Demigod of the Deep
(2026)(The third book in the Office of Supernatural Directives series)
A novel by Russell James
It is 1942, and a secret organization within the SS called the Ahnenerbe is working hard to harness occult powers for the war effort. Allied intelligence reports indicate that its leader, Gruppenführer Karl Weitz, and a Finnish expert have discovered a supernatural force that can fuel a new, more powerful U-boat.
Major Ray Hawkins commands the Office of Supernatural Directives, a clandestine U.S. Army unit tasked with stopping the Ahnenerbe. He recruits convicted mutineer U.S. Navy Lieutenant Caleb Kendall to infiltrate a secret German base and verify the reports.
Caleb discovers the Germans have captured the Iku-Turso, an ancient demigod of the sea, so powerful that just being exposed to it can kill a man. Once it is fueling a U-boat, the submarine would never need to surface and would become impervious to mines and depth charges.
It’s a race against time and across the sea to stop Weitz. Caleb’s only help comes from a crew of Free French submariners, an untested Army Ranger, and some unlikely civilian believers in archaic Finnish myths. The odds of success are slim, but Caleb must try. If this submarine launches with the demigod of the deep on board, it will sweep the Atlantic clear of Allied ships, and the war will be lost.
Genre: Horror
Major Ray Hawkins commands the Office of Supernatural Directives, a clandestine U.S. Army unit tasked with stopping the Ahnenerbe. He recruits convicted mutineer U.S. Navy Lieutenant Caleb Kendall to infiltrate a secret German base and verify the reports.
Caleb discovers the Germans have captured the Iku-Turso, an ancient demigod of the sea, so powerful that just being exposed to it can kill a man. Once it is fueling a U-boat, the submarine would never need to surface and would become impervious to mines and depth charges.
It’s a race against time and across the sea to stop Weitz. Caleb’s only help comes from a crew of Free French submariners, an untested Army Ranger, and some unlikely civilian believers in archaic Finnish myths. The odds of success are slim, but Caleb must try. If this submarine launches with the demigod of the deep on board, it will sweep the Atlantic clear of Allied ships, and the war will be lost.
Genre: Horror