As a storyteller Bryers is superb Time Out Bryers imagines a world where superstition and science intertwine until finally, in the chilling climax, they merge Publishers Weekly Bryers may well be the best of his type now operating
Nick Hornby Sunday Times 'Part His Dark Materials with echoes of some of Harry Potter's darker moments, Paul Bryers takes the ... Read morereader on a page turning ride that is as enthralling as it is fantastic.' The Book Bag Bryers treats what looks like over-familiar territory with freshness, wit and a lively appreciation of a city's dark history The Guardian 'A gripping, fascinating tale told by a master of his art, the prose flows easily and naturally, punctuated with flashes of dark humour, and always retaining an earthy reality, no matter how fantastic the scene.' Teach Primary 'a fabulous book' Lancashire Book of the Year 2009 nomination Praise for Paul Bryers: 'As a storyteller Bryers is superb' Time Out 'Bryers imagines a world where superstition and science intertwine until finally, in the chilling climax, they merge' Publishers Weekly 'Bryers may well be the best of his type now operating' Nick Hornby, Sunday Times 'Bryers treats what looks like over-familiar territory with freshness, wit and a lively appreciation of a city's dark history' The Guardian Show Less