· Wolfhound Century is at turns a Cold War thriller and an outright fantasy novel; Higgins (even the author's name suggests he should be a spy novelist) deftly . In Truth and Fear, as in Wolfhound Century, Peter Higgins has created more than just a story. It’s an immersive and rich sensory experience, populated by giants, shapeshifters, earthy magic, and the power of ancient beings/5(17). · Peter Higgins Wolfhound Century. By Peter Higgins Science Fiction Alternative History. Book details Wolfhound Century; Author: Peter Higgins. this year Wolfhound Century takes that honour. Set in an alternate Russia the novel tells the tale of Investigator Vissarion Lom who is summoned by the head of the secret police to Mirgorod (the 5/5.
Wolfhound Century. Peter Higgins. • 1 Rating; $; $; Publisher Description. Investigator Vissarion Lom has been summoned to the capital in order to catch a terrorist -- and ordered to report directly to the head of the secret police. Wolfhound Century by Peter Higgins is set in a SF/F world that resembles Soviet Russia. Many years ago, angels fell from the sky. Most of them were dead, but the event still changed the world. Angel flesh was used for biotech, which manifests itself in more of a fantasy way with strange monstrous creations. The Vlast, a totalitarian state. It is a major win for Peter Higgins." In WOLFHOUND CENTURY, author Peter Higgins gives us a world eerily similar to s Russia under the bloodlust of Stalin, yet for all of his descriptions and declarations, he never once uses the word "Russia." So solid is his craft, however, that this vision is implanted in your head naturally.
In Truth and Fear, as in Wolfhound Century, Peter Higgins has created more than just a story. It’s an immersive and rich sensory experience, populated by giants, shapeshifters, earthy magic, and the power of ancient beings. Peter Higgins is a British author. Wolfhound Century and Truth and Fear are published by Gollancz in the UK and Orbit in the US. Peter's short fiction has appeared in Fantasy: Best of the Year and Best New Fantasy 2, in Asimov’s Science Fiction, Fantasy Magazine, Zahir and Revelation, and in Russian translation in Esli. Find Wolfhound Century by Higgins, Peter at Biblio. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
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