Hell to Pay by Simon R. Green  (5)  £3.53

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When Toby Dexter falls for the woman on the train, the woman with the most perfect mouth in the world, he little realises that she isn't quite human: she lives in the magical world that exists alongside our own. And when he follows her to ask her out, he accidently slips from his own world, Veritie, into hers. She warns him that it's a dangerous thing to be a mortal in the magical world of Mysterie and that he must not fall in love with her: she's much older than she looks and mortal must not love immortal. But for Toby, it's too late. But because this is a Simon Green novel, it's not just a romantic fantasy: in Mysterie, there's big trouble afoot, and before Our Hero can win the hand and heart of his Lady, he'll have to face malevolent immortals, shapeshifting demons and violent gods, all told with Simon's trademark tongue-in-cheek humour and excitement.

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When Toby Dexter falls for the woman on the train, the woman with the most perfect mouth in the world, he little realises that she isn't quite human: she lives in the magical world that exists alongside our own. And when he follows her to ask her out, he accidently slips from his own world, Veritie, into hers. She warns him that it's a dangerous thing to be a mortal in the magical world of Mysterie and that he must not fall in love with her: she's much older than she looks and mortal must not love immortal. But for Toby, it's too late. But because this is a Simon Green novel, it's not just a romantic fantasy: in Mysterie, there's big trouble afoot, and before Our Hero can win the hand and heart of his Lady, he'll have to face malevolent immortals, shapeshifting demons and violent gods, all told with Simon's trademark tongue-in-cheek humour and excitement.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   8 of 9 people found the following review helpful: A complex mix of fantasy, mythology and religion - excellent, 3 Jan 2002 By A Customer A book that builds slowly, yet by mid-way through I couldn't put it down. There is a lot of early character development and apparently not much action but it's all important for later on. The action all happens almost totally in a 24 hour period and action there is, with Norse god fighting an Angel ! Every character has their good and bad displayed. There is little black and white,even characters that are evil have redeeming qualities and the good have their boots of clay. Another excellent book from Simon Green. The ending is much more satisfying than the ending of the Deathstalker series. This book is more akin to his Shadowsfall novel. If you liked it then this should be your cup-of-tea. A very good five stars.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   1 of 2 people found the following review helpful: Living in the secret heart of the world..., 25 Jul 2002 By A Customer Interesting experience, this. Living as I do in Bradford on Avon (actually I can do better than that, according to a tribute site I live in the same street as the author! Mr Green, if you read this, my house is the one with the fat tabby in the front garden and the sound of moderately well-played concertina floating through the windows) it is somewhat startling to learn that the town you live in is in fact the secret heart of the world... The topography is right, and the people who live here aren't too disimilar to those Simon Green writes about. The book is a wonderful advert for the Dandy Lion, and I am expecting a significant increase in American accents in that fine hostelry any day now. The hero works in Gandalf's Bookshop, a thinly-disguised reference to the late lamented Bilbo's Bookshop of Bath. And so on. As I say, a real treat for a local, and I thin