[books 2014] London Falling (again)

[inulro]

16. London Falling by Paul Cornell

This month's book club selection. I liked it so much the first time I read it again. I wanted to see if it still works when you know [spoiler].

The answer is yes, it does. Found things that I missed the first time.

And realised right towards the end why I like it - it's about what happens when scary shit happens to smart people rather than the horror story trope of people behaving stupidly. Even when they make wrong moves here it's made from a position of scientific enquiry and logical deduction.

The sequel's out on the 22nd of May. The week before the new Dresden Files. I may be some time.

Comments

[mrph.livejournal.com]

Paul Cornell consistently writes good stuff.

I'm a huge fan of his MI:13 comics, which have some similar elements - on the surface it's a superhero book, but it's often much closer to a spy thriller. People with superhuman abilities using them in clever ways. And sometimes just outwitting the forces of darkness instead...

[inulro.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'll look out for those.