The Angel of the Crows

de Katherine Addison

paperback, 448 pages

Publié 11 mai 2021 par Tor Books.

ISBN :: 978-0-7653-8740-0

This is not the story you think it is. These are not the characters you think they are. This is not the book you are expecting.

In an alternate 1880s London, angels inhabit every public building, and vampires and werewolves walk the streets with human beings under a well-regulated truce. A fantastic utopia, except for a few things: Angels can Fall, and that Fall is like a nuclear bomb in both the physical and metaphysical worlds. And human beings remain human, with all their kindness and greed and passions and murderous intent.

Jack the Ripper stalks the streets of this London too. But this London has an Angel. The Angel of the Crows.

4 éditions

73pctGeek a publié une critique de The Angel of the Crows par Katherine Addison

Overall an enjoyable read

3 étoiles

I enjoyed the characters, the worldbuilding, and found it a fresh and interesting take on Holmesian fiction, and I really liked Crow in particular. At times it felt a little disjointed, and though I really liked some parts, there were other parts that didn't appeal quite so much. Overall an enjoyable read.

David Bremner a publié une critique de The Angel of the Crows par Katherine Addison

A lark that becomes something a bit more

4 étoiles

Even before reading the afterword, this struck me as a whimsically conceived book. Nonetheless Addison does her usual excellent job of world building and characterization, and the book develops a compelling texture.

73pctGeek

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14 avril 2024