Something from the Nightside (Nightside, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Feb 17, 2009 The Flooze rated it really liked it

Shelves: urban-fantasy-paranormal, vanquished_2009

Something from the Nightside is the introduction to John Taylor, the man who can find anything and anyone. He's a native of the Nightside, the seedy yet vibrant underbelly of London, where nothing is what it seems.

Simon R. Green is adept at creating likable non-heroes. The men and women of the Nightside (including John Taylor) work within dark spaces, committing grey acts that are ultimately for the greater good. John is a rogue with enemies and a reputation for ruthlessness. Yet, his purpose i ...more

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Apr 09, 2012 Kelly (Maybedog) rated it liked it

Shelves: what-male-protagonist, what-modern-fantasy

This is a fast little read, only 230 pages in the paperback edition. It has a lot of similarities with his Edwin Drood series: loners trying to escape their past, names that instill fear on the heart of all who hear them, odd little places that the characters stop by for no reason that really propels the story along but just provides some humor, the world is full of every kind of nasty including aliens, unreliable backstabbing frenemies, and so forth. It's a decent enough setup for the series bu ...more

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Dec 25, 2010 Thenia rated it liked it

Shelves: 2013, mystery, reviewed, r-ab, series, paranormal

Dark and gritty, with some familiar and some original concepts, this was an interesting introduction to Nightside and the reluctant hero, John Taylor.

John returns to the place he grew up in and vowed never to return to in order to help a mother find her runaway daughter. It is a case he cannot refuse since he has a soft spot for suffering souls and he is the woman's last hope. He has a gift that allows him to find what he wants, among other things, and that makes him uniquely qualified for missi ...more

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