Waterstones The Ruby in the Smoke
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Price: £8.99
Brand: Waterstones
Description: The first book in Philip Pullman's classic Sally Lockhartquartet in a beautiful new edition. Soon after Sally Lockhart's father drowns at sea, she receives an anonymousletter. The dire warning it contains makes a man die of fearat her feet. Determined to discover the truth about her father'sdeath, Sally is plunged into a terrifying mystery in the dark heartof Victorian London, at the centre of which lies a deadly blood-soakedjewel. Philip Pullman's ever-popular, action-packed Victorianmelodramas are rejacketed for the bicentenary of Charles Dickensin 2012. Don't miss Philip Pullman's incredible HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy, now a thrilling, critically acclaimed BBC/HBO television series. Waterstones The Ruby in the Smoke - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9781407191058
Delivery cost: 2.99
ISBN: 9781407191058
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Author: Miss A G Thompson
Rating: 5
Review: I read this book about a year after reading Pullman’s most popular works His Dark Materials, and I’m sorry to say that I enjoyed this so much more than HDM! I really need to crack on with the other three books in this series because I was gripped. The books are only short but Pullman’s writing sucks you in. “The Ruby in the Smoke”, is the first book in a series of “Sally Lockhart Mysteries”, which I figure is a little like a Victorian England version of Nancy Drew (which I still have not read any of). Anyway, Sally Lockhart is a young girl whose father recently passed away, he drowned in suspicious circumstances and left Sally an Orphan, all alone in London. Sally soon comes across something her father left her to protect and suddenly the world and everyone in it is chasing her down for it. I can’t say too much else because of spoilers. The writing in this book is brilliant, the pacing is intense, the characters have a lovely depth to them and it’s just so well executed. Despite Sally Lockhart basically falling under the “special snowflake” syndrome where she is good at everything for no real reason, she is an enjoyable character. The world building is perfect. I have seen books written by some authors, where their versions of “victorian london” make me cringe (sadly this often is a result of American authors writing scenes or stories set in “victorian england”- which tends to be a weird mixture of too much “Oliver!” and “Jack the Ripper” crap). I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys thrillers, mysteries, or even anyone who just wants to see how to correctly write a book set in “Victorian London”. Because this is how it is done. For more of my reviews, please visit The Book Heap at wordpress, via http://thebookheap.wordpress.com
Author: Kindle Customer
Rating: 3
Review: The structure of this novel is formulaic. You can see the author's trademark style coming through but it's not yet fully realized. There is a big gap between this work and the wonderful world of Lyra.
