Something from the Nightside (Nightside, #1)

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John Taylor is not a private detective per se, but he has a knack for finding lost things That s why he s been hired to descend into the Nightside, an otherworldly realm in the center of London where fantasy and reality share renting space and the sun never shines. New Read [ Something from the Nightside (Nightside, #1) ] by [ Simon R. Green ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Our first mention of the Nightside is in my paperback edition on page s 10 and 11 where we learn that,The Nightside is the secret, hidden, dark heart of the city London s evil twin It s where the really wild things areFrom that point on, Green continues to write the phrase the Nightside on nearly every single page, often accompanied by a lengthy description of the horrors one will find in the Nightside For example, chokengititikchokeng12 I considered the...Very good, I really liked the characters and the world Similar feel to Dresden Files Will buy This is the first book in Green s Nightside series You can find anything in the Nightside if it doesn t find you first John Taylor is not a private detective per se, but he has a knack for finding lost things That s why he s been hired to descend into the Nightside, an otherworldly realm in the center of London where fantasy and reality share renting space and the sun never shines I love this series John Taylor is the relatively normal one which isn t saying much in a world filled with This is the first book in Green s Nightside series You can find anything in the Nightside if it doesn t find you first John Taylor is not a private detective per se, but he has a knack for finding lost things That s why he s been hired to descend into the Nightside, an otherworldly realm in the center of London where fantasy and reality share renting space and the sun never shines I love this series John Taylor is the relatively normal one which isn t saying much in a world filled with otherworldly creatures, where reality is ever changing and magic abounds There are so many bizarre characters, some you come to like, and some y...After five years in London, John Taylor gets drawn back into the machinations of the Nightside when Joanna Barrett hires him to find her daughter The trail takes him all over the Nightside and nothing is ever as it first seemsI ve had this on my bookcase for over a year and I finally gave it a read on vacation It s light and obviously the first in a long series but I dig it just the same.The Nightside is a pocket dimension that lies in part of London populated will all kinds of nasties Joh After five years in London, John Taylor gets drawn back into the machinations of the Nightside when Joanna Bar...If you like your urban fantasy occult detective novel with a touch of the horrific, then The Nightside books are up your alley John Taylor is very enigmatic He has abilities He can find things, usually things that don t want to be found There are things that go bump in the night And most of them live in The Nightside It s a dark, scary place that is somewhere near London John Taylor is a wanted man in the Nightside, and has sworn not to go back You know about good intentions When a girl If you like your urban fantasy occult detective novel with a touch of the horrific, then The Nightside books are up your alley John Taylor is very enigmatic He has abilities He can find things, usually things that don t want to be found There are things that go bump in the night And most of them live in The Nightside It s a dark, scary place that is somewhere near London John Taylor is a wanted man in the Nightside, and has sworn not to go back You know about good intentions When a girl goes missing, he is asked to go there to help find her Strapped for cash, he can hardly turn down the exorbitant fee he is offered And John feels the need to help people although he d hardly own up to it I became a fan of Simon R ...This book came highly, highly recommended to me, by the same friend who bought me my first Dresden and Belgariad books Never before have I doubted her judgement This book was the worst example of telling, not showing, I ve ever read There was a lot of dialogue that was only there to talk about the Nightside You leave the book knowing what kind of person John Taylor is It s not from experiencing him as a character, but from him telling you all ab...Something from the Nightside was just an okay read in my opinion Its starts off good a detective with a gift for finding things takes on a case in which he must locate a rich lady s missing daughter All the woman knows is that her daughter is in the Nightside My biggest problem is I don t like the descriptions of the Nightside, it seemed like the author tried way to hard to make it seem weird I think it may have been creepier with subtle descriptions of the weirdness Here s an example, when Something from the Nightside was just an okay read in my opinion Its starts off good a detective with a gift for finding things takes on a case in which he must locate a rich lady s missing daughter All the woman knows is that her daughter is in the Nightside My biggest problem is I don t like the descriptions of the Nightside, it seemed like the author tried way to hard to make it seem weird I think it may have been creepier with subtle descriptions of the weirdness Here s an example, when describing the Nightside John says this,you can pay to see a fallen angel forever burning inside a pentacle drawn in baby s blood Or a decapitated goats head that can tell the future in enigmatic verses of perfect iambic pentameter There s a room where silence is caged and colours are forbidden, and another where a dead nun wi...DNF at 47%With huge apology to my buddy read Kate , I simply have to bail I can t continue a book where all I want is gritting my teeth in annoyance when I read itStrike One Alien Abductees ALIEN ABDUCTEES Look I don t know, if it s the true plot or not, but when I read this line, I have to stop I might enjoying The X Files back in 1990s but definitely not almost two decades later Alien is so last decade I m truly sorry, but anything with alien abductees thingy is not my thing.Strike Tw DNF at 47%With huge apology to my buddy read Kate , I simply have to bail I can t continue a book where all I want is gritting my teeth in annoyance when I read itStrike One Alien Abductees ALIEN ABDUCTEES Look I don t know, if it s the true plot or not, but when I read this line, I have to stop I might enjoying The X Files back in 1990s but definitely not almost two decades later Alien is so last decade I m truly sorry, but anything with alien abductees thingy is not my thing.Strike Two Our hero, John, is supposed to be well known in the Nightside and his name scared some people s too But when his first reaction to his greatest enemy is shaking in fear, and cannot really do anything except being saved by someone else well, I lose my respect to him entirely Oh, and that...For the full review click how to describe this book First of all, let me tell you that it is amazing, nothan amazing it is a true master piece I have never read anything like it and doubt if I will The Nightside series is sort of a mix of Terry Pratchett meets James Bond meets hell Perhaps the best description I can come up with is t...A friend of mine that reviewed this book said it well this might have been a great book if it had been written differently Initially I should say upfront that I prefer character driven stories and if a story is plot driven, then it takes a very strong plot and complex world building for me to be a fan of the book Something from the Nightside is not a character driven book and it is not a book with a strong storyline or strong world building I think I may have not been the right audience for A friend of mine that reviewed this book said it well this might have been a great book if it had been written differently Initially I should say upfront that I prefer character driven stories and if a story is plot driven, then it takes a very strong plot and complex world building for me to be a fan of the ...

Something from the Nightside (Nightside, #1)
  • English
  • 23 March 2017
  • Mass Market Paperback
  • 230 pages
  • 0441010652
  • Simon R. Green
  • Something from the Nightside (Nightside, #1)