Wormwood
by G.P. Taylor
Putnam, September, 2004.
Hardcover, 259 pages.
ISBN: 0399242570
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In 1756 London, panic descends on the streets as the world somehow
stops spinning correctly on its axis and a comet called Wormwood
streaks towards the earth. Doctor Sabian Blake came into possession
of a mysterious book called Nemorensis, which foretells that the comet will
bring death and destruction. Abram Richards (the archangel Raphael
who helped Thomas and
Kate in
Shadowmancer) appears on the scene and tells Sabian that he is
Sabian's angel. Sabian's 14 year-old maid, Agetta, who has a bit of a
problem with stealing, finds
out that her father is keeping a fallen angel captive in the attic of his pub.
Agetta meets Lady Flamberg, a very strange woman who is more than she appears to be.
It will all come down to Agetta: after she steals the Nemorensis, who will
she deliver it to -- the angel or the woman? Her decisions could decide the fate of the
world.
This sequel to
Shadowmancer is marketed as a young adult title, but
the adult themes, theological exposition, and complicated plot really should
place this title firmly in the adult fantasy section of the bookstore.
G.P. Taylor presents us with an unusual
and interesting cast of characters, and the charismatic Raphael is much more
in evidence in this book than he was in
Shadowmancer. Taylor's dark, sometimes
caustic humor is much in evidence. Darkly atmospheric, at times quite violent,
other times a bit too talky, with more than a touch of fascinating horror,
Wormwood will thrill fans of
Shadowmancer.
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