Dark Cities Underground
core novel 1999 Dark Cities Underground
Record
| First published | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.47 (276 ratings, collected 2026-11-01) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780312868284 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Ruthie Berry, a young writer who needs the money, takes a job interviewing Jerry Jones for a book. As a boy, Jerry told his mother stories about a land called Neverwas, reached through a garden, and she turned them into a children's series that made her famous. Now an adult, Jerry says he remembers none of it and wants to leave Neverwas behind him. Then Ruthie arrives, and so does Mr. Sattermole, a persistent man who is searching for Jerry's old garden. Their questions stir Jerry's memory, and the trail leads beneath the cities, through subway tunnels in London, Baltimore and elsewhere, toward a mythic realm that may be real. Love and death are at stake for everyone drawn in.
Where it sits
- Universe: Dark Cities Underground
- Series: Dark Cities Underground core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Lisa Goldstein
Awards (verified)
- Mythopoeic Award (Adult Literature), 2000: nominated
- Locus Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 2000: nominated
Notes
- First published as a Tor hardcover in June 1999; a trade paperback followed in July 2000.
- From the series record (Dark Cities Underground): A standalone fantasy novel about a children's-book fantasy land that turns out to be real.
Sources
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