Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Narcoleptic Adam Buckley is sleeping through his life. He sees people at parties he never remembers meeting. Deep in London's sprawling Underground, he sees shadowy figures beckoning him into tunnels not on any map. As Adam tries to find the secret to his own memories down in the Tube, he realizes he is not alone. A madman has taken to pushing people onto the tracks, and it may be someone Adam knows. If only he can remember, before it is too late...
Synopsis
London Revenant is a dark and magical exploration of London and the tenebrous world that lies beneath it.
A madman is pushing people in front of Tube trains. Adam Buckley has a feeling it might be someone he knows. But that is the least of his worries. His narcolepsy is worsening, sucking him into an uncertain, twilight state. He sees people at parties he has no memory of, but who seem to know him.
Deep within London's sprawling Underground, he sees shadowy figures beckoning him into tunnels not shown on any map. His friends are drifting away, intent on chasing down insane, uncharted zones hidden within the capital, and they seem to be succumbing to a strange wasting disease. The suggestion of a half-remembered life and the encroaching shadow of violence threatens to engulf Adam and everyone he knows, unless he can unveil his true identity and that of his stalking nemesis.
Conrad Williams' masterful novel peels back layer upon layer of the city's skin to reveal the grinning skull that lies beneath.