Neverwhere

I was a little leery of paying the money for this book.  New author, kind of sounded like urban fantasy.  I'm not really a fan of urban fantasy.  That's more David's cup of tea.  However, I am glad I did spend the money.



I very rarely have a book grab me as hard and fast as this one.  It takes place in London.  At first it may appear that it is a story about homeless people.  But, these people are in no way homeless; or what we perceive as homeless.  They have just, literally, fallen through the cracks into London Below.  Either by choice, or chance of fate, they fall through and their London Above lives become null and void. However, they are still able to come up to London Above. The only time the people of London Above can see them is if they call attention to themselves by speaking to one of them.  Also, they have the ability to put their 'life' someplace.  The world below is as complicated and more dangerous, and yet more simple, then London Above.  The author has a wonderful way of explaining the Night's Bridge and also how London below came to be.  Two of the pivotal characters, Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar aren't really very well developed.  The author never explains how they came to London Below, nor does he give any back story to them.  Because of this it's very difficult to form an realistic opinion of them.  I suppose it's what the author wanted to accomplish, but it really makes them seem way too two-dimensional.  The premise of the story is awesome and it is definitely a unique look into the underside of London.