![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Grey London is dirty, boring, lacks magic, ruled by mad King George. Kell is one of the last Travelers-rare magicians who choose a parallel universe to visit. Then groan in frustration that we have to wait for the next in the series.įor those of you who want to know more about the plot… In short: this is the first book in a long time which has kept me up reading past 2 a.m. The plot is a good combination of adventure, betrayal and loss which glides along at pleasing pace. For the rest of us, the gallons of blood just add to the slick sheen of the tale. If you have an active imagination and haemophobia (that’s right, I Googled it), I’m not sure you could handle this story. And my goodness, does the blood flow in ADSOM. After all, if someone can’t be hurt, can’t shed blood, it’s hard for us to worry about them. Other authors give us all-powerful sorcerers, but Kell is a vulnerable magician, and it is this vulnerability that draws us to him. I liked Lila, and was interested by the rest of the cast, but the most important character here is Kell. Schwab describes her three Londons (well, there are four, but we don’t see one of them), each in their own sealed pocket of reality, with an admirably confident and consistent logic which carries the reader between them smoothly, letting the characters take the knocks. The idea behind this book is intriguing and elegant. Fantasy fiction fans will love this book. ![]()
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