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After Beth is kicked out of school for tagging, she runs away--only to save the life of the prince of the London streets, Filius. Filius is the child and presumed heir of the goddess of London, who mysteriously disappeared seventeen years ago and hasn't been seen or heard from since. He is in the midst of a battle with Reach, the Crane King, for control of London. Excited by the magic of the streets, and with nothing else to do, Beth declares herself his ally. But will her bravery and his powers
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I liked this version of Another London more than I liked Mielville's Un Lun Dun but not as much as Gaiman's Neverwhere. Perhaps what was missing was Gaiman's humor, because the world was certainly built well (albeit a little confusingly).
Beth is a graffiti artist, not interested in tagging as much as actual drawings; she gets expelled from school because she's drawn a rather insulting portrait of a teacher she particularly hates - the portrait is on school property, so it's not just insulting, i ...more
Beth is a graffiti artist, not interested in tagging as much as actual drawings; she gets expelled from school because she's drawn a rather insulting portrait of a teacher she particularly hates - the portrait is on school property, so it's not just insulting, i ...more
Jun 26, 2014
Lidia K
marked it as to-read
Dec 19, 2014
Sharon
marked it as b-list
