Another Astounding Adventure of Horatio Lyle! A Gothic, Victorian tale of Daring Do! Magical People and Dastardly Deeds! Phew, that's enough capital letters and exclamation marks.
Horatio Lyle is a Special Constable and very special scientist in Victorian London who, with the help of 2 very special children, magical people with bright green eyes (who might, or might not, be enemies or allies) and other helpers, defeats the powers of evil in the smelly sewers beneath the city. The magical people are called Tseiqin - an older civilisation who have populated the Earth for far longer than humankind but, using their magical powers, are vitually invisible. Not quite fairies but most definitely not human. They are being persecuted by a section of powerful humans who know they are here and see them as a threat to mankind's development. Lots of iron, heat and coal, a huge machine, and a big explosion complete the picture.
Described that way, it sounds more like a children's adventure than an adult book but I found it on the adult fiction shelves. Fun to read, and I enjoyed the silly escapism, but, on reflection, I think it belongs in the teen section.
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