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Title: Speaks the Nightbird by Robert R. McCammon ISBN: 1-880216-62-0 Publisher: River City Pub. Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (76 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: I didn't know McCammon had it in him
Comment: I have read several of McCammon's novels, and while they are okay, they don't stand out in the crowd of horror. That said, Speaks the Nightbird is a surprise. I plodded through Koontz's latest, By the Light of the Moon--a decent affair that barely ensured my allegiance with Koontz--and started Nightbird the next day. I cannot put it down--I'm late for work, I stay up entirely too late;I've only just begun and read about 300 pages, normally I wouldn't write a review without finishing the book first, but I'm captivated by it. It has been a while since I've experienced this indescribible feeling of pure enjoyment; I look forward to reading it everyday; hours go by before I know it. I bought the book because the story of a 1699 witch hunt/trial intrigued me, and so far it does not disappoint. McCammon obviously did his research well, and it shows, blending into the story with invisible threads that don't jar the reader. Every character is strong, and each addition to the plot works well. Great so far. The 4 stars are because I haven't finished it yet; it is a 4 star book so far, and could easily be 5.
Rating: 5
Summary: His best yet
Comment: Sings the Nightbird is the finest novel this author has yet produced, and considering his other works, such as Boy's Life, Gone South, and the epic Swan Song, that's saying something. The novel concerns the coming age of a Magistrate's squire in a struggling colonial town, and a witchcraft trial which will forever change his life. The book richly evocates it's setting, and it's obvious McCammon has done a great deal of research into his subject matter. Although not an out and out horror novel, this has it's fair share of grisly moments, but bottom line it's an intensely involving and absorbing read with (unusually in this reader's experience) a richly rewarding climax. Not only that: but the book, despite being a fantastic stand alone work, manages to offer the tantalising prospect of a sequel. Robert McCammon is simply one of the finest authors working today. Read this, you will love it.
Rating: 4
Summary: A welcome return for a great horror writer
Comment: I have always maintained that there are three great modern American horror writers: Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Robert McCammon. King and Straub, of course, have been churning out books of varying quality for the last twenty-five years - but McCammon inexplicably vanished from the scene ten years ago and hasn't been heard from.
Until now.
And he marks his return with a different kind of horror story. At the turn of the 18th century a magistrate and his clerk ride toward a recently established village in the Carolinas to deal with a charge of witchcraft. But all is not as it seems. I won't spoil the plot except to say that if you're a McCammon fan this novel is not what you're expecting; but it's great nonetheless.
If you haven't realized it already this novel has been split into two separate books. Part I is titled "Judgement of the Witch" and part II is "Evil Unveiled". The two books need to be read in order to avoid any confusion.
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Title: Mystery Walk by Robert R. McCammon ISBN: 067176991X Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: BLUE WORLD : BLUE WORLD by Robert R. McCammon ISBN: 0671695185 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1990 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon ISBN: 0671741039 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1987 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Wolf's Hour by Robert R. McCammon ISBN: 0671731424 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 15 August, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: MINE : MINE by Robert McCammon ISBN: 0671739441 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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