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Tregillis, Ian. Milkweed Triptych
Divergence: c 1940 CE
Comments: Trilogy including
Bitter Seeds,
The Coldest War,
and
Necessary Evil.
There is also a prequel short story titled "What Doctor Gottlieb Saw".
Tregillis, Ian. "What Doctor Gottlieb Saw"
Divergence: c 1940 CE
Summary: Set about 20 years before the events of the first novel in the series,
providing background on the
children manipulated by a German physician to manifest paranormal powers.
Series note: Prequel to the Milkweed Triptych.
Published: Posted on-line at Tor Books in June 2010.
Web link: Tor Books website
Tregillis, Ian. Bitter Seeds
Divergence: c 1940 CE
Summary: In 1940, Britain suffers disastrous losses at Dunkirk due to Nazis exploiting
paranormal agents and prepares for invasion as the RAF is overwhelmed.
The tide is turned as British warlocks call on dark powers to destroy the
invasion fleet and then to aid a Soviet attack on Germany in spring 1941.
Series note: First book of the Milkweed Triptych.
Published: Tor 2010 (0765321505BUY), 2012 (0765361205BUY);
Orbit UK 2012 (0356501698BUY).
Tregillis, Ian. The Coldest War
Divergence: c 1940 CE
Summary: In 1963, Britain contends against a Soviet Russia that controls the entire
continent and had obtained Germany's paranormal secrets.
But more serious is that the dark powers exploited by the British warlocks are
preparing to crush humanity, and the only one with a plan to fight them is
a German clairvoyant.
Series note: Second book of the Milkweed Triptych.
Published: Tor 2012 (0765321513BUY), 2013 (0765335387BUY);
Orbit UK 2013 (0356501701BUY).
Tregillis, Ian. Necessary Evil
Divergence: c 1940 CE
Summary: A time traveller returns to 1940 with plans to avert the dire events of 1963
by detroying both the NazI paranormal program and the British warlocks.
Series note: Third book of the Milkweed Triptych.
Comments: This volume of the trilogy is only allohistorical where it references events
in the prior volumes, as the traveller's work leads to our own history.
Published: Tor 2013 (0765321521BUY), Orbit UK 2013 (035650171XBUY).


