Temple of Night

Being a die hard "Crow" fan I may be biased . However, after reading this book I intend to find and read all of "The Crow " books I can find . This book in particular reaches out and sucks you in . It goes back to that angst avenged that the original had so masterfully put out . It does have certain points ( super powers? ) that may turn off fans of the first movie . But if you can separate the first Crow story from the rest I assure you you will love this book and others in the Crow series.

The original comics that started the Crow franchise were well done, an excellent work even if it was cathartic in nature. The first movie was a wonderful adaptation, but every thing that has come out since is garbage. With one exception. Temple of Night actually succeeds where every other "sequel" has failed. It touches your soul. The entire point of the Crow is not about getting revenge, it's about moving beyond the fetters that your anger forces upon you, that chain you to your past life. Somtow takes his familiarity of Egyptian, Native American and Thai mythologies/religions and turns them all inside out while still pointing out the similarities. This book is a perfect example of how and why creativity can overcome the stigma of the usual sequel; and while this is not Somtow's strongest work, it is still pure Somtow.

The Crow: Temple of Night was great. I felt I was a third person in the story, watching things as they unfold. I really liked the main character who was uncertain about what he felt towards a person he never met in his life. He becomes positivetly spooky towards the end of the book. I recommend this book to anybody who wants something interesting to read.

a foreign crow..as long as it isn't the same white male playing a crow, i'll read 'em all..

American culture often protects us from the realities that occur all over the world. We live in a cookie-cutter sitcom world and it takes a prolific and informed source to bring us out of our illusions. S.P. Somtow does just that. The Crow has never been better in this atmospheric and careening dive into the underworld of modern Bangkok. You can't help but smell the sin and feel the pain around you while S.P. Somtow takes you on a tour of humanity's scarred underbelly. Our character, an unlikely hero. Our villan, a frightening reminder that evil lives inside man as part of us, his madness convincing and as far removed from the earlier, more contrived Crow villians as can be. Without giving anything away, this story is original, true to the Crow legacy, but a masterpiece all it's own and in it's own right. A must read, not for the faint of heart, or the closed minded. Somtow knows the subject matter and presents it beautifully.