- Mass Market Paperback: 263 pages
- Publisher: Ace Books (29 Dec 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0441018122
- ISBN-13: 978-0441018123
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.4 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 34,899 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Just another success from the New York Times bestselling author
God's own enforcer, the righteous engine of destruction known as the Walking Man, has come to the Nightside. His sole purpose is the elimination of the wicked and the guilty, which means no one will be left in the Nightside once he gets started. So the Authorities have hired P.I. John Taylor to stop him. Legend has it that he can't be killed. Taylor is very much hoping that the legend isn't true.
God's own enforcer, the righteous engine of destruction known as the Walking Man, has come to the Nightside. His sole purpose is the elimination of the wicked and the guilty, which means no one will be left in the Nightside once he gets started. So the Authorities have hired P.I. John Taylor to stop him. Legend has it that he can't be killed. Taylor is very much hoping that the legend isn't true.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
First Sentence: In the Nightside, that sour secret hidden heart of London, it's always three o'clock in the morning and the dawn never comes.
Nightside has gone through changes in power and there is now a new group of Authorities. There is also a new threat. PI Jack Taylor is hired by Walker, Taylor's friend and enemy, to deal with this new threat. The Walking Man, God's own enforcer, has come to Nightside to destroy evil. Taylor has to find the answer to what will destroy the Walking Man.
This book is definitely not for anyone who is squeamish. The violence is graphic and brutal. Yet the author's creative always amazes me and the story always draws me in.
There is a slightly more series tone to this book with the question of man justifying their actions as being God's will. The book also takes on the topic of our obsession for looking young and brings it to horrific results. I was struck by the observation regarding weapons: "Every gun, every sword, maybe every bomb, too....These are simply instruments of death. Means to murder." Green's trademark humor is still in evidence with a car-eating tunnel.
There is so development of the characters relationships, both between Taylor and Walker and, most significantly, between Taylor and Suzie Shooter. Taylor is a fascinating character in that he is a moral man living in an immoral environment yet considers himself one of the monsters. Suzie is highly damaged yet she loves John and is overcoming a barrier in her relationship to him.
Green somewhat falls into the "guilty pleasure" category for me. I'm not quite certain as to why I like these books so much, but the underlying theme stays with me and I always look forward to the next book.
Nightside has gone through changes in power and there is now a new group of Authorities. There is also a new threat. PI Jack Taylor is hired by Walker, Taylor's friend and enemy, to deal with this new threat. The Walking Man, God's own enforcer, has come to Nightside to destroy evil. Taylor has to find the answer to what will destroy the Walking Man.
This book is definitely not for anyone who is squeamish. The violence is graphic and brutal. Yet the author's creative always amazes me and the story always draws me in.
There is a slightly more series tone to this book with the question of man justifying their actions as being God's will. The book also takes on the topic of our obsession for looking young and brings it to horrific results. I was struck by the observation regarding weapons: "Every gun, every sword, maybe every bomb, too....These are simply instruments of death. Means to murder." Green's trademark humor is still in evidence with a car-eating tunnel.
There is so development of the characters relationships, both between Taylor and Walker and, most significantly, between Taylor and Suzie Shooter. Taylor is a fascinating character in that he is a moral man living in an immoral environment yet considers himself one of the monsters. Suzie is highly damaged yet she loves John and is overcoming a barrier in her relationship to him.
Green somewhat falls into the "guilty pleasure" category for me. I'm not quite certain as to why I like these books so much, but the underlying theme stays with me and I always look forward to the next book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
A new novel in the nightside series. Those not familiar with these will need to know that it's the dark heart of London where things mystical and other things that don't belong all gather. Central character in these novels is John Taylor, a private investigator. Although there are ongoing threads for the series here there's enough exposition that you should be able to get into quite easily, although you're better off starting with Something from the Nightside
The book runs for just over 260 pages, with nine long chapters and an epilogue.
After a long opening chapter in which John and his girlfriend Suzie deal with people who offer beauty treatments at a rather high price for some, John is then approached by the powers that be in the nightside to deal with the Walking Man. A mythical figure until now, he is the vengeance of god come to Earth and is in the nightside to kill sinners. The place is just about to have a change of leadership, and this can't be imperiled.
But neither, it would seem, can the Walking man be stopped. Except via a price that might be too high to pay...
As ever with this series there's an awful lot of invention, with new characters and ideas being thrown at the reader in seemingly every scene. Most of which are very inventive ideas. All of which add to the depth of the setting. More so than usual it considers a few moral viewpoints and issues, as the walking man kills those who might well deserve it. But what gives him or anyone the right to do that? There's some decent moral food for thought here as you read.
Regular readers will know the romance between John and Suzie has been growing from book to book, although she has been rather sidelined in the last two. That's not the case here. They inch closer to getting even more attached to each other, despite her problems with having relationships, and she does get a decent share of the action for a lot of the book until being sidelined. Although not for a contrived reason. There's some great development to their relationship here leading to some genuinely touching scenes.
And the pace of the book is prtty good throughout, culminating with a memorable finale.
An above average entry in the series. If you're one of those new readers I mentioned then be aware it can be a bit gory - but never gratuitous - at times and there are a couple of bits of strong language.
The book runs for just over 260 pages, with nine long chapters and an epilogue.
After a long opening chapter in which John and his girlfriend Suzie deal with people who offer beauty treatments at a rather high price for some, John is then approached by the powers that be in the nightside to deal with the Walking Man. A mythical figure until now, he is the vengeance of god come to Earth and is in the nightside to kill sinners. The place is just about to have a change of leadership, and this can't be imperiled.
But neither, it would seem, can the Walking man be stopped. Except via a price that might be too high to pay...
As ever with this series there's an awful lot of invention, with new characters and ideas being thrown at the reader in seemingly every scene. Most of which are very inventive ideas. All of which add to the depth of the setting. More so than usual it considers a few moral viewpoints and issues, as the walking man kills those who might well deserve it. But what gives him or anyone the right to do that? There's some decent moral food for thought here as you read.
Regular readers will know the romance between John and Suzie has been growing from book to book, although she has been rather sidelined in the last two. That's not the case here. They inch closer to getting even more attached to each other, despite her problems with having relationships, and she does get a decent share of the action for a lot of the book until being sidelined. Although not for a contrived reason. There's some great development to their relationship here leading to some genuinely touching scenes.
And the pace of the book is prtty good throughout, culminating with a memorable finale.
An above average entry in the series. If you're one of those new readers I mentioned then be aware it can be a bit gory - but never gratuitous - at times and there are a couple of bits of strong language.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
John Taylor is the man chosen by the new Authorities in the Nightside to find a way to stop the Walking Man. Even with all the guile and wits at his disposal how is the private investigator supposed to stop a man who has been given a calling from God to rid the Nightside of evil? Especially when the Nightside is all evil all the time?
Now THAT'S what I'm talking about. This is what I wanted to see coming from author Simon R. Green. I first became aware of this author when I read a short story of his which was included in the anthology Mean Streets (Anthology). I really liked the story by Green and bought and read the first book in the Nightside series, Something from the Nightside and was so disappointed in it. The "attitude" in this book is what I had expected to find in the first book of the series. I had bought another book at the same time, this one, and finally, after almost 10 months, decided to read it and hope for the best. Yes, yes, yes, it was really good. I found that irreverent, sarcastic, Bogart-like character that I had enjoyed so much in the short story. There are some very funny lines in this book and this author's sense of humor meshes with mine exactly - not always the case for me. But once the major story line starts taking shape this book turns serious in a hurry. The question of what constitutes innocence and who has the right to determine who lives or dies are very much at the core of this novel. These characters were headed for a showdown and I was interested in seeing how the author managed to resolve the problems. Well, he did just fine!
I do highly recommend this book. It presents a fantasy flip side to London, a side where it is always 3 a.m. and all kinds of evil are available for a price. The character of John Taylor is the anti-hero who just can't help doing the right thing when push comes to shove. I believe this is book number nine in the series so I will be traveling backward in the series in order to read them all. Hopefully that first book will be the only one written before the author found his voice and turned this main character into such a fascinating person. The contrasts between the powerfully bad person he can be and the powerfully good person he is made for a compelling reading experience. And I got some good laughs out of it too! Always an added bonus.
Now THAT'S what I'm talking about. This is what I wanted to see coming from author Simon R. Green. I first became aware of this author when I read a short story of his which was included in the anthology Mean Streets (Anthology). I really liked the story by Green and bought and read the first book in the Nightside series, Something from the Nightside and was so disappointed in it. The "attitude" in this book is what I had expected to find in the first book of the series. I had bought another book at the same time, this one, and finally, after almost 10 months, decided to read it and hope for the best. Yes, yes, yes, it was really good. I found that irreverent, sarcastic, Bogart-like character that I had enjoyed so much in the short story. There are some very funny lines in this book and this author's sense of humor meshes with mine exactly - not always the case for me. But once the major story line starts taking shape this book turns serious in a hurry. The question of what constitutes innocence and who has the right to determine who lives or dies are very much at the core of this novel. These characters were headed for a showdown and I was interested in seeing how the author managed to resolve the problems. Well, he did just fine!
I do highly recommend this book. It presents a fantasy flip side to London, a side where it is always 3 a.m. and all kinds of evil are available for a price. The character of John Taylor is the anti-hero who just can't help doing the right thing when push comes to shove. I believe this is book number nine in the series so I will be traveling backward in the series in order to read them all. Hopefully that first book will be the only one written before the author found his voice and turned this main character into such a fascinating person. The contrasts between the powerfully bad person he can be and the powerfully good person he is made for a compelling reading experience. And I got some good laughs out of it too! Always an added bonus.
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Another taste of the darkside
Some well used phrases and characters make another appearence. Felt more like a short story than a novel to me
Published on 9 May 2010 by Gerald Ellard
Poor effort from one of my favourite writers
Not one of Mr Green's best. Not particularly well thought out, with a very poor ending. It needs to be read in order to complete the series but not one to rush out and buy. Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2010 by R. Slater
Indeed another judgement day for Nightside
Simon Green has long been the urban fantasy equivalent of Marmite or the X-Factor; you either love or hate his tongue in cheek hardboiled style and are willing to overlook the noir... Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2010 by Scriber_scouse
How am I supposed to stop the wrath of God?
Nobody can ignore it in today's society -- people who claim that they are fighting God's battles, and prove that they aren't by their own actions. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2009 by E. A Solinas
Just Another Judging of a Book.
I personal really enjoyed this book and because of it have gotten on to everything that is Simon Green related. Read more
Published on 29 April 2009 by M. Hale
As Usual a cracking read
Great stuff as ever enjoyable from start to finish I think I'm in love with "Shotgun Suzie"
Published on 19 Jan 2009 by CVH
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