The Black Locomotive

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The equivalent of Londonâ 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 GuardianLondon 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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