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Down Station
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Simon Morden has won the Philip K. Dick Award and been a judge on the Arthur C. Clarke Award. A popular figure on the genre scene he has also proved to be a popular author of both noir SF and extravagant Fantasy themed SF. He has also been an editor at Focus magazine. He has a degree in Geology and Planetary Geophysics. He lives in Gateshead.
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“⭐3/5 | Down Station by Simon Morden
This book was so intriguing that I couldn't help but dive into it immediately. Down Station is about Dalip, Mary, and a few other survivors who escaped London's inferno and arrived in a completely different world. It's an urban fantasy that involves transfiguration, magic portals, and mythical creatures.
Down is a world that is connected to London through different portals. The characters went from being survivors to warriors to journeyers. I had a completely different expectation for this book at first, so when the plot took a different turn, I just let the story unfold on its own. I did not expect that this book would have an overarching theme of second chances. It took me until near the end to realize it's not just about the quest or the magical journey, but the moral implications of mercy.
I think the part that bothered me the most was how the characters and their relationships were depicted. This book is diverse, but it did not properly represent women and people of color. If a bunch of women get transported to a deserted island, they won't just sit around and wait for nothing. Considering the group had adult women, one of them a mother, I know they would have been more organized and efficient. It's just natural survival instincts.
I disliked how Mary was written like a first-grader who had just learned how to curse. She was so annoying, not at all like any 18-year-old girl. I also did not appreciate how most of them had no personality, instead opting to differentiate the characters by their race or ethnicity. For example, Luiza and Elena were simply the Romani cousins. We didn't learn much else about them throughout the rest of the book.
I also found the dialogue very unnatural. The conversations made no sense, as if they were reading off a script instead of being actual people. There were a lot of redundant lines and badly-timed exchanges. The characters would state the obvious, so it seemed like a children's book, but with a ton of unnecessary f-bombs.
Although I found so many things to complain about, I still think it was a short and entertaining read. It's so rich in imagination, especially with the magic and action scenes.”
Brice
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“Lovely fantasy story.”
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About Simon Morden
Simon Morden has won the Philip K. Dick Award and been a judge on the Arthur C. Clarke Award. A popular figure on the genre scene he has also proved to be a popular author of both noir SF and extravagant Fantasy themed SF. He has also been an editor at Focus magazine. He has a degree in Geology and Planetary Geophysics. He lives in Gateshead.
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