Book Reviews

I am not really sure what to put in this blog, but a friend suggested book reviews. I like this idea, so I will give it a try :)

I recently read the latest Nightside novel by Simon Green. "Sharper than a Serpants Tooth". I really like this series. The books are short in terms of number of pages, but have a very high information density. They are a good mix of black humor and action. In this novel, a number of long running plot threads are resolved, in my view satisfactorally. The series reminds me a little of Jasper Ffords novels, where the universe is patently rididculous, but the characters and action are taken seriously. The Nightside universe is a lot darker and nastier however.

"Sharper than a Serpants Tooth" is really the continuation of the story from the previous novel, "Paths not Taken", so it is probably not a good place to start. In fact, the obvious place to start the series is Book 1, "Something from the Nightside" :).