Not of This World, by Simon R. Green (Severn House)
Gideon Sable--master thief, con artist, and self-proclaimed
vigilante--faces a challenge he can't resist: to break into the British Area 51
and steal a ghost. Not just any ghost, but a hybrid between a human astronaut
and an alien utterly bent on destruction. Although Gideon suspects the motives
and veracity of his would-be client, he gathers his crew, lured with the
promise of being able to walk off with whatever ultra-secret, ultra-valuable gadgets
they can lay their hands on. His crew includes The Damned, armored by the
haloes of two dead angels; Switch-It Sally, who can switch out just about
anything; a werewolf; and Annie Anybody, capable of fully embodying an array of
personas (in this case, Melody Mead, Girl Adventurer). Of course, nothing goes
as planned, and this volume is, like its predecessors, jam-packed with plot twists,
treachery, and revelations.
Gideon and his crew have come a long way since he first convinced
them to join up with him, progressing through suspicion and animosity to
grudging respect and, now, the bonds of family. In the last episode, The Damned
and Switch-It Sally not only fell in love but also informally adopted the young
werewolf. Gideon himself has gone from being a nameless man who inherited a
legend to the emotional glue and super-planner brains holding it all together.
In this sense, the book is as much about loyalty and family as it is about the
present adventure. This gives a supernatural spy/con-man romp satisfying depth.
I hope there will be many more books in the series.
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