Length 384 pages
Format paperback
Published 2017
Series Standalone
My Copy provided by the publisher
Mythical creatures had once existed, and there was a trade in their remains.
Some of the creatures still existed, and they were hunted and killed for profit.
Fusing together horror and fairy tale, Relics takes the reader deep beneath the modern world veneer and into the shadows hidden on the peripheral of normalcy. What lurks in the outer and under, is real, hidden in bedtime stories for too long, an ambitious few of the once worldly creatures want to ascend and rein supreme, replicating their presence from the 'time before'. Not all of these creatures, collectively known as 'Kin' are ready to coexist in the modern world which makes for some interesting and violent conflict throughout the spellbinding pages of the book.
Vince, one of the main characters in the first installment of the Relics trilogy, procures ancient and rare artifacts for the wealthy but soon turns his back on the trade when he's tasked with killing a mythical creature by his employer. Rather than contributing to the Kin's extinction, he saves her, Lilou - a nymph who is irresistible to man and woman alike, and from their his life above the surface is thrown under the currents of the mythical, as a whole new world of monsters, beasts, pixies and fairies opens up.
Relics is a great start to a new urban fantasy/horror trilogy from author Tim Lebbon. The novel quickly introduces a band of exciting and interesting characters while still managing to make them all have a place within this and the broader story. I can't wait to see what happens in the next installment due for publication some time this year (2018).
My rating: 4/5.
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