Necessary Evil is the third title in IAN TREGILLIS's alternate history series, the first of which, Bitter Seeds, was highly praised. Tregillis lives near Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he works as a physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. In addition, he is a member of the George R. R. Martin Wild Cards writing collective.
A thoroughly satisfying conclusion to an imaginative tour de force. Kirkus Reviews A thoroughly satisfying conclusion to an imaginative tour de force. --Kirkus Reviews A thoroughly satisfying conclusion to an imaginative tour de force. Kirkus Reviews For Bitter Seeds A combination of Alan Furst's brand of historical espionage with the fantastical characters of graphic novelist Alan Moore. -- New Mexico Magazine Exciting and intense... The clash of magic and (mad) science meshes perfectly with the tumultuous setting. -- Publishers Weekly A white-knuckle plot, beautiful descriptions, and complex characters--an unstoppable Vickers of a novel. --Cory Doctorow A striking first novel. -- Locus Bitter Seeds may rival Naomi Novik's Tales of Temeraire as a sustained historical fantasy. -- Booklist