Monday, September 28, 2015

Kraken

Kraken by China Mieville, 509 pages.

Cover image for KrakenA preserved giant squid has been stolen from London's Natural History museum and it's curator Billy Harrow is at the top of everyone's list for answers. But who stole the Kraken and why? In a city full of secret currents of myth and magic, where criminals, police, cultists, and wizards are locked in a war to bring about or prevent the End the list of suspects could include anyone. There is the Congregation of God Kraken, there is the criminal mastermind known as the Tattoo, the mysterious Londonmancers, as well other religious sects and magicians who may or may not want to end everything.

While I really wanted to like this book, especially since it has a squid worshiping cult I just couldn't bring myself to fully enjoy it. It starts of decently but becomes kind of muddled and confusing towards the middle as there was to much going on. Towards the end it got better again, but the ending was just kind of anticlimactic. Overall if you enjoy conspiracies and fantasy you might like this book but I wouldn't go out of my way to recommend it.     

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