- Paperback: 335 pages
- Publisher: Voyager; paperback / softback edition (2 Nov 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006483666
- ISBN-13: 978-0006483663
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.9 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,706,923 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Clash by Nightis another addition to the growing The Crow series of books written by authors other than the creator himself, James O'Barr. This one was penned by Chet Williamson, who had also done the novelisation of the second Crow film, as well as a short story for the anthology The Crow: Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams.
The plot once again revolves around revenge. The Crow, mystically empowered to bring back the souls of the wronged dead, resurrects Amy Carlisle, killed in the day-care centre she owned, by a bomb intended for a visiting senator. She is brought back to avenge the deaths of 10 children killed in the blast. She must track down those responsible for the killing, an extremists white Christian militia group. There's a final, and inevitable, showdown.
In this book, the Crow takes on racists, anti-Semitics, homophobes, misogynists and extreme politics--all rolled into one group called the Sons of a Free America. All very noble, but a bit hard going for what is essentially a horror/fantasy novel. Amy's disgust in the extremophiles is well portrayed, but it's hammered home over and over and over again. After a while, the constant extremist statements do start to sound the same. Comparing this to the emotions of the love lost and the anger felt by the lead character in Poppy Z. Brite's novel, The Crow: The Lazarus Heart, Clash by night seems somewhat empty and repetitive. --Chris van Sheltenga
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After a highly successful comic book and two blockbuster films, The Crow is debuting as a TV series and Voyager will be publishing a series of original novels to accompany it.
The Eternal One…
At our human limits, when we have gone as far as flesh and imagination can take us, we meet the Eternal One. The Crow. Immemorially old and inconsolable, he is there only for those who seek both revenge and love, and are willing to go all the way – and beyond.
A crazed militia has planted a bomb in a daycare centre and a dedicated teacher discovers it just in time to get herself and the children to safety. Almost. For we are in the dark universe of the Crow, where the innocent must die so that justice can triumph. Where a woman devoted to peace must don camouflage as she prowls with her black-winged familiar through the tangled underworld of hate on a search-and-destroy mission that leads her from gun shows to the rubble of disaster. A rubble that is stirring with new and hideous life…
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Format:Paperback
Chet Williamson brougt this Crow story to life with a brilliant character and excellent story line, before this book there have been few Female Crows, this was a brilliant idea and very good Character, which all of her actions showed "Balance" in the book. top stuff a must for all Crow Fans.
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Clash by Night Review
17 Aug 2003
Format:Paperback
A brief synopsis: Amy Carlisle is a barren woman who finds a little piece of joy in running a daycare. Since she is unable to bare children, the children she tends to become her surrogate children. A extreme right-wing groups decides to send a message to the government, and Amy finds herself along with her children the plot of an extremist attack. In seeking revenge on the ones who hurt her and her children, she finds that she may just be turning into a monster herself.
Wow, I really enjoyed this story. It was nice to see the story of the Crow with a female hero. I also like the premise of a motherly love that brings back the character rather than the love for a spouse or a lover. I think this is currently my favorite in the line of Crow books. Williamson describes scenes with a jarring vividness. I was even touched to tears in a couple of the scenes.
He did an excellent job at showing how a mother's love and anguish. You could literally shape Amy's feelings-her rage, her love, her suffering-with you hands. Amy's a character that mothers and young women can relate to. She's a nurturer, but she also holds a gritty edge that makes her "cool".
He also did a good job in combing the element of hate and politics into his story, giving it a gritty fill. I found it hard to stomach all the hate that flowed from the antagonist. My only complaint is that ending seemed a little rushed, but the twist of events at the end really made up for the seeming rushed finished.
A worthy Addition to the Crow legacy
16 Jun 2011
Format:Paperback
When I read this I thought Wow it's a touching story that speaks to everyone. If they have to make another Crow movie USE THIS STORY Because IT TOUCHES THE SOUL. This is the story to use when talking movie it follows closely the emotional road that James O' Barr created. I lost my copy and I had to purchase it again just to have it because it speaks volumes to everyone who is a true Crow fan
excellent
15 May 1999
Format:Paperback
this was one of the best books i'd ever read i would tell anyone to read it.because it just shows if you love and care for somebody anything can happen for you if you believe.
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