London Macabre - Steven Savile

London Macabre
Steven Savile
Pub: tbc
Cover illus: Frank Walls

Finally I get to review this. Ok it's a little premature but it is finished and I am so happy to be able to talk about it properly.

As many of you know I have read along with this from the start, so if you want to go back to the beginning with me then it start in August, then an update in October , the cover came out in November , then we talked about it one last time in January.

So now the first Greyfriars novel is finished and now you get to hear more about it.
Greyfriars in Victorian London is home to a group of unusual men, each dealing with his own secrets and issues and together taking responsibility for keeping London safe from other forces.

This story slips across and between genres happily, set in Victorian London, battling the paranormal, with dark elements that edge on horror but pulling back to offer a melodrama with vampires, magic, golems, a werewolf, necromancy, demons and heroics. I have my favourite characters, you will have yours and you will spend the whole book wondering if they are going to make it through and what state they will be in if they do. LM is relentless, brutal, fascinating, awesome, incredible and mind blowing. This is the sort of novel you will stay up all night to finish because you won't sleep until you know how it ends.

That gorgeous illustration is by Frank Walls and I hope they keep it because although it's a little more horror than the book really is it's quite evocative of the mood, and very gorgeous.

I am really hoping this hits the shelves soon and I will let you know as soon as anything is confirmed because it's one hell of a trip and I want you all to share it with me!