The Edge, Tim Lebbon
The Edge, Tim Lebbon
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The Edge
A Relics Novel

Author: Tim Lebbon

Narrator: Esther Wane

Unabridged: 9 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/30/2019


Synopsis

A diseased town—long hidden beneath a lake—rises from the depths to become a focus of the war between humankind and the Kin.There exists a secret and highly illegal trade in mythological creatures and their artifacts. Certain individuals pay fortunes for a sliver of a satyr’s hoof, a gryphon’s claw, a basilisk’s scale, or an angel’s wing. Embroiled in the hidden world of the Relics, creatures known as the Kin, Angela Gough is now on the run in the United States. Forty years ago the town of Longford was the site of a deadly disease outbreak that wiped out the entire population. The infection was contained, the town isolated, and the valley in which it sits flooded and turned into a reservoir. The truth—that the outbreak was intentional, and not every resident of Longford died—disappeared beneath the waves.Now the town is revealed again. The Kin have an interest in the ruins, and soon the fairy Grace and the Nephilim leader Mallian are also drawn to them. The infection has risen from beneath silent waters, and this forgotten town becomes the focus of the looming battle between humankind and the Kin.

About Tim Lebbon

Tim Lebbon has written more than forty horror, dark fantasy, and tie-in novels, including The Silence, Relics, Kong: Skull Island, and the Noreela fantasy series. He’s also written hundreds of novellas and short stories, winning several prestigious awards, and has had his work optioned and made for the big screen. He lives in Monmouthshire, UK.

About Esther Wane

Esther Wane is a British actor and voiceover artist who, after a career in finance, fulfilled her childhood dream of attending drama school in London. She has narrated audiobooks in many genres, including politics, romantic fiction, and children's literature. When not doing voiceover work or acting, she can be found browsing bookshops. She currently resides with her family and collection of books in Hertfordshire, London.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Josh

The third book in the Relics trilogy provides a satisfying conclusion to the Ascent story-line while leaving the Fold ajar for future stories. The Edge follows a slightly different path to the previous books (Relics, The Folded Land) in that it focuses on two locations for the vast majority of the s......more

Goodreads review by David

I'm grateful to Titan Books for a free advance copy of The Edge. This is the third and final part of Lebbon's Relics trilogy. In the first book, Relics, he introduced us to an urban fantasy world where shady dealers trade in the remnants - relics - of long-dead mythological creatures. Unicorn horn i......more

Goodreads review by James

Here we are at the end of the Relic trilogy from Tim Lebbon. I've read these last two books over a couple of months and it has been interesting to see where the main characters and story of the first book have moved on and continued. The second book I may not have given the highest marks but that wa......more

Originally published at Risingshadow. Tim Lebbon's The Edge is the third and final novel in the Relics trilogy. It concludes the trilogy in an excellent way, because the author delivers a strong and exceptionally thrilling ending, in which all the plot threads come together in a satisfying way. Now th......more


Quotes

“If Anne Rice and Clive Barker had written a story together, it might have looked something like this novel.” James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author

“Tim Lebbon has created yet another wonderful world…which will likely remind [readers] of both Neil Gaiman and Clive Barker.” Cemetery Dance

“In this dark, alternative universe, patrons pay handsomely for mythical creatures and their artifacts. Now, in the finale, humankind and kin are drawn to a city once annihilated by disease, and the battle there could determine the survival of both races. By focusing on his characters, Lebbon strikes a balance between the book’s cosmic-scale stakes and personal stories.” Booklist


Awards

  • Gizmodo Pick