Books – Ghost of a Dream

Simon R. Green channels P. J. Hammond in this third installment of adventures with the ghostfinders of the Carnacki Institute. This is a fun little romp of a Sapphire and Steel plot but with Green’s wisecracking reference-filled style laid on top. There’s some good progress on the ongoing plot arc of the series together with a neat little closed-world plot that chunters along steadily, with chills and spills along the way. Modern pulp urban fantasy at its best.

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Books – For Heaven’s Eyes Only

Another Simon R. Green romp, this time the latest in his Bond-ish (in title at least) urban fantasy about the Droods,  the secret agents with sufficiently advanced technology (strange matter) help that they look like magical creatures. The titles are drawn from Bond but are sometimes little really to do with the actual subject matter. This latest one sees Eddie Drood recoving from being dead (hmm, shades of Butcher’s Ghost Story, there – pun intended) and taking on a cthulhish cult. More excellent modern urban pulp fantasy churned out by the bucketload by Green who hit his stride with Something from the Nightside and has been running along nicely since.

Current Mood:  refreshed

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Originally published at blog.a-cubed.info