Down Station

Name: Down Station
Brand: Hachette UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Simon Morden
ISBN: 9781409162834

Author: Simon Morden

Series: Down

Narrator: Thomas Judd

Unabridged: 10 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Gollancz

Published: 02/18/2016

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Contemporary, Urban

Synopsis

A small group of commuters and tube workers witness a fiery apocalypse overtaking London. They make their escape through a service tunnel. Reaching a door they step through...and find themselves on a wild shore backed by cliffs and rolling grassland. The way back is blocked. Making their way inland they meet a man dressed in a wolf's cloak and with wolves by his side. He speaks English and has heard of a place called London - other people have arrived here down the ages - all escaping from a London that is burning. None of them have returned. Except one - who travels between the two worlds at will. The group begin a quest to find this one survivor; the one who holds the key to their return and to the safety of London.

And as they travel this world, meeting mythical and legendary creatures,split between North and South by a mighty river and bordered by The White City and The Crystal Palace they realise they are in a world defined by all the London's there have ever been.

Reminiscent of Michael Moorcock and Julian May this is a grand and sweeping science fantasy built on the ideas, the legends, the memories of every London there has ever been.

Read by Thomas Judd

(p) 2016 Orion Publishing Group

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bradley

I came into this one pretty blind, but one thing is clear: Starting out in modern London, it pretty much finishes as far away as you can get from there, at least in terms of being grounded in the normal. There was a slight hint of SF, but all in all, it's a fantasy more reminiscent of a blend of Dona......more

Goodreads review by Paul

While the premise of the book was quite interesting and the story was generally decent, I just never found the characters engaging. They just always felt a little under developed and shallow most of them being pretty much walking cliches. On the other hand the magic system and setup was very interes......more

Goodreads review by proxyfish

Reviewed on my blog - Books by Proxy I received this book through Netgalley in return for an honest review. 3.5 Stars Initially I requested this book because.. well.. it has a pretty cover! However, after attending the Gollancz Book Festival in Manchester and seeing a very funny Simon Morden on the p......more

Goodreads review by Yzabel

[I received a copy of this novel through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.] A group of survivors from different areas of the city find themselves running in the Underground tunnels at night as a mysterious, overwhelming fire rages through London. When a portal opening on a mysterious sea o......more

Quotes

This is a very fast paced book, with intense moments of danger as well as being full of wonder. There are so many things to discover in Down not only geographically but historically...Morden has written a book full of mysteries that are just waiting to be discovered. Fantasy Book Review

Down Station is a fun and interesting read which I zipped through in no time at all! Books By Proxy

The world is an interesting and well realised one. The central characters are believable and feel entirely human (though I would like to see more of the supporting cast in the sequel). The plot rattles along nicely, and kept me enthralled to the last page Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reviews

Once again Simon Morden takes the fantasy genre and moulds it wonderfully...What makes Down Station so great is the immaculate pacing and the way character shapes fate for each of the well-drawn main characters The Sun

It's the character's experiences that make this a fresh take on the "cut off from civilisation" subgenre...we're drawn in by their responses to this world SFX

there are horrors that surprise as well as moments of wonder. The story is patient, and every sequence is both a physical battle and philosophical teaching that merge with well-placed hooks Sci-Fi Now

amazingly original mindblowing ideas that completely rewrote and reconfigured a familiar London into something much more sinister and post-apocalyptic. The Digital Fix

This is an interesting read with a great new world to immerse yourself in, it is fantastical and thrilling, a great book to add to your fantasy/sci-fi shelf. Red Heather Duff Blogspot

Down Station is one of the most intriguing novels I've read in a fair while and I doubt I'll forget it. For Winter's Nights

an engaging story The Daily Mail