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Dec 06, 2012 just when you thought there was nothing new to be done with urban fantasy, paul cornell comes along with london falling and mashes up the police procedural i. The comparison to bens books is an especially apt one, though those are markedly more whimsical than this. Dec 05, 2012 time is running out for undercover coppers tony costain and kevin sefton in paul cornells new novel london falling. Without appealing characters and with a plodding pace, i found the book difficult to finish. Plus, i had been looking for a horror novel to read and with london fallings setting, the sometimes gloomy and menacing surroundings, and the books mixture of gangsters and black magic, i had very high expectations.
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London falling is a beautifully intricate and highly enjoyable mystery with lots of twists and a fair number of funny and emotional moments a killer. Sabine gueneret, fantasy book critic if youre looking for a dark, contemporary fantasy, then i highly recommend london falling. Set in a london no doubt very much like our own, this story tells what happens when four of london s policeforce are inadvertently forced into the world of london magic. Paul weimer, sf signal paul cornell doesnt disappoint with the start of what is hopefully a brilliant new series, giving the reader one of the best londoncentric urban fantasy books yet, and as a result its one of the best reads of 20. Then his prize suspect rob toshack is murdered in custody. Suddenly they can see the true evil haunting londons streetsdust jacket flap. Police officers quill, costain, sefton, and ross know the worst of londonor they think they do. As well as doctor who, other british television dramas for which he has written include robin hood, primeval, casualty, holby. London falling is the latest contender in the burgeoning subgenre of london gothic. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders. London falling by paul cornell, 9780765368102, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook.
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