Read Recently -- April -- Otherworldly Detectives

[phantom_wolfboy]

Unnatural History by Jonathan Green

The first book in the series containing Leviathan Rising, this story introduces us to Ulysses Quicksilver (not yet referred to with the sobriquet, "Hero of the Empire!"), a British agent who has risked his life for the Empire and, as of the start of the book, apparently lost. That is, he was last heard of when

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[tewok]

Unnatural History sounds intersting; I've put it on my list of books to get. Thanks for the (guarded) recommendation.

Green is much with the striking names in this book;

I'm pretty sure Screwtape and Wormwood were demons in C.S. Lewis' "The Screwtape Letters". That would go along with the Mephisto from the firm of barristers. It's been around 30 years since I read that book, so I'm not certain of this.

[phantom_wolfboy]

Unnatural History sounds intersting; I've put it on my list of books to get. Thanks for the (guarded) recommendation.

My affection for the series goes down as it goes on.

I'm pretty sure Screwtape and Wormwood were demons in C.S. Lewis' "The Screwtape Letters". That would go along with the Mephisto from the firm of barristers. It's been around 30 years since I read that book, so I'm not certain of this.

Yes, Screwtape is writing letters to his, I believe, nephew, Wormwood. I'm pretty sure Green is implying that this is not a law firm to trust. Nothing more is done with it, though.