As an urban fantasy series I'd say that the Subways Trilogy (consisting of There Beyond the Door, Mind the Gap, and Just You Wait) might be an acquired taste of sorts. Based around the London Underground it showed a claustrophobic world where those in the know could take the carriages through the stygian darkness to places which were never shown on any map. I particular liked how the glimpses of other carriages while travelling showed hints as to events, both in the other books and more esoteric things, wore at the sanity of those who dared stare into the darkness.
There Beyond the Door introduced the setting and hinted at horrible things when, somehow, the doors to the carriages seemed to be opening of their own accord while in transit and letting the darkness in. It was, in my opinion, a good start but the author seemed unsure of the tone to be using in the narrative.
Mind the Gap gives the reader a better look into the stations and how they relate to transitions when the darkness begins seeping up between carriages and platforms. I'm not sure if I am happy with how the loss of a charity box full of change to the darkness in the previous book is a key to the mystery as it means that a reader who tries jumping straight in will be utterly confused at the revelation during the climax.
Just You Wait rounds off the trilogy and finally explains why timetables to the Underground were carried despite everyone having them memorised and the places of importance never being shown on them. Being trapped in "foreign stations" while trying to get home was shown as terrifying especially when the paranormal aspects were initially over looked and, as in the previous books, the darkness between stations is presented not as malicious but as uncaring and lethal as a stormy sea.
With all that said, can anyone tell me if Boy Blues and its sequel Petty in Pink are any good? I saw them in a charity shop and was pondering picking them up since a friend said they were "good" but not much more than that.
There Beyond the Door introduced the setting and hinted at horrible things when, somehow, the doors to the carriages seemed to be opening of their own accord while in transit and letting the darkness in. It was, in my opinion, a good start but the author seemed unsure of the tone to be using in the narrative.
Mind the Gap gives the reader a better look into the stations and how they relate to transitions when the darkness begins seeping up between carriages and platforms. I'm not sure if I am happy with how the loss of a charity box full of change to the darkness in the previous book is a key to the mystery as it means that a reader who tries jumping straight in will be utterly confused at the revelation during the climax.
Just You Wait rounds off the trilogy and finally explains why timetables to the Underground were carried despite everyone having them memorised and the places of importance never being shown on them. Being trapped in "foreign stations" while trying to get home was shown as terrifying especially when the paranormal aspects were initially over looked and, as in the previous books, the darkness between stations is presented not as malicious but as uncaring and lethal as a stormy sea.
With all that said, can anyone tell me if Boy Blues and its sequel Petty in Pink are any good? I saw them in a charity shop and was pondering picking them up since a friend said they were "good" but not much more than that.