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A review by kathydavie
Something from the Nightside by Simon R. Green
3.0
First in the Nightside dark urban fantasy series for young adults and set in the bowels of London.
My Take
A mix of Sam Spade and Harry Dresden, this first novel in the young-adult, fantastical Nightside series is a fun and easy read that is just a bit scary.
Something From the Nightside serves to introduce us to the world of the Nightside. Supposedly, the under side of London, nothing actually indicates this except for using the word "London" and having the entrance to the Nightside via the Underground. Another off bit is that Green writes that John and Joanna are falling in love but there is no supporting evidence for this.
Even so, the Nightside tour is fascinating and imaginative; I look forward to reading the next in the series if only because ya just gotta love a guy who is into Doctor Who.
The Story
John Taylor escaped the Nightside five years ago and really does not want to go back when Joanna Barrett shows up in his office to hire him to find her runaway daughter. One rumor has her daughter in the Nightside but no one will take any amount of money to go there. Well, no one but our white knight, John Taylor. Seems John is both a major power and a major pain over there.
My Take
A mix of Sam Spade and Harry Dresden, this first novel in the young-adult, fantastical Nightside series is a fun and easy read that is just a bit scary.
Something From the Nightside serves to introduce us to the world of the Nightside. Supposedly, the under side of London, nothing actually indicates this except for using the word "London" and having the entrance to the Nightside via the Underground. Another off bit is that Green writes that John and Joanna are falling in love but there is no supporting evidence for this.
Even so, the Nightside tour is fascinating and imaginative; I look forward to reading the next in the series if only because ya just gotta love a guy who is into Doctor Who.
The Story
John Taylor escaped the Nightside five years ago and really does not want to go back when Joanna Barrett shows up in his office to hire him to find her runaway daughter. One rumor has her daughter in the Nightside but no one will take any amount of money to go there. Well, no one but our white knight, John Taylor. Seems John is both a major power and a major pain over there.