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460 pp.
| Flux
| September, 2012
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TradeISBN 978-0-7387-3430-9$16.99
(3)
YA
Skyscraper Throne series.
Running away from her best friend's betrayal, Beth discovers a London underworld populated by creatures of wire, electricity, metal, and cement; falls for its young prince; and joins his fight to stop the encroaching god of urban decay. While some conceptual underpinnings in the world-building are unclear, the strong, complex female friendship and Neil Gaiman–esque down-the-rabbit-hole plot are compensations.