The White City

The White City begins with a conversation between the two main characters, Dalip and Mary and it is the calmest part of the entire book, beyond that small chat is all the things you would expect from a great fantasy book, massive, breathtaking worlds that only ever get bigger, unimaginable horrors,......more

This follows directly on from the previous book Down Station. Dilip, Mary, Crow and the other survivors are planning to make their way to the White City, the place that appears to be the capital of Down. They hope that their haul of maps will gain them riches, answers and a route home. But an enemy......more

The White City picks up almost immediately after the events of Down Station, and continues the story of Mary, Dalip and the other survivors. Simon Morden doesn't talk down to the reader, and assumes that you have read Down Station before starting this book. What that means is you don't have endless......more

I really enjoyed the first book in the series. Even if it read a bit slow due to a complex style, I was drawn into an unknown world and really enjoyed it - the first fantasy book in a while that managed that. At first, book #2 continued as expected. The beloved (and also the not so much beloved) char......more

this second book in (what I assume will be continued at some point) the Down Station series did manage to clarify and explain what Down is but still left me wanting to like the characters better, they just seemed a bit one dimensional. The world of Down and how magic works is detailed and interestin......more