A Hard Day's Knight

I loved the book and look forward to each new addition to the series. It's amazing to think about the length of the series and how the characters continue to change and yet remain familiar and true to form. This series is a wonderful departure from the Wheel of Time / Song of Ice and Fire trend in fantasy where you need a thousand pages to get to the point.

In this book John Taylor get's Excalibur delivered to him in the mail and typical Simon R. Green adventure ensues. Shotgun Susie accompanies him as he travels Nightside and London Proper trying to figure out what his destiny is as it relates to the legendary sword.

Of course not everyone in Nightside is the the typical black and white paragon of good or evil. There are exceptions of course, such and King Arthur and Sinister Merlin. Even those exceptions have there typically Green moments of folly. Almost nobody is safe from Green taking his jab at their stereotypical nature.

One particularly fun scene is when John is walking through London Proper and no one get's out of his way. Don't they know who he is?!?!?! Oh wait, they don't know who he is. Last time he was in London Proper he was a less than successful private investigator.

I particularly liked Green's treatment of the Lady of the Lake and what the true nature of Excalibur is.

This book is a fun and funny romp through some the more common legends in English folklore.