It doesn t take longbefore the FBI agents realize that something truly extraordinary is unfolding in northwest Indiana and that, whatever it is, the area s huge steel industry is somehow at the center. Jasper is joined by Supervisory Special Agent Temple Black.Blackhas recently been put in charge of a new unit, the Scientific Anomalies Group, created to analyze and handle peculiar cases which might be on the periphery of national security. Another cult is discovered, although this one seems to be opposed to the criminal activities taking place. Further investigation, however, just produces more in the way of mystery. The agents consult with scientists and theologians, but no one has any idea what might be producing the situation. Until, finally, the cults erupt in open warfare. As the FBI agents race to intervene and finally put a stop to the horrors, they come to understand and accept that something very ancient and very evil has surfaced in the world or, perhaps, something that is very, very alien. About Eric Flint: Another engaging alternate history from a master of the genre. Booklist . . . an old-style police-procedural mystery, set in 17th century Germany. . . . the threads . . . spin together . . . to weave an addictively entertaining story. . . . a strong addition to a fun series. Daily News of Galveston County This alternate history series is a landmark Booklist [Eric] Flint's 1632 universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians. Booklist reads like a technothriller set in the age of the Medicis Publishers Weekly " A bizarre kidnapping case leads FBI Special Agent Jasper Wilde into the mysterious world of a strange religious cult and even stranger criminals. At the scene of the kidnapping itself, a frightening apparition is seen. Then, a hideously-mutilated corpse is found nearby. Something wicked has come to the nornal-seeming Chicago suburbs. It doesn't take long before the FBI agents realize that something truly extraordinary is unfolding in northwest Indiana—and that, whatever it is, the area's huge steel industry is somehow at the center. Jasper is joined by Supervisory Special Agent Temple Black. Black has recently been put in charge of a new unit, the Scientific Anomalies Group, created to analyze and handle peculiar cases which might be on the periphery of national security. Another cult is discovered, although this one seems to be opposed to the criminal activities taking place. Further investigation, however, just produces more in the way of mystery. The agents consult with scientists and theologians, but no one has any idea what might be producing the situation. Until, finally, the cults erupt in open warfare. As the FBI agents race to intervene and finally put a stop to the horrors, they come to understand and accept that something very ancient and very evil has surfaced in the world—or, perhaps, something that is very, very alien. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). "A bizarre kidnapping case leads FBI Special Agent Jasper Wilde into the mysterious world of a strange religious cult and even stranger criminals. At the scene of the kidnapping itself, a frightening apparition is seen. Then a hideously mutilated corpse is found nearby. It doesn't take long before the FBI agents realize something extraordinary is unfolding at the center of Indiana's steel industry. Jasper is joined by Supervisory Special Agent Temple Black who is in charge of the new unit, the Scientific Anomalies Group, which deal with peculiar cases. As the FBI agents race to put a stop to the horrors, they come to understand and accept that something very ancient and very evil has surfaced in the world--or perhaps something very, very alien"-- Provided by publisher