This series in the end succeeds by remaining committed to a misanthropic vision of an urban wasteland existing in the dark times and places of a large city. As before, there are several extended periods of incarceration, many brutal battles - this time between Borribles and circus dwarves - and two major violent set pieces. Fortunately, just as the star supporting actor in the previous book was the tramp Ben, a female version, the Queen Mum, stands out here. These caricatures are an uninteresting here as in The Borribles Go For Broke. Sussworth, the Hitlerian lookalike, and Hanks who enthusiastically picks his nose in pretty much every time he appears. The same characters return, including Inspector Sussworth and Sergeant Hanks, the primary but not only villains of the story. The place names are all familiar, but this is the underbelly, where the abandoned dwell in great number. So begins the first of three epic adventures in Michael de Larrabeiti's classic trilogy, where excitement, violence, low cunning, greed, generosity, treachery, and bravery exist side by side. This would be an apt title for the entire trilogy, as each volume moves into darker, more dangerous, more repellent realms of London. Fearing an invasion, an elite group of Borrible fighters set out on what will become known in legend as the Great Rumble Hunt.
So began a perilous trek across the dark metropolis-a journey that would test the courage and cunning of the Adventurers to the limits.Īt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Dark metropolis, indeed. It was time to break out, escort Sam the horse to safety in Neasden, then return to the old Borrible life of independence and freedom. Driven on by the fanatical Inspector Sussworth, the SBG was determined to wipe them out once and for all. The Special Borrible Group-a secret section of the London police dedicated to finding Borribles and clipping their ears-was closing in.
The Borribles: Across the Dark Metropolisīattersea was no longer safe for a Borrible. They live by their wits and a few Borrible laws-the chief one being, Don't Get Caught! The Borribles are outcasts-but they wouldn't have it any other way…. Apart from their pointed ears, they look just like ordinary children. Borribles are runaways who dwell in the shadows of London.
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