A review by appalonia
Something from the Nightside, by Simon R. Green
3.0
John Taylor is struggling to make a living as a private detective in London. He thinks he’s hit lucky when a wealthy woman named Joanna Barrett comes to his office hoping to hire him to find her runaway daughter. But young Cathy Barrett has run away to the Nightside, the alternate reality that resides in the heart of London, filled with myths, monsters – always dark, always 3 a.m., always dangerous. Especially to John Taylor, who ran away from his home there five years ago.
This is a good urban fantasy book that begins in the everyday world. The reader is introduced to “The Nightside” along with Joanna Barrett, who acts as our eyes. As a main character, John Taylor is a good man trying to find integrity and meaning in a world that hides secrets from him. He is likeable and occasionally admirable. There are both horrors and wonders in the Nightside. The characters that populate the Nightside are creative and interesting, if not yet fully realized. I will read more of the series to see how it progresses. Anyone who likes Jim Butcher’s Dresden series may enjoy this one.
This is a good urban fantasy book that begins in the everyday world. The reader is introduced to “The Nightside” along with Joanna Barrett, who acts as our eyes. As a main character, John Taylor is a good man trying to find integrity and meaning in a world that hides secrets from him. He is likeable and occasionally admirable. There are both horrors and wonders in the Nightside. The characters that populate the Nightside are creative and interesting, if not yet fully realized. I will read more of the series to see how it progresses. Anyone who likes Jim Butcher’s Dresden series may enjoy this one.