Book Review: Agents of Light and Darkness by Simon R. Green

Agents of Light and Darkness by Simon R. Green
Ace
233 Pages
Copyright 2003

From the back of the book:

I'm John Taylor. I work in the Nightside - the gaudy, meon noir, secret heart of London, where it's always three in the morning, where gods and monsters make deals and seek pleasures they won't find anywhere else.

I have a gift for finding things. And sometimes what I'm hired to locate can be very, very dangerous indeed.

Right now, for example, I'm searching for The Unholy Grail, the cup that Judas drank from at the Last Supper.

It corrupts all who touch it - but it also gives enormous power. So I'm not the only one hunting. Angels, devils, sinners, and saints - they're all out there, tearing apart The Nightside, seeking the dark goblet.

And it's only a matter of time until they realize that the famous John Taylor, the man with the gift for finding things, can't lead them straight to it . . .

The Nightside is a wild, crazy place and with angels and devils in town, whatever rules may have existed have gone by the wayside.

There's an intriguing theme to this journey to the Nightside - the idea that angel come from both Heaven and Hell and neither is a particularly nice character. They're willing to reap destruction on the people of the Nightside in order to gain control of the cup, but in either of their hands, good or bad, Judgment Day just might come early for everyone.

Recommendation: It's an interesting place to visit, that's for sure.