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The City's Son: The Skyscraper Throne: Book One - Community Reviews back

by Tom Pollock
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Burgoo
Burgoo rated it 9 years ago
You may be tired of magical London stories, but don't let that keep you from reading this one. It's worth it.
Thoughts of a Future Librarian
Thoughts of a Future Librarian rated it 11 years ago
Plot Summary: Beth Bradley is no ordinary teenager, and she never has been. After her mother's death, her father sort of lost his grasp of reality, which means that Beth is pretty much left to do as she pleases - and what Beth loves to do is roam the streets of London with her best friend, Pen, l...
Liz Loves Books.Com.
Liz Loves Books.Com. rated it 11 years ago
Expelled from school, betrayed by her best friend and virtually ignored by her dad, who’s never recovered from the death of her mum, Beth Bradley retreats to the sanctuary of the streets, looking for a new home. What she finds is Filius Viae, the ragged and cocky crown prince of London, who opens he...
Daphne (Winged Reviews)
Daphne (Winged Reviews) rated it 12 years ago
Just brilliant. I'm finding it tough to say more than that, but Tom Pollock has created a city within my city filled with wonder, war and compelling characters. I also did not see any of the last 50 pages coming! Full review to come!
Feelingfictional
Feelingfictional rated it 12 years ago
The City's Son is an impressive debut and a great introduction to the Skyscraper Throne trilogy. Tom Pollock has taken the London we know and love and brought it to life with a vast array of weird and wonderful creatures that you will never have come across before. The amount imagination that has go...
Rrain Reads
Rrain Reads rated it 12 years ago
I love stories about the underbelly of London--not a criminal underbelly but the weird side, the supernatural side, the dark and hidden secret things and places that exist parallel our known world. (I would love stories about the underbellies of other cities too, but somehow it's usually London.) Th...
Now patriciar
Now patriciar rated it 12 years ago
Want.
Keertana @ Ivy Book Bindings
Keertana @ Ivy Book Bindings rated it 12 years ago
You need to know one thing before you delve into this review: I am making a conscious effort to not continue books I don't feel much for. Ever since I joined GoodReads last year, I've felt incredible guilty about DNFing novels, but on every account, I've either finished a bad book and given it a bad...
The Moment Stealer
The Moment Stealer rated it 12 years ago
The summary reads like a fairly typical YA novel, but that is only the packaging. The City's Son has its fair share of mature themes and plot events that you would never have found spelled out in anything written for kids on the verge of adulthood. In fact this unexpected shift of perception made th...
Ageless Pages Reviews
Ageless Pages Reviews rated it 13 years ago
Read This Review & More Like It On My Blog!Welcome to a London come alive with voice-eating spiders, mirror-dwelling aristocrats, and talking lights that literally dance upon the streets. A London where Gods and Goddesses walk the roads unnoticed by the normal human population, and fight one another...
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