London Below is an unusual world, comprising everyone who has ever fallen through the cracks, or slipped off the radar. Richard is a young businessman who helps a young woman from London Below, the Lady Door. This act saves her life, but unfortunately also causes him to “fall through the cracks”, and become virtually invisible in London Above.
To get his life back, he tags along with her and her companions, as she is on a quest to escape her assassins and find out who is so intent on having her dead. Interacting with utterly bizarre world, they encounter the angel Islington, the Black Friars, an Earl who holds court in a tube carriage, sewer people, and several equally unusual, quirky and oftentimes dangerous entities.
A gripping, rollicking and fast-paced romp, this is a beautifully crafted novel, full of humour and wonder. Every character in the book is well-written, even the villains. Especially the villains. The menacing verbiage of Mr. Croup and the casual brutality of Mr. Vandemar would bring a smile, even when they are being at the villainous best.
An absolute, and I cannot stress the absoluteness of the heavy lifting done by that word “absolute” here, MUST READ.