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A review by oczerniecka
Poison City by Paul Crilley
4.0
Do you like books that involve:
crime?
mystery?
fantasy?
magic? (+ Harry Potter references in jokes!)
vampires, angels, faeries and all the possible fantasy characters out there?
talking dogs?
bad-ass fighting scenes?
sarcastic sidekicks?
British characters with undeniably British humor?
If you answered 'yes' to any of the questions (or better- to all of them) you are in luck! Because this book has it all and more! I enjoyed it so much that I don't know if I'll be able to write it all down. This book made me stay up late, and I don't do that much those days (Sleeping over reading after 11 pm.).
If there are people out there that answers 'no' to all of the questions - I don't know what I can say to save you. Books with those themes are pretty cool, so reconsider your book preferences, maybe it's time to read something different?
Gideon Tau, whom everyone calls London, lives in Durban (nickname - Poison City), South Africa. He works for the Delphic Division, the occult investigation unit of the police service. He is determined to find his daughter killer - his need for vengeance is the only thing left fueling him. He lives with a dog who loves his tv series and his booze.
The world is full of all the different kinds of fantasy creatures - orishas. There are vampires, werewolf, other were-creatures, gods, goddesses, the God (christian one) and his angels, mythical creatures. Everything you can imagine lives in the Nightside and also can work and live in the Dayside.
The killing of a ramanga - a low-key vampire, starts a huge case of deaths, fights, and secrets. London and his boss Armitage are swept into a world of a huge secret that is kept and secured by the most powerful of the world - not only powerful humans but also orishas. The closer they get to finding out what is the secret, the more in danger they are.
The big secret - it's mindblowing when we find out what is going on. I think that the political aspect of the story is perfect and without the fantasy part is probably true to some extent, and that's scary. Overall the story is amazing, fast-paced and funny, and great to read. Highly recommended.
crime?
mystery?
fantasy?
magic? (+ Harry Potter references in jokes!)
vampires, angels, faeries and all the possible fantasy characters out there?
talking dogs?
bad-ass fighting scenes?
sarcastic sidekicks?
British characters with undeniably British humor?
If you answered 'yes' to any of the questions (or better- to all of them) you are in luck! Because this book has it all and more! I enjoyed it so much that I don't know if I'll be able to write it all down. This book made me stay up late, and I don't do that much those days (Sleeping over reading after 11 pm.).
If there are people out there that answers 'no' to all of the questions - I don't know what I can say to save you. Books with those themes are pretty cool, so reconsider your book preferences, maybe it's time to read something different?
Gideon Tau, whom everyone calls London, lives in Durban (nickname - Poison City), South Africa. He works for the Delphic Division, the occult investigation unit of the police service. He is determined to find his daughter killer - his need for vengeance is the only thing left fueling him. He lives with a dog who loves his tv series and his booze.
I sigh. You know all those cute dogs in the movies you saw as a kid? Jock? Benji? Lassie? Well, the dog is nothing like that.
He’s the complete opposite of that. He’s the dog equivalent of a pervert in a dirty raincoat, sucking methylated spirits through a loaf of bread while watching porn and cackling to himself. He looks a bit like a border terrier, but don’t let that fool you. Cute and friendly he is not.
The world is full of all the different kinds of fantasy creatures - orishas. There are vampires, werewolf, other were-creatures, gods, goddesses, the God (christian one) and his angels, mythical creatures. Everything you can imagine lives in the Nightside and also can work and live in the Dayside.
Here’s the thing. Shinecraft is everywhere. Always has been. Always will be. And there are a thousand different ways to use it. To name a few: binding. Demon summoning. Cursing. Golemancy. Necromancy. Magical sigils. Warding. Divination. Tasseography. Oneiromancy. Scrying. Illusion. Vivimancy. Runes. Heka. Mind reading. Alchemy. And there are more.
The killing of a ramanga - a low-key vampire, starts a huge case of deaths, fights, and secrets. London and his boss Armitage are swept into a world of a huge secret that is kept and secured by the most powerful of the world - not only powerful humans but also orishas. The closer they get to finding out what is the secret, the more in danger they are.
This. This is what we are. This is what we do to each other. Forget the orisha. Forget the monsters under the bed. We’re the fucking monsters under the bed. We’re the ones who do this. Mankind is the bogeyman. The word humanity doesn’t mean kindness, caring. If it represents us as a species then it means evil. Perversion.
The big secret - it's mindblowing when we find out what is going on. I think that the political aspect of the story is perfect and without the fantasy part is probably true to some extent, and that's scary. Overall the story is amazing, fast-paced and funny, and great to read. Highly recommended.