THE WAR IN THE DARK

RELEASED OUT NOW! 432 pages | Paperback Author Nick setchfield Publisher Titan Books

The debut novel from Nick Setchfield – who just happens to be SFX’s features editor!

We’re not giving it a full review complete with star rating because, while we always strive to be even-handed, we realise it’s impossible to be entirely impartial on this one – and frankly we don’t want to be mocked in the pages of Private Eye.

A ’60s-set spy thriller, with elements of James Bond and Indiana Jones, a memorable femme fatale, Soviet villains and plenty of black magic.

Our editor enjoyed it a lot. His verdict: “The influences are obvious, but they’re remixed in a fun, fresh way – the book frequently does the unexpected, and is wonderfully evocative of time and place.”

Also has moments of darkness and violence that are making us wonder how much we really know about our mild-mannered features editor...

Nick’s currently working on a sequel – but not right now, obviously, because he has a magazine to make. Back to work!