London Falling

by Paul Cornell

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Pub Date Apr 16 2013 | Archive Date Apr 15 2013

Macmillan-Tor/Forge | Tor Books

Sci Fi & Fantasy

Description

Police officers Quill, Costain, Sefton, and Ross know the worst of London—or they think they do. While investigating a mobster's mysterious death, they come into contact with a strange artifact and accidentally develop the Sight. Suddenly they can see the true evil haunting London’s streets.

Armed with police instincts and procedures, the four officers take on the otherworldly creatures secretly prowling London. Football lore and the tragic history of a Tudor queen become entwined in their pursuit of an age-old witch with a penchant for child sacrifice. But when London’s monsters become aware of their meddling, the officers must decide what they are willing to sacrifice to clean up their city.

Advance Praise

“An irresistible blend of guns, gangsters, cops and monsters.”
—Ben Aaronovitch, author of Midnight Riot

“Paul Cornell has written a truly ingenious police procedural which happens to be the best supernatural London story since Neverwhere.”
—Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Discount Armageddon