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Set in May 1940 during the early stages of World War II, "Necessary Evil" follows British spy Raybould Marsh as he travels to an alternate Earth in a desperate bid to prevent the destruction of his original timeline by Cthulhu‑like monsters. Marsh’s mission is to eliminate the supermen engineered by the Nazi war machine, whose existence has attracted the attention of hostile extraterrestrials. The stakes rise when the terrorist seer Greta—an enemy created by the Nazis—reaches Marsh’s world, determined to alter the fatal outcome she has witnessed across all possible timelines. Marsh must outwit Greta, mitigate the alien threat, and protect humanity before the catastrophic clash of time‑travel, espionage, and supernatural horror unfolds.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy
Authors: Ian Tregillis
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