1954: The Winter Soldier is the Soviet Union’s greatest weapon. Assigned the most dangerous covert missions from the USSR’s secret military branch, and guided by a handler who knows him better than he knows himself, he has only one purpose: to obey orders.

But he wasn’t always the Winter Soldier . . .

1941: As World War II begins, sixteen-year-old Bucky Barnes is determined to enlist in the US army—if only the local commander will stop getting in his way. When Bucky is offered enrollment in a training program with the British Special Operations Executive—the UK’s secret service—he leaps at the chance to become a hero. But Bucky has hardly touched down in London when he finds himself running from a mysterious assassin and accompanied by an English chess champion fond of red lipstick and double crosses. She’s in possession of a secret every side is desperate to get their hands on. If only they knew what it was . . .

Decades later, the Winter Soldier struggles to solve the same mystery Bucky is just beginning to uncover. As their missions intersect across time, their lives collide too—in a way that neither of them would have expected, and that will change the course of their respective wars.

In The Winter Soldier: Cold Front, New York Times best-selling author Mackenzi Lee explores the youth of one of Marvel’s most compelling characters, James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes—and the enemy soldier he is forced to become.

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Advanced Praise

“Cinematic, CGI–ready action―but also a moving exploration of memory and identity.” ―Kirkus Reviews

“Cold Front, to put it simply, is the story that Bucky Barnes has always deserved.” - Nerds and Beyond

“The Winter Soldier: Cold Front is one of the best Marvel novels out there. It’s an original story about one of the universe’s most interesting characters. It’s loaded with both action and heart. Unfortunately, for the character’s involved, it’s more heartbreaking than anything else. But that should come as no surprise to those who know Bucky’s story.” -Laughing Place