The portals between worlds and the overlapping of science with religion may owe a debt to Philip Pullman, but they are welcome here as well. Twists and turns provide real surprises along the way touches of gore are occasional but vivid. Henry, Henry’s elderly oddball friend with mysterious scientific brilliance, and Pyrgus’s fiercely loyal sister, Blue, help Pyrgus return home and defeat the forces of darkness. Various sorcerers, slimy businessmen, and a demon prince from Hael are all after Pyrgus’s life. Soon Pyrgus’s life is threatened and he is “translated” into the Analogue World, where he meets Henry. Pyrgus begins in the Realm of Faerie, trying to save a cage of kittens from being boiled in glue. Henry begins in England, crushed and wobbly over his parents’ impending breakup. A clever, sly fantasy with immediate intrigue and plenty of science.
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