The Change: London - Dirt by Guy Adams.
There’s a new drug in this Post Change world and the roots of it are growing thick and fast beneath Kew Gardens. Chase is a rush, Chase is fire in your veins...
A very good read with good characters. I did enjoy the story. 4*.

This is the fourth novella in the Change series, once again with Howard and Hubcap central to the story.
If you've been reading the other novellas, then you should know what to expect from this series. It's a quickly-paced, enjoyable read. Worth a read if you're looking for something a little different.

This second London-based book sees Howard and Hubcap on their way into London. They stumble across a strange scene at a supermarket and find themselves the hostages of a private army of a post-apocalyptic drug dealer, whose experiments are going wrong more by the day.
The book was as short as the others but again had next to no real plot or purpose, other than people getting in a situation and getting out of it again. We do start to see some of the New World Order type rich people running the world, post-Change, which is built on in later books, but again there is no real insight into the world, the change, Howard's background or where his dreams suggest he has to go. I hope the final, Tokyo-based book closes this all off or I will be a little miffed.

'London:Dirt' by Guy Adams is part 4 of The Change. You should read the other short books before starting here.

We are back in London for this globe spanning series, and Howard and Hubcap have escaped. They find themselves with a military organization, but all is not as it seems. This group is growing monsters to try to fight the change, and Hubcap may be their newest experiment.

These are short novellas, and while they are fast-paced and have a lot of action, they can fall a bit short at any kind of depth. It hasn't bothered me as much in previous volumes, perhaps because they were introducing new characters. I did still enjoy this book and I will finish the last two books in the series.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Solaris Books, Rebellion Publishing, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

The next round of Guy Adams's books get off to a strong start with London -The Dirt

We start with the latest discovery of a new type of drug called Chase - which delivers the high without the side effects. Those in power are eager to dish it out to the public in order to create loyal, addicted, subordinates. However, they don't consider the fact that the plant might have plans of its own...

A gritty page-turner that will keep you hooked from page to page and but ultimately leaving you desperate for more from this strange post-Change world.

Oh how I love this one. This is probably my favourite of the series, and I honestly am constantly blown away by how these books do so much in so little pages!

Readers who have been with this series since book one will be happy to see some familiar faces. Howard and Hubcap are both, surprisingly, alive and well. And they’re still out for an adventure, despite the post-Change chaos. This time around the baddies are vicious plant-human hybrids, which I personally had a little bit of a hard time buying into. Despite all the craziness that Adams has already introduced in this series, I couldn’t quite latch on to this book’s storyline. It was good for a quick read; however, I was glad to see this one end. Sorry.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for giving me this review opportunity.

Like with the previous three books in this series, I enjoyed the story itself and the characters were delightful. However at times I did wish for a little bit more substance. When I saw Howard's name I was delighted and the fact that now most of the characters are interlinking, despite an ocean or two separating them, is something that filled me with joy. Though I do still have one overriding question; what exactly is The Change

I enjoyed this novella better than the third instalment of this series, it revisited the journey of Howard and Hubcap which were my favourite characters and the story is quite edgy and freaky, with a new threat borne from The Change!
It leads onto the next part smoothly and I am eager to check it out.

I admit, I've really enjoyed this series, even though it can be a bit disjointed at times. This installation in particular reminded me of a story you'd get if you combined Alice in Wonderland with Little Shop of Horrors in a modern day apocalypse story. The bit of humor scattered throughout always brighten my day, especially when it comes to the recurring character of "God." I don't know what it is exactly but he cracks me up. If you're not into very strange horror novellas, this probably isn't for you but it's definitely a unique ride that I couldn't put down.

So we’re back to Howard and Hubcap in the fourth installment of The Change. I did enjoy Howards and Hubcaps story more in the first novella, but I guess this helped to fill in some info about what's been going on in the background and portrays characters mentioned in the other books. I liked Kirby, she was feisty and didn't take no shit. However, I didn't particularly care for Shandler's point of view or anyone else's like what's-his-face (I can't remember the name - Gerald?) even with the information it brings forth I found it a tad boring and long-winded. And I guess that's the end of that. It's the end of their story and I have no idea where they're going next but I kinda wanna know. As Howard has his "visions" and all where is this leading him? Why did it lead him to London? There must be more. Surely.

I remember reading the opening chapter of this book a couple of years ago (when it was called The Change: Orbital,) and it scared the Beejesus out of me, because I had no idea what was happening. I never got a chance to finish that book, and I'm happy to find it here.

Something happened. As in Robert McCammon’s short story ‘Something Passed By’, something happened on Earth that was so awful, that most of the people who witnessed it died. The ones who didn’t die were mentally and physically altered and all the rules of the world changed. No one can get near any of the cities without dying, animal life has been altered, and strange and malevolent creatures prey on the people who are left.

Howard managed to survive the invasion but has amnesia. He doesn’t remember what happened but knows he needs to make it to the city of London. On the way he encounters machinist biker gangs, deadly blackbirds, and a mechanized monster that eats people.

This is a six-part series ranging from London, to Paris, to Tokyo, chronicling the adventures of various characters as they deal with this new and changed world. What makes the books so frightening is that all of the changes are inexplicable and unexpected. We learn about the nightmares of this world at the same time the characters do. The world was a known thing, but now all bets are off, and almost anything at all can happen to them as they try to survive, not just the monsters created in the wake of The Change, but the people who were badly affected by it.

I l ove this series.

Firstly, I have read the first 3 books and would recommend that you read the first 3 rather than as a standalone book. This series is definitely growing on me! I love the banter between the main 2 characters and also the crossover that is starting to happen between these books too. Can't give too much away but enjoyed the scene where a character from another book turns up in this one. My only problem with the series is that I personally think that it is going to run and run without a definite ending which I will find very frustrating as I need answers!

Always a fan of post-apocalyptic fiction, I looked forward to reading this first volume in The Change series. I was not disappointed, as it started out with a bang! Set in London, the lead character basically does not know what has happened to his city, but finds out in a hurry as he wanders into trouble with a group of bikers, but his friend Hubcap is coming to the rescue!

London: Dirt, is a second look at London after the change occurs, it follows not just Hubcap and Howard but new characters as well and has a cameo of one of my favourite characters of another book in the series.

London: Dirt also gives the reader insight into people in power who take advantage of the change to ensure that they stay on top. The experiments happening during the story were interesting and definitely added a new level to the change.

I'd recommend this book for anyone who wants a different take on the dystopian genre!

I really liked this return to London, Howard and Hubcap. The characters were as good as they were in The Change: London, #1, with the addition of Kirby, who was pretty badass. This finally introduced an overarching plot, connecting HA/HA from Japan and FFforde from New York as well as God from The Change: New York, #2. While it once again ended with an open ending, which is rather annoying considering that there are only 6 novellas in this series without another return to London, it was a really good addition to this series.