Skyscraper Throne: The City's Son (Series #01) (Hardcover)

from heylu

Starting with a strong burst of excitement, The City's Son by Tom Pollock immediately places the reader in Filius Viae's London - a dirty, yet fantastical London where nothing is as it seems. The characters each feel individual, Beth is as different as Pen is as different as Electra is as differe...

from JanaRose1

After being betrayed by her best friend, Beth runs away from home only to find that everyday London is much darker and mysterious than she had thought. After meeting Filius, the underground "prince" she discovers a new world of monsters and miracles. Overall, I found the beginning of the book a b...

from wealhtheowwylfing

After Beth is kicked out of school for tagging, she runs away--only to save the life of the prince of the London streets, Filius. Filius is the child and presumed heir of the goddess of London, who mysteriously disappeared seventeen years ago and hasn't been seen or heard from since. He is in the...

from stefferoo

So, on my ongoing quest to read more original and offbeat Young Adult titles, my journey has led me to The City's Son by Tom Pollock. I'd heard great things about this book, along with some descriptions of it that are just way in the realm of the bizarre and uncanny. In other words, it sounded ri...

from DarkFaerieTales

Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales Quick & Dirty: This novel puts the URBAN in fantasy, with the magic found in the oil and asphalt and metal that make London, pulling the reader in with developing characters and high stakes, even if the plot runs thin in places. Opening Sentence: I'm hunting. ...