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"Fast-paced and entertaining, Heart of the Dragon is an enjoyable addition to the Supernatural canon" --- Comics Bulletin
"Not since 'The X-Files' has a show reveled so successfully in giving us goosebumps." --- Entertainment Weekly
"Not since 'The X-Files' has a show reveled so successfully in giving us goosebumps." --- Entertainment Weekly
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This is a supernatural novel that reveals a previously unseen adventure for the Winchester brothers, from the hit ITV series! Twenty-three years ago, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a demonic supernatural force. Following the tragedy, their father taught the boys everything about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners of America...and how to kill it. Join Sam and Dean on an all-new monster hunt, in this original "Supernatural" novel.
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
An original novel based on the tv show supernatural, about two brothers who hunt monsters across america. As ever with tie in fiction it tells a story that is all new and hasn't been seen on screen. This one is set during the middle of the fifth season of the tv show.
Sam and Dean, at the behest of their friend and ally the angel Castiel, head for San Francisco to deal with the heart of the dragon, a force behind a series of murders, and one that reappears every twenty years.
Thus their father fought in previously in 1989, and their grandfather did the same in 1969.
The book thus tells us the stories of both those encounters.
And there's also a prologue set in feudal japan which fills you in on the origin of the force.
It runs for three hundred and ten pages. Afer the prologue, the first third of the book details the 1969 hunt, and the next third details the 1989 one.
Whilst all this is very interesting because of the back story it fills in for characters we didn't see too much of on tv, it means that there's not as much page time for Sam and Dean as you might like. They only come into the action with a third of the book to go. And whilst the tv characters are accurately depicted by the writer, and the supporting characters of his own that he comes up with are well written and believable and three dimensional in their motivations, the force isn't quite the most interesting adversary the Winchesters have ever faced.
The way it ties everything into the continuity of the show and the ongoing story arcs is very good, but ultimately whilst this is a decent piece of writing it's not a great one and perhaps not quite as good as it could be. For fans looking to fill in some of the back story it should more than suffice though, and it passes the time easily enough whilst waiting for the next new tv episode.
Sam and Dean, at the behest of their friend and ally the angel Castiel, head for San Francisco to deal with the heart of the dragon, a force behind a series of murders, and one that reappears every twenty years.
Thus their father fought in previously in 1989, and their grandfather did the same in 1969.
The book thus tells us the stories of both those encounters.
And there's also a prologue set in feudal japan which fills you in on the origin of the force.
It runs for three hundred and ten pages. Afer the prologue, the first third of the book details the 1969 hunt, and the next third details the 1989 one.
Whilst all this is very interesting because of the back story it fills in for characters we didn't see too much of on tv, it means that there's not as much page time for Sam and Dean as you might like. They only come into the action with a third of the book to go. And whilst the tv characters are accurately depicted by the writer, and the supporting characters of his own that he comes up with are well written and believable and three dimensional in their motivations, the force isn't quite the most interesting adversary the Winchesters have ever faced.
The way it ties everything into the continuity of the show and the ongoing story arcs is very good, but ultimately whilst this is a decent piece of writing it's not a great one and perhaps not quite as good as it could be. For fans looking to fill in some of the back story it should more than suffice though, and it passes the time easily enough whilst waiting for the next new tv episode.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I was a little dubious when I picked this book up. Despite the gorgeous cover, I'm always wary of TV and movie tie-in books. They're often awful. Luckily, this wasn't.
This is definitely a book for fans of the show - if you haven't watched it, you won't know who anyone is or what's going on! But for those of you familiar with the show, then this book is awesome. It spans three generations of hunters, the Campbells (Mary and her parents), John Winchester and Sam and Dean Winchester. The reason the story spans such a long period of time is because the same evil keeps coming back every twenty years. The Campbells and John Winchester only managed to banish it each time - but can Sam and Dean kill it for good?
The evil in question is being summoned each time by a guy and each time, the family of hunters must put a stop to his plans. Towards the end of the book, this becomes much more important as it becomes apparent that the spirit is important to the angels and demons as they want to use it as a weapon in their Apocalypse. So once more, it's down to Sam and Dean to save the day. Grab this book and find out how they do it...
I don't want to give too much away - but this is a seriously good read for fans of the show. It's an additional story to any seen in the show and yet it still fits in perfectly. You even get to learn more about the characters which isn't necessarily revealed in the show. If you're a bit of a Supernatural addict, like me, you'll appreciate what this book has to offer.
This is definitely a book for fans of the show - if you haven't watched it, you won't know who anyone is or what's going on! But for those of you familiar with the show, then this book is awesome. It spans three generations of hunters, the Campbells (Mary and her parents), John Winchester and Sam and Dean Winchester. The reason the story spans such a long period of time is because the same evil keeps coming back every twenty years. The Campbells and John Winchester only managed to banish it each time - but can Sam and Dean kill it for good?
The evil in question is being summoned each time by a guy and each time, the family of hunters must put a stop to his plans. Towards the end of the book, this becomes much more important as it becomes apparent that the spirit is important to the angels and demons as they want to use it as a weapon in their Apocalypse. So once more, it's down to Sam and Dean to save the day. Grab this book and find out how they do it...
I don't want to give too much away - but this is a seriously good read for fans of the show. It's an additional story to any seen in the show and yet it still fits in perfectly. You even get to learn more about the characters which isn't necessarily revealed in the show. If you're a bit of a Supernatural addict, like me, you'll appreciate what this book has to offer.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
To be honest Keith is an author who seemed to have gotten the job because of who he knew over talent. Whilst this, at times, can lead to a reasonable offering, the reader prefers that the tale that they've spent their hard earned money upon was written by an author who not only knew the characters backwards but also managed to give the readers a tale that had at least some basic research done towards it. (For example their use of Doragon instead of Ryu or Tatsu for Dragon.)
Add to this, the usual problem with this author's previous outings that he hasn't gotten a grip on the mannerisms of Sam and Dean (from what little we actually get of them in this title) and overall I felt pretty cheated. Within this offering, the brothers bicker, they unfortunately didn't mesh as the fans demand and with so much reference material available felt that the author was looking more to his bank balance rather than fulfilling the readers brief.
Whilst the overall concept was interesting alongside the depth of character history available for the author to have tapped into, the story felt slow, badly created and overall pretty lackadasical and I felt that perhaps that it might be better to run a competition for the fans to create their own Sam and Dean Tales with the chance for publication. It would be more accurate, it would get back to the original series concept and would all in, definitely be the full experience that the reader not only deserve but demand rather than an author who writes a whole tale around what could have been a reasonable novella.
Add to this, the usual problem with this author's previous outings that he hasn't gotten a grip on the mannerisms of Sam and Dean (from what little we actually get of them in this title) and overall I felt pretty cheated. Within this offering, the brothers bicker, they unfortunately didn't mesh as the fans demand and with so much reference material available felt that the author was looking more to his bank balance rather than fulfilling the readers brief.
Whilst the overall concept was interesting alongside the depth of character history available for the author to have tapped into, the story felt slow, badly created and overall pretty lackadasical and I felt that perhaps that it might be better to run a competition for the fans to create their own Sam and Dean Tales with the chance for publication. It would be more accurate, it would get back to the original series concept and would all in, definitely be the full experience that the reader not only deserve but demand rather than an author who writes a whole tale around what could have been a reasonable novella.
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sadly, very dissapointing
there is not much that i can really say about heart of the dragon except that i really didnt like this book. Read more
Published 21 months ago by C. Lynch
An easy read.
I was highly sceptical about reading a book based on my favourite TV show. But I read the little 'look inside' bit here and decided what the hell... Read more
Published on 14 April 2010 by Jacqueline
quite disappointing compared to other novels
If you are a fan of the show and read the previous novels, this one will come as disappointment. When reading novels that add "chapters" to TV shows, the writing must be able to... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2010 by Vanda Vettesi
Supernatural at its best
I love the supernatural hit show and was a bit secpital when got books but i had no need to. This book is excellent and was just like the hit show except in book form. Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2010 by Ms. M. Smyton
Disappointing
Unfortunately this book is deeply disappointing. For a book on Supernatural the writer seems to have missed the point totally. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2010 by Mrs. S. J. Wallace
OK, its a TV tie in but...
... given what the authors have to work with this is a fantastic bit of 'pulp' fiction. It captures the spirit and energy of the series and makes a virtue of its format. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2010 by Shiny Disc
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