“The World Beneath London.” Here the Word becomes Power in the literal sense - after all, words that in Above-London are just the names of streets, parks, subway stations, in Below-London take on TRUE LIFE. Feasts in empty subway cars at the station “Earl’s Court” is the chimerical courtyard of the violent Earl...The Chernetsy, whose fortress is located under the Blackfriars station, keep an ancient secret...Carry a mortal threat The Great Serpentine Serpent is the essence of the Serpentine lake...There are worlds and worlds, and there are DOORS between them. And the path to the Beyond for the new Wanderer - Richard Mayhew - is opened by the girl D'Vere. The road down BEGIN... One of the best novels by the "black gothic" esthete Neil Gaiman begins!