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The third novel detailing the adventures of resurrected sorcerer Matthew Swift, in a tale of mystery, revenge and intrigue on the streets of a magical London.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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If you're reading this then either you've already read the first two in this series (A Madness of Angels (Matthew Swift 1), The Midnight Mayor: Bk. 2: A Matthew Swift Novel (Matthew Swift 2)), or not. If you haven't, then you really should. Each story is a standalone book, but it is a series, and so the first ones should be read to fully understand what is going on here.
If you have read the first two books, and enjoyed them - this one is a must. Still adjusting to his new role as The Midnight Mayor, Matthew Swift finds himself thrown into the middle of a war between the beautiful members of The Neon Court, and The Tribe - their complete opposite. If this wasn't bad enough, the sun has disappeared and very few have noticed.
Still no actual chapters though.
If you have read the first two books, and enjoyed them - this one is a must. Still adjusting to his new role as The Midnight Mayor, Matthew Swift finds himself thrown into the middle of a war between the beautiful members of The Neon Court, and The Tribe - their complete opposite. If this wasn't bad enough, the sun has disappeared and very few have noticed.
Still no actual chapters though.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Urban fantasy is a tricky subject. When its done right it can be full of amazing images and concepts like Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, Jim Butcher's Dresden Files and Mike Carey's Felix Castor novels. When its bad it becomes either overrun with romance or erotica or simply loses its fantasy and becomes more thriller. Griffin's third Matthew Swift novel seems to be keeping brilliantly on track - she's developed her own pattern for these novels and it keeps working. So who is Matthew Swift?
Well Swift was a sorceror but he got murdered, never fear because he managed to resurrect himself with the blue electric angels that live in telephone lines (book 1). So far so good, then he managed to get summoned and somehow became Midnight Mayor of London, which means its his job to protect the city (book 2). Still keeping up? Good because in this book thankfully he doesn't gain another personality but he does manage to start a war, find a 'chosen one' and play monopoly with a seer in order to tell the future. Poor Swift, despite having a not unsubstantial amount of power at his finger tips he does seem to get dragged into a lot of bad situations that he doesn't understand. An unlikely hero to say the least. Yet he is our hero, and his dogged determination to do the right thing and maintain some sort of human-ish life (the electric angels quite like being alive) are what drives the series. Griffin's writing style may annoy those who like proper chapters and don't like different fonts or especially in this novel text message style speech, but I think it adds to the story. This is still a relatively new series so I recommend that you start reading it now and hope that it continues for quite a while yet.
Well Swift was a sorceror but he got murdered, never fear because he managed to resurrect himself with the blue electric angels that live in telephone lines (book 1). So far so good, then he managed to get summoned and somehow became Midnight Mayor of London, which means its his job to protect the city (book 2). Still keeping up? Good because in this book thankfully he doesn't gain another personality but he does manage to start a war, find a 'chosen one' and play monopoly with a seer in order to tell the future. Poor Swift, despite having a not unsubstantial amount of power at his finger tips he does seem to get dragged into a lot of bad situations that he doesn't understand. An unlikely hero to say the least. Yet he is our hero, and his dogged determination to do the right thing and maintain some sort of human-ish life (the electric angels quite like being alive) are what drives the series. Griffin's writing style may annoy those who like proper chapters and don't like different fonts or especially in this novel text message style speech, but I think it adds to the story. This is still a relatively new series so I recommend that you start reading it now and hope that it continues for quite a while yet.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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He has survived being killed by his Teachers Shadow.
He has banished the death of Cities.
This time he is up against an old friend who has become the thing at the edge of the dark and cannot die.
Summoned by magic into the midst of a war between two fueding clans of Magicians.
Caught between the primitive savages of the urban tribe and the Techn Fae of the Neon Court.
Matthew swift, sorceror, once human, now the electric blue angels has to grow into his role as Midnight mayor of the true London in order to prevent its destruction.
This is the third book in the Matthew Swift series.
It builds on the previous two books. Matthew swift is an urban sorceror, a master of the magic inherent in cities.
He has died and become a thing of magic and telecommunication. Composed of magic and the elemental power of bound up in electricity and telephone cables.
He is also the midnight mayor , the appointed magical representative of the city of London.
This third book seemed quite strange, its almost a reprise of the last book. Matthew coming to terms with the role of Mayor without the struggle to overcome the limitation of being bound by a role. The character and the book both seemed to settle into a sad resignation of acceptance at his fate and role.
The 'electric blue angels' arent enough of a novelty to carry the storyline any more. The most interesting secondary character from earlier books Oda is now the bad guy in this book, but has been shorn of any personality as the mute host to a malign magic. There is an interesting twist at the end of the book, which should have captivated me more but it felt liek an afterthought more than the elegant end to the novel. Id have liked to give this four stars but it was a fair read not a dazzling one.
He has banished the death of Cities.
This time he is up against an old friend who has become the thing at the edge of the dark and cannot die.
Summoned by magic into the midst of a war between two fueding clans of Magicians.
Caught between the primitive savages of the urban tribe and the Techn Fae of the Neon Court.
Matthew swift, sorceror, once human, now the electric blue angels has to grow into his role as Midnight mayor of the true London in order to prevent its destruction.
This is the third book in the Matthew Swift series.
It builds on the previous two books. Matthew swift is an urban sorceror, a master of the magic inherent in cities.
He has died and become a thing of magic and telecommunication. Composed of magic and the elemental power of bound up in electricity and telephone cables.
He is also the midnight mayor , the appointed magical representative of the city of London.
This third book seemed quite strange, its almost a reprise of the last book. Matthew coming to terms with the role of Mayor without the struggle to overcome the limitation of being bound by a role. The character and the book both seemed to settle into a sad resignation of acceptance at his fate and role.
The 'electric blue angels' arent enough of a novelty to carry the storyline any more. The most interesting secondary character from earlier books Oda is now the bad guy in this book, but has been shorn of any personality as the mute host to a malign magic. There is an interesting twist at the end of the book, which should have captivated me more but it felt liek an afterthought more than the elegant end to the novel. Id have liked to give this four stars but it was a fair read not a dazzling one.
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Brilliant
Warning! Found this series totally addictive, well written with interesting themes well developed. I hope the characters continue in further episodes.
Published 1 day ago by Caryl L. Dyson
Neon court
Really enjoyed this book after reading the first one was ready to get stuck into the next gripping story
Can't wait for more
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Published 7 months ago by Leejonbroom
A great third book that has me still wanting more
When Matthew Swift finds himself physically summoned into the middle of a burning building by a friend who despite being stabbed in the heart is still alive he little realizes it... Read more
Published 9 months ago by K. Maxwell
Business as usual
Kate Griffin delivered superb, taut story-lines in the first two Matthew Swift novels and delivers again with this third installment. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. Piers A. Cooper
Back on Track
Having felt a little disappointed with the second title in the series I hoped that this one would pick up on not only the excitement but also the potential that the first novel... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog
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