A lot of urban fantasy has this dark and gritty nature, it’s a large part of what gives the genre the “urban” descriptor. If you’re looking for humor and hi-jinx, this is not the book for you. There isn’t a lot of humor or a lot of wins to cut that which can make it a somewhat dreary read. The dark and gritty nature of the book remains prevalent throughout. The characters start to become a more cohesive group and more of the fantastical aspects began to come forth(characters and magic, it’s what I’m all about). As the plot develops, it became much more enjoyable. The confusion and disparity between the characters comes through in some of the plot making it difficult to follow in some places.īut, there was enough promise in the book so I stuck with it.
For me personally, this made the book a little bit more difficult to get into. As the characters learn more about what is going on, so does the reader. The reader is exposed to this new supernatural underbelly in much the same manner as the characters in the book. The fantasy aspect falls into line a little later in the book Cornell’s plot works more with alluding to the supernatural than doing an out-right finger point at the beginning. The desperation and panic present makes for a compelling opening. The urban aspect is present from the word go in the book, opening with an undercover operation trying to nail a high level mobster type character. This is Cornell’s first urban fantasy novel his previous work seems to be primarily graphic novels and some Doctor Who novelizations. I’ve been looking for something to tide me over while I wait for the newest Ben Aaronovitch book so this seemed perfect. It had everything that I love in a book: Urban Fantasy, Police Procedural, Set in London. I stumbled across London Falling when I was putting up a fantasy fiction display for my library.
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