Richard Mayhew, a transplanted Scot, has a rather dull, routine existence in London. He has a good job, a fiancée, and a decent flat. Then one day a street child lying hurt in the gutter begs for help. Although his fiancée demands he walk away, Richard picks her up and takes her to his flat, thereby entering the world of London Below.London Above is the world most of us live in; London below is a world of demons and angels, monsters and rats. In London Below, Door's family has been murdered, and she is determined to avenge them. In order to find out who is responsible, Door must find her way through London Below to the environs of the Angel Islington.
When Richard tries to make his way back to London Above, he discovers that he is now an invisible man; his office has been dismantled, and his flat is occupied by another family. He returns to London below and goes with Door on her quest. He fight monsters, talks with rats, and kills a monster, thus becoming 'The Warrior' of London Below.
He ultimately finds his way back to London Above and resumes his former life (his Warrior status gives him the right to reclaim it), but now finds it rather bland, dull and boring. Should he return to the netherworld and a much harder existence or continue to live his uninteresting life Above?
If you like fantasy and mystery, this book may be for you.
400 pages
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