Monday, February 1, 2010

2-1-10 The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny by Simon R. Green – Fiction

5 – What truly makes this entry in the Nightside series entertaining is the time John Taylor spends with Ms. Fate, the cross-dressing super heroine.  Green’s descriptions are so simple yet so complete I challenge you not to snicker.  He has found a great balance between appalling and amusing.  So you’ll laugh but not really feel guilty about finding the humor.  The real draw of this series is that the rule of the Nightside is there are no rules.  Anything, and I mean anything, can happen.  Angels and Demons battling it out?  Check.  Gods walking through the streets?  Check.  Liquors with the names Valhalla Venom and Angel Piss that aren’t false advertising?  Check.  And as your guide, John Taylor, Lilith’s son.  Yes, that Lilith.  You gotta love the Nightside.

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