- Hardcover: 480 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; First edition (6 July 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0002239302
- ISBN-13: 978-0002239301
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.2 x 5.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,889,407 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Urban developer Arnold Moravia lies dead in his apartment. His execution-style murder may have huge implications for the financial health of New York. When detective Wolf Matheson starts to investigate the case, he is setting off on a personal odyssey which brings tragedy.
About the Author
Eric Lustbader is the bestselling author of ‘Second Skin, ‘The Kaisho, ‘The Miko and ‘White Ninja’, all starring Nicholas Linnear. He graduated from Columbia University in 1969. He spent fifteen years in the music industry, including working for both Elektra and CBS Records, and writing for ‘Cash Box’ magazine. He has also been a teacher. He lives with his wife in Southampton, New York.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the kind of book that seems to be designed to be read when you have lots and lots of time on your hands, beceause believe me, you'll need it! For the first 300 pages or so, several stories seem to run together in parallel tandem, seemingly completely divergent from each other. Yet as the reader continues, and we learn more and more about the histories of the various characters, the plots become intertwined. The interesting thing in the book is, like many of his works, the complex characters, half of whom never meet each other, yet all of whom affect the course of each others lives. The plot of this book is very complicated , possibly too much so, but it is still a highly entertaining work, examining the influence of power and wealth, both on society itself and those who inhabit it it, especially those at the "top". There are several important issues within the book itself, which challenges our views of things, especially on life and death and our fear of the inevitable swipe of the grim reaper's scythe. I obviously won't tell you what happens at the end, but all I will say is that it is highly ironic, and the old addage of becareful what you wish for is truly, and in my view poetically, realised. Enjoy the book, I did.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As an avid fan of Eric Lustbader's work, having read 11 of his novels, I can safely say that this is by far and away his most innovative and daring novel.
Although not his greatest novel (The Miko and White Ninja have yet to be surpassed) Black Blade rides on a fast paced plot involving a sinister cabal bent on economical control of the globe, whilst pursuing the quest for immortality.
Beginning with a series of bizarre murders performed by one of Lustbader's most unsettling villains yet, the hero Wolf becomes involved in pursuit of an antagonist capable of causing people to burn from within. The chase leads through the US and eventually to Japan. Meanwhile a business/political scheme is underway focused upon a new age of protectionism, crafted in a way only Mr Lustbader could create.
Black Blade has some truly thrilling scenes, including a very surreal fight against a computer generated oracle. Whilst not as believeable as simpler thrillers such as Zero or The Ninja, Black Blade provides an excellent sense of escapism that really has to be experienced.
Mr Lustbader has truly let his imagination run wild and provided a thriller of the first order that is truly unique and in a league of its own. Lose yourself in one of the most gritty and spellbinding thrillers ever assembled in modern fiction.
Although not his greatest novel (The Miko and White Ninja have yet to be surpassed) Black Blade rides on a fast paced plot involving a sinister cabal bent on economical control of the globe, whilst pursuing the quest for immortality.
Beginning with a series of bizarre murders performed by one of Lustbader's most unsettling villains yet, the hero Wolf becomes involved in pursuit of an antagonist capable of causing people to burn from within. The chase leads through the US and eventually to Japan. Meanwhile a business/political scheme is underway focused upon a new age of protectionism, crafted in a way only Mr Lustbader could create.
Black Blade has some truly thrilling scenes, including a very surreal fight against a computer generated oracle. Whilst not as believeable as simpler thrillers such as Zero or The Ninja, Black Blade provides an excellent sense of escapism that really has to be experienced.
Mr Lustbader has truly let his imagination run wild and provided a thriller of the first order that is truly unique and in a league of its own. Lose yourself in one of the most gritty and spellbinding thrillers ever assembled in modern fiction.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Well done Lustbader! Another book that seriously rocks!
18 May 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Wolf Matheson, a NYPD homicide detective investigates the murder of a billionnaire who dies in bizarre circumstances. Sooner rather than later, he is up against corrupt fellow officers and discovers that the body found is the tip of the iceberg. In Japan, the Black Blade Society, a kind of Yakuza-style organisation has the very latest in neural-net computers called The Hive planning their greatest operation yet. In Washington, a clandestine agency is conspiring to destroy Japan's abilities as an economic world power. Add these three elements together, throw in Wolf's love interest Chika, a Japanese girl who leads him to the Black Blade Society and helps him rediscover an ability he was taught by his Native American family in order to fight the bad guys. Like THE NINJA and all the other novels in that series, BLACK BLADE has all the necessary ingredients of a Lustbader classic - action, suspense, Oriental mysticism, sizzling sex scenes and martial arts combat scenes put well into print. Overall, a must purchase!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Not Free SF Reader
3 Sep 2007
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Eastern mysticism and martial arts meet tough guy detective yankee style. Not exactly a shocker there. The Black Blades are another scary Japanese gang, but the plot they are looking to implement is a bit more far reaching.
More of a James Bond style thing, use a supercomputer program to do a bit of world domination. That sort of thing. Luckily he has a girlfriend to help him.
More of a James Bond style thing, use a supercomputer program to do a bit of world domination. That sort of thing. Luckily he has a girlfriend to help him.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Love It !!
3 Mar 1998
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The characters are alive. The plot is complex and rich with detail. I found it to be a wonderful night time read. Eric Lustbader books get better each time you read it, you will notice details you haven't noticed before.
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