Hello Readers,
Have you read any of Tim Lebbons work?
Book Two - The Folded Land
Book Three - The Edge
Thank you, Julia and Titan Books, for sending me a copy
of all of The Relics Trilogy by Tim Lebbon for free in exchange for an honest
review.
Spoilers
We are starting the Relics Trilogy by Tim Lebbon week
with the first book in the series, Yes, I actually read this one in the right
order (Still sorry Murray Bailey). This is the second book by Tim that I have
read the previous being Alien: Out of the Shadows.
Relics is the story of Angela Gough, an American
criminology student living in London with her boyfriend Vince an estate agent
and who is more than he seems. they seem to be very happy together and Angela
is just living her life, spending her days working on her PhD in criminology.
Angela is described as someone who is very logical and able to compartmentalise
her life.
However, when Vince suddenly goes missing and leaves a
note telling Angela not to come looking for him, Angela’s not having it and she
soon uncovers Vince’s secret. From the moment Angela finds that note, Angela’s
life becomes a quest to find out what happened to Vince to make him walk out on
her. When he disappears, she fears the mundane: a new lover, an accident, or
even murder.
What she discovers is anything but… a whole other world
exists; the stuff of myths and legend start to become real in a nightmarish
chase in the depths of London's underground tunnels and a world she needs to
become part of if she has any chance of recovering Vince alive. the
hidden world of the Kin, creatures who existed alongside humans yet are rarely
seen. What Angela finds shatters her view of reality, unveiling a new
world uniting with ours, one that might spell disaster for all of mankind.
Vince wasn’t involved in drugs, or gun running, instead,
he is a relic hunter. Relic hunters are people who hunt for the remains of
mythical beings from a Time Before when giants roamed the earth and unicorns
raced through meadows before humans became the dominant species. Fairies,
goblins, and nymphs, secret fantastic creatures that were part of the fabric of
existence. Vince works for criminals and gangsters obsessed with the relics and
trade in a black market of artefacts including body parts and life-threatening
illegal transaction. During the course of her investigation Angela meets a host
of unsavoury characters who unknown to her, Vince was mixed up with.
She discovers allies in this journey, the human ones
possibly more deadly than the others she cannot understand, with everyone
promising to be the saviour of her lover. There are a lot of weird and
wonderful beings in this book, all of whom have lived longer than average lives
and have their own motives and agendas which conflict with one another. However,
all of them have agendas which run darker than blood. This book is full of
misdirection from characters either trying to hide what they are or lying to
protect their interests. These mythical beings are clinging on to their
survival and have very different ideas on what their future should entail, some
wishing for peace while others seek our destruction.
In Relics, Tim has created yet another wonderful world
for readers to lose themselves in as the world building is absolutely stunning.
Tim understands how to write a thriller, full of chases and revelations, as
well as bravery and boldness, he gives us a solid, entertaining novel that
introduces readers to an unknown London. Tim’s writing seduces the reader and
they find themselves immersed in the fantastic, horrific roller-coaster ride
which ends too soon.
Relics is a powerful yet wonderful introduction to an
intriguing world
Book Two - The Folded Land
Book Three - The Edge
Lx
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