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Our Lady of the Streets by Tom Pollock
5.0
I'm so glad I got around to reading the last volume of this trilogy after having read the first two as they came out. What an amazing climax to a brilliant trilogy!
It's difficult to talk about the third volume in a series without spoiling the first two. I will attempt to do so no further than the blurb already spoils them.
After the events of the first two books in the series our London is much changed. The Mater Viae from London-Under-Glass has entered our world and devastated it magically. The remaining population who haven't evacuated are partially being protected by the very-changed Beth and the newly-returned Pen who together lead a resistance of Lampies, Pavement Priests, Gutterglass, Oscar the Sewermander and some surviving humans. But they're up against the power of a Goddess and they'll need more than that to survive, let alone win, and the allies that they will need to seek are far from their first choices.
The hidden London of [b:The City's Son|13183921|The City's Son (The Skyscraper Throne, #1)|Tom Pollock|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1342797979s/13183921.jpg|18364451] and London-Under-Glass of [b:The Glass Republic|16045366|The Glass Republic (The Skyscraper Throne, #2)|Tom Pollock|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348514607s/16045366.jpg|21823649] were beautifully realized and peopled with fascinating creatures and engaging characters. The London of the Mirror Mater feels like a new world again with fever streets, blind streets, tideways and the horrific claylings all adding an atmosphere of looming disaster. Another strength of the writing of the first two books continues in force here with some absolutely cracking action sequences that don't neglect the depth of these characters or the sacrifices they need to make.
A triumphant conclusion to this series. It's beyond me why it doesn't seem to be widely read.
It's difficult to talk about the third volume in a series without spoiling the first two. I will attempt to do so no further than the blurb already spoils them.
After the events of the first two books in the series our London is much changed. The Mater Viae from London-Under-Glass has entered our world and devastated it magically. The remaining population who haven't evacuated are partially being protected by the very-changed Beth and the newly-returned Pen who together lead a resistance of Lampies, Pavement Priests, Gutterglass, Oscar the Sewermander and some surviving humans. But they're up against the power of a Goddess and they'll need more than that to survive, let alone win, and the allies that they will need to seek are far from their first choices.
The hidden London of [b:The City's Son|13183921|The City's Son (The Skyscraper Throne, #1)|Tom Pollock|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1342797979s/13183921.jpg|18364451] and London-Under-Glass of [b:The Glass Republic|16045366|The Glass Republic (The Skyscraper Throne, #2)|Tom Pollock|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348514607s/16045366.jpg|21823649] were beautifully realized and peopled with fascinating creatures and engaging characters. The London of the Mirror Mater feels like a new world again with fever streets, blind streets, tideways and the horrific claylings all adding an atmosphere of looming disaster. Another strength of the writing of the first two books continues in force here with some absolutely cracking action sequences that don't neglect the depth of these characters or the sacrifices they need to make.
A triumphant conclusion to this series. It's beyond me why it doesn't seem to be widely read.