Down Station

  • Author Simon Morden
  • Narrator Thomas Judd
  • Publisher Orion
  • Run Time 10 hours and 8 minutes
  • Format Audio
  • Genre Science fiction.
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What to expect

A small group of commuters and tube workers witness a fiery apocalypse overtaking London. They make their escape through a service tunnel. Reaching a door they step through...and find themselves on a wild shore backed by cliffs and rolling grassland. The way back is blocked. Making their way inland they meet a man dressed in a wolf's cloak and with wolves by his side. He speaks English and has heard of a place called London - other people have arrived here down the ages - all escaping from a London that is burning. None of them have returned. Except one - who travels between the two worlds at will. The group begin a quest to find this one survivor; the one who holds the key to their return and to the safety of London.

And as they travel this world, meeting mythical and legendary creatures,split between North and South by a mighty river and bordered by The White City and The Crystal Palace they realise they are in a world defined by all the London's there have ever been.

Reminiscent of Michael Moorcock and Julian May this is a grand and sweeping science fantasy built on the ideas, the legends, the memories of every London there has ever been.

Read by Thomas Judd

(p) 2016 Orion Publishing Group

Critics Review

  • This is a very fast paced book, with intense moments of danger as well as being full of wonder. There are so many things to discover in Down not only geographically but historically…Morden has written a book full of mysteries that are just waiting to be discovered.

    Fantasy Book Review
  • Down Station is a fun and interesting read which I zipped through in no time at all!

    Books By Proxy
  • The world is an interesting and well realised one. The central characters are believable and feel entirely human (though I would like to see more of the supporting cast in the sequel). The plot rattles along nicely, and kept me enthralled to the last page

    Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reviews
  • Once again Simon Morden takes the fantasy genre and moulds it wonderfully…What makes Down Station so great is the immaculate pacing and the way character shapes fate for each of the well-drawn main characters

    The Sun
  • It’s the character’s experiences that make this a fresh take on the “cut off from civilisation” subgenre…we’re drawn in by their responses to this world

    SFX
  • there are horrors that surprise as well as moments of wonder. The story is patient, and every sequence is both a physical battle and philosophical teaching that merge with well-placed hooks

    Sci-Fi Now

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