A review by latterature
One Thousand Monsters by Kim Newman

3.0

Another very solid entry in the finest alternate-history/fantasy mashsup series there is. This entry takes us back to the late-nineteenth century and gives Newman a chance to play with Japanese folklore and monster mythology. Suffers from an influx of inconsequential characters and those unfamiliar with Japanese may struggle committing them all to memory, but the unique relationships between the main characters, particularly Genevieve Dieudonne and the Princess Christina Light, provide an intriguing counterweight to the gorefests standard in the series.