This sixth book in the series returns us to the fantastically awful world of the Nightside, a hidden world within London where it is always 3am. Our hero, John Taylor, knows the identity of his dreaded mother and desperately tries to prevent the future his discovery portends in a faceoff between mother and son. Stunningly creative, the Nightside grabs the imagination and keeps you coming back for more in a noir detective series that really is all about the night. SPOILER: I love the legend of Lilith, and this one brings a whole new fascinating layer to the mix. Ponder the questions of what is a god and what are the consequences of demanding uncompromised freedom. Then enjoy the story! ( )

John is desperately trying for futures he doesn't want not to happen. He's fighting Lilith who is back and wants to reshape the Nightside to her original vision which could eliminate humanity from the world and destroy most of John's friends. He's battling huge odds and trying hard to keep himself and his friends alive.

It's interesting, twisted and I really got caught up in the fights and problems the characters had. Kudos to Simon R Green for writing such an entertaining series. Apparently there's a sequel but this finishes up John's story arc well. ( )

This book is the culmination of the Nightside series (although it isn't the final book in the series). The relationship between John and his incredibly powerful mother comes to a head and the fate of the Nightside, which has been poised between destruction and salvation, is finally decided. ( )

Lillith's son is in lots of trouble. Mummy is coming back to town, and she's big enough and mean enough to totally rewrite the rules of reality.

It's fast paced and interesting, lots of twists, nooks and crannies. You wonder just how the hero will survive, indeed, if I didn't know there were more books in the series I'd think he might not survive.

The book uses an interesting device for introducing the protagonist - lots of "Of course he hates me because of..." with references to things we don't know about. It made me check it really was part 1, but once I'd got used to it, it's quite a nice way of giving us back (and side and forward) story in a less clunky way. ( )

Although this is the first in a series, it's written with lots of references back to events we've not read about. It threw me a little at first (I checked twice to make sure it really is the first in a series), but after a while you settle into it and it works well - you find out things about the character without it being an obvious introduction.

The story is fast paced and fun, with twists and turns galore. Only the fact I knew there were more to come let me start working out what was going to happen (and even then I got it less than half right). ( )