Billy Harrow is an ordinary squidologist working in the Natural History Museum in London when their giant squid vanishes. Before he knows what is happening Billy is being hunted through London by a whole range of cults, people with magical powers and some of the most evil assassins known to humanity who all believe, erroneously, that … Continue reading
It was Henry James, dear reader, that drove me to it. I was in such a rage after struggling through that book that I needed something calming to read before bed. What, thought I, could possibly be the biggest contrast to Henry James that I can find on my bookcase? The answer was clear and … Continue reading
“You may think you know this story. There’s a young queen, about to be married. There are some good, brave, hardy dwarfs; a castle, shrouded in thorns; and a princess, cursed by a witch, so rumour has it, to sleep forever. But no one is waiting for a noble prince to appear on his trusty … Continue reading
My brother introduced me to Neverwhere when, in his dark student flat, he made me watch the TV series one weekend, with the curtains drawn ‘for maximum effect’. I didn’t actually realise there was a book until I moved in with E and, maybe because I knew the story, I have never got round to … Continue reading
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