- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins (15 Jan 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0061073482
- ISBN-13: 978-0061073489
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.6 x 1.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 618,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Eternal One
At our human limits, when we've gone as for as flesh and imagination can take us, we meet the Eternal One.
The Crow.
His alabaster delicate features tell of his ivory goddess ancestry. 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.
Temple of Night
Turn-of-the-century Bangkok is a glittering modern city where high-tech industry and ancient mystery meet. It is a powerhouse of international finance by day ... and a playground of depravity by night. "The Klong Toey" shantytowns are home to shadowy eroticemporiums, where millionaire celebrities act out their darkest sexual fantasies, protected by money, influence, and American diplomacy.
Enter a young American journalist, assigned to expose the latest cover-up. Stephen is about to break the two cardinal rules of journalism: Don't fall in love. And don't get killed....
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WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD THEY USED TO CALL IT THE VENICE OF the East, an emerald city quilted with canals and studded with temples. Read the first page
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WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD THEY USED TO CALL IT THE VENICE OF the East, an emerald city quilted with canals and studded with temples. Read the first page
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
An enveloping journey into a place beyond our comprehension
21 Mar 2000
Format:Paperback
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.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Crow 101 Understanding the Basics
14 Jan 2002
Format:Mass Market Paperback
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.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
great
23 Oct 2001
Format:Paperback
This should have been the sequel for The Crow series! Its awesome in all ways... great plot! A must get for any Crow fan collector!
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