Mike Shevdon
Paperback | Pages: 528 pages Rating: 3.8 | 3764 Users | 312 Reviews
Details Books As Sixty-One Nails (Courts of the Feyre #1)
| Original Title: | Sixty-One Nails |
| ISBN: | 0007333994 (ISBN13: 9780007333998) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Courts of the Feyre #1 |
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There is a secret war raging beneath the streets of London. A dark magic will be unleashed by the Untainted...Unless a new hero can be found. Neverwhere's faster, smarter brother has arrived. Sixty-One Nails follows Niall Petersen, from a suspected heart attack on the London Underground, into the hidden world of the Feyre, an uncanny place of legend that lurks just beyond the surface of everyday life. The Untainted, the darkest of the Seven Courts, have made their play for power, and unless Niall can recreate the ritual of the Sixty-One Nails, their dark dominion will enslave all of the Feyre, and all of humankind too.Present Epithetical Books Sixty-One Nails (Courts of the Feyre #1)
| Title | : | Sixty-One Nails (Courts of the Feyre #1) |
| Author | : | Mike Shevdon |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 528 pages |
| Published | : | 2009 by Angry Robot |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Fiction. Magic. Paranormal. Fairies. Fae. Science Fiction Fantasy |
Rating Epithetical Books Sixty-One Nails (Courts of the Feyre #1)
Ratings: 3.8 From 3764 Users | 312 ReviewsCritique Epithetical Books Sixty-One Nails (Courts of the Feyre #1)
Sixty-One Nails is Mike Shevdons first book. But it doesnt feel like it. The characters are well defined, the plot engaging, and the story arc brings a satisfactory conclusion to the first book in a series that I predict will become one of my favorites.The setting is modern day London. But in this world, magic boils beneath the streets. The Feyre, magical creatures from ancient times, walk among the underground trains and rivers hoping to survive among humanity. One group of the Feyre, theNutshell blurb: Niall Peterson collapses on the London Underground and is revived by a woman who goes by the name of Blackbird. She is one of the Feyre and he must help her ensure that an ancient ritual is performed in order to prevent all of humankind from being enslaved by the Untainted.I'm following Ben Aaronovitch on Goodreads and I saw that he read this book and gave it 5 stars so I thought I'd check it out. I can totally see why he did. This was an engaging read that kept me gripped.
A book that left me puzzled over the fact of just how much I enjoyed it.On one hand it's painfully obvious that this is the first book of the author. The dialoges and descriptions are all missing details, so much that sometimes it becomes hard to create a vivid world or even to just follow the dialoge to the point of "who just said this?". Normally, I would call the book sub-standart for this reason alone and never look at it again.Not this time.Because on the other hand, the author's raw talent
I read this four years ago. It was my first urban fantasy, and really opened my eyes to how fascinating the idea of magic under the surface of everyday life can be. The character intrigue is built through a middle aged man who is struggling to stay above water, so to speak, as a divorced father. I really enjoyed him finding purpose and how he fought, not only for his daughter, but also for his world. Another great and unique aspect to this series is how authentic it feels to London and the myths
Such a hidden gem of a book. A good read for any urban fantasy fan!
2.5 stars. "The smarter, faster brother to Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere has arrived." ??? LOLOLOL. Sorry, but no. It was an ok urban fantasy. I might read the rest of the series. I might not.
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