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Nikolay Ignatiev

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Website

https://bloodandcaviar.com

Genre

Historical Fiction, Thriller, Crime

Member Since

April 2025

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His debut novel, Blood and Caviar, a dark political thriller set in post-Soviet Russia, explores ambition, betrayal, and survival in a fractured era. The book reached ,#1 in Russian Historical Fiction,, earning strong early reader praise for its cinematic scope and emotional weight.

His second novel, Ghost Directive: The Price of Love, expands his thematic focus into post–Cold War Europe, examining power, ideology, and the human cost of systems designed to control the future. The novel continues Ignatiev’s interest in moral ambiguity, psychological depth, and historically grounded geopolitical tension.

Ignatiev’s work centers on the collapse of systems, the price of power, and the personal choices made in moments of political and moral uncert ...more

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Average rating: 4.4 · 43 ratings · 12 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Blood and Caviar 4.35 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2025	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	GHOST DIRECTIVE: The Price of Love (The Terra Nova Cycle Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood and Caviar: A Russian Historical Thriller by Nikolay Ignatiev (Goodreads Author), Virtual Voice (Narrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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On pairing Kindle Countdown Deals with BookBub ads (anonymized takeaways)

I wanted to share a simplified, anonymized takeaway from a recent Kindle Countdown experiment, in case it’s useful to others thinking about promo sequencing rather than single tactics.

Instead of treating the Countdown as a one-week sales event, I paired it with BookBub ads focused on discovery, then paid closer attention to what happened after the discount ended.

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Nikolay Ignatiev liked Guy Hamilton's review of GHOST DIRECTIVE: The Price of Love (The Terra Nova Cycle Book 1): "Earlier this year I read Blood and Caviar, Nikolay Ignatiev's first book and it was superb, so when I got this ARC, I was hoping it would be as good, it was, in fact it was even better. A clever, well written and utterly engrossing political spy thril" Read more of this review »
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Nikolay Ignatiev made a comment on his review of GHOST DIRECTIVE: The Price of Love (The Terra Nova Cycle Book 1) " Thank you so much. I really appreciate you taking the time, especially with a TBR that deep. I’m glad Blood and Caviar resonated with you, and I hope G ...more "
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Nikolay Ignatiev made a comment in the group New Authors & Readers: Free Book Sharing & Discussion — ARC for Ghost Directive: The Price of Love topic " Nikolay Ignatiev Author \| see comment history Ghost Directive: The Price of Love will be released December 18. ARC copies are now available at the link b ...more "
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