It’s London but not as we know it in this second volume of the urban fantasy series involving sorcerer Matthew Swift (from A MADNESS OF ANGELS). In this version of our capital reality, magic is constantly afoot alongside non-stop action and this alternate version of the city splendidly comes to life on every page. Shades of Neil Gaiman and Philip Pullman and a talented British writer hitherto involved in young adult fiction about to make a big name for herself.