Nikogde
Description
The characters within this tale are not merely figments of imagination but echoes of human experience, navigating their lives through a landscape that blurs the lines between what is seen and what is felt. Each encounter and confrontation reveals deeper truths about longing, hope, and the ceaseless quest for belonging.
As the layers of the plot unfold, readers are transported to places that challenge their perceptions and ignite their curiosity. Geiman's vivid storytelling enriches the journey, prompting contemplation on the nature of existence and the spaces we inhabit, both physically and emotionally.
Ultimately, Nikogde serves as a reminder of the beauty found in the unknown, encouraging an embrace of the mysteries that life presents.
Reviews
It’s the tale of Richard Mayhew who gets stuck in London Below, a basically twisted through time and space copy of London situated below the Old City divided up in baronies and fiefdoms tied to old underground stations.One evening, as Richard and his fiancé Jessica are on their way to a restaurant, they come across a young woman lying on the street, bleeding. It is Door, fled from London Below, the only survivor of the murder of her family. Richard decides to help her, against Jessica’s wishes who breaks off the engagement. Richard takes Door home to help her. Once there, Mr Croup and Mr Vandemar ring the bell, they’re looking for Door. Richard denies her being there and when C&V barge in and look through the apartment, she is indeed not there.After Croup and Vandemar leave, Door comes back and the next day, with help from Marquis de Carabas, they return to London Below. Richard goes with them for a bit before he returns above ground. He then finds that people don’t really see him anymore. At his work they don’t recognise him, his apartment is being shown to another couple and Jessica also doesn’t recognise him.He manages to get back Below and finds Door and the Marquis again. They then set of on a quest of sorts together after they hire Hunter as their bodyguard. Richard goes along because there’s nothing else he can do and this may be the only way for him to go back. Door comes to find out who killed her family, the Marquis helps to settle a debt to Door’s family while Hunter goes with them to so she can eventually slay the Beast of London.The book is a very entertaining and grips you from just a few pages in. The world building of London Below is excellent, a perfect mix of (semi-)standard fantasy city and weird, twisted modern day London. Richard makes a good main character who doesn’t know what he’s getting himself into but stumbles on nonetheless because it’s the only thing he can do. Door is wonderfully charming and the Marquis… He’s intriguing from the beginning and he sets you on the wrong foot on multiple occasions. I found Hunter less fleshed out but she doesn’t speak a lot either, she more or less just is, at least until near the end of the book. The final plot twist then, was not unexpected but felt a bit off.http://www.tsemoana.net/?p=475
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