Paul Cornell has written some of Doctor Who's best-loved episodes for the BBC. He has also written on a number of comic book series for Marvel and DC, including X-Men and Batman and Robin. He has been Hugo Award nominated for his work in TV, comics, and prose, and won the BSFA award for his short fiction. London Falling is his first urban fantasy novel. 'London Falling is pacy, smart and revels in London mythology. It's especially clever in that our heroes don't stop being coppers just because they now realise there are more things in heaven and earth (and elsewhere) than dreamt of in our philosophies. London Falling might not be on the Booker longlist, but crikey it's good fun.' --Scotland on Sunday/5(). · London Falling, by Doctor Who screenwriter Paul Cornell, is an exciting urban gothic mystery, where dark powers gather in the battle for London's streets. The dark is rising Detective Inspector James Quill is about to complete the drugs bust of his career. Then his prize suspect Rob Toshack is murdered in custody.
Paul Cornell is a national treasure" Adam Christopher "Start this book early in the day people, because you ain't going to get no sleep until it's done" Ben Aaronovitch on London Falling "I think it is absolutely magnificent. I loved it. London Falling by Paul Cornell is an urban fantasy twist on the classic police procedural: London cops versus magical creatures of nightPolice officers Quill, Costain, Sefton, and Ross know the worst of London—or they think they do. While investigating a mobster's mysterious death, they come into contact with a strange artifact and accidentally develop the Sight. You're Nicked: London Falling by Paul Cornell. Time is running out for undercover coppers Tony Costain and Kevin Sefton in Paul Cornell's new novel London Falling. For years they've been.
London Falling, by Doctor Who screenwriter Paul Cornell, is an exciting urban gothic mystery, where dark powers gather in the battle for London's streets. The dark is rising Detective Inspector James Quill is about to complete the drugs bust of his career. Then his prize suspect Rob Toshack is murdered in custody. “Cornell’s skill in developing his story from simple cop thriller to a paradigm-upsetting, conceptual breakthrough dark fantasy novel is commendable.” – Paul Di Filippo, The Barnes and Noble Review “London Falling is pacy, smart and revels in London mythology. It’s especially clever in that our heroes don’t stop being coppers just because they now realise there are more things in heaven and earth (and elsewhere) than dreamt of in our philosophies. London Falling by Paul Cornell is an urban fantasy twist on the classic police procedural: London cops versus magical creatures of night Police officers Quill, Costain, Sefton, and Ross know the worst of London—or they think they do.
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