Icarus Occultus!

By Michael Swainson

Book Overview

A Cold War espionage thriller infused with cosmic horror and occult mystery.
In 1959, as the Space Race intensifies and global powers battle for technological supremacy, British Intelligence becomes entangled in a secret operation that reaches far beyond politics and science. Hidden beneath classified missions and covert surveillance lies a darker truth, one connected to forbidden rituals, impossible discoveries, and forces that should never have been awakened.

As agents, scientists, and hidden figures move across a world of deception and ambition, the line between rational thought and unimaginable terror begins to collapse. What begins as a mission of intelligence and opportunity becomes a desperate struggle against secrets capable of reshaping humanity's future.

Blending espionage, retro-futuristic science fiction, and Lovecraftian cosmic horror, ICARUS OCCULTUS is a suspenseful journey into a world where ambition reaches too far, and something ancient waits in the darkness beyond.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1919559140
• ISBN13: 9781919559148
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Retro59
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"