Set in 1960s England, The Children of Light starts with the screams of a dying woman, and a husband on the run and a rather action packed beginning as Simon Largwell proves himself every bit the amateur criminal as he bumbles his way out of the city and stumbles into the arms of a street urchin gang.

Only through sheer luck does he escape, only to then literally stumble into a secret government installation where something untoward is taking place.

With a vague air of Children of the Atom by Shiras, it's a different take on radioactive effects on the environment with a far more ruthless government in play attempting to conceal the truth.

An enjoyable 1960s romp, whilst I'd say it is more a suspense/mystery some elements do fall within the science fiction genre, at any rate, it is quite an entertaining albeit fast read at a mere 191 pages. ( )