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'The equivalent of London’s brand-new Elizabeth line . . . vast, shiny and very, very deep' - The Times, ‘Best Summer Reads’

‘Utterly unique . . . A masterpiece’ - The Daily Mail

‘Stunning . . . Brilliantly original’ - The Guardian

London is built from concrete, steel and the creative urge.

Old technology gives way to the new. Progress is inevitable - but is it more fragile than its inhabitants realise?

A strange anomaly is uncovered in the new top-secret Crossrail extension being built under Buckingham Palace. It is an archeological puzzle, one that may transform our understanding of history - and the origins of London itself.

And if our modern world falls, we may have to turn to the technology of the past in order to save our future.

The Black Locomotive

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      Publisher Pan Macmillan
      Published 5 August 2021
      ISBN-13 9781529074420
      978-1529074420
      ISBN-10 1529074428

      Description

      'The equivalent of London’s brand-new Elizabeth line . . . vast, shiny and very, very deep' - The Times, ‘Best Summer Reads’

      ‘Utterly unique . . . A masterpiece’ - The Daily Mail

      ‘Stunning . . . Brilliantly original’ - The Guardian

      London is built from concrete, steel and the creative urge.

      Old technology gives way to the new. Progress is inevitable - but is it more fragile than its inhabitants realise?

      A strange anomaly is uncovered in the new top-secret Crossrail extension being built under Buckingham Palace. It is an archeological puzzle, one that may transform our understanding of history - and the origins of London itself.

      And if our modern world falls, we may have to turn to the technology of the past in order to save our future.

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