- Paperback: 1 pages
- Publisher: Orbit; New edition edition (Aug 6 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1857236149
- ISBN-13: 978-1857236149
- Shipping Weight: 426 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
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John Ross, the tortured, conflicted Knight of the Word from Terry Brooks's Running with the Demon, finally gets a good night's sleep in the sequel. He buys this moment's peace at the cost of his sacred oath to be a champion of the Word, renouncing that pledge after failing to prevent the slaughter of a group of schoolchildren. Duty and destiny are difficult to elude, though, and soon his former charge Nest Freemark, now a college student and Olympic hopeful, arrives to warn him of his imminent destruction, or, worse, his unwitting fall into the service of the Void.
The story winds lazily through sleepy, wet Seattle like a tour bus, steadily building. Everything eventually converges on the homeless shelter where John works with his new sweetie Stefanie Winslow for über-activist Simon Lawrence, a man his dreams tell him he is fated to kill. A thin mystery clouds the identity of the demon conspiring to deliver John unto evil, but the book's real focus is John's fitful, foot-dragging attempts to fulfill his destiny. Knight doesn't provide the suspenseful energy of Running, a book that followed Nest through the dramatic loss of her childhood, but it rejoins her as she assumes the responsibilities of young adulthood and--like that period in life--still manages to deliver satisfying, if more subtle, rewards. --Paul Hughes --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Publishers Weekly
Brooks continues his vacation from his trademark Tolkienesque adventures (the Shannara and Magic Kingdom novels) with this urban dark fantasy, a sharp and satisfying follow-up to last year's Running with the Demon. It has been five years since mortal John Ross was anointed a Knight of the Word, and in that time he has suffered a serious crisis of faith. Unable to prevent the death of innocents in senseless acts of violence engineered by demons of the Void, he has fallen from his calling and drifted to Seattle to work with saintly Simon Lawrence and the Fresh Start program for homeless women and children. Nagged by recurring nightmares of a possible future in which he murders his mentor and dismantles the program, John is guilt-ridden, uncertain and vulnerable to a shape-shifting demon who has infiltrated his circle of associates. His only hope is Nest Freemark, the teenage heroine of his previous adventure, who applies her own grasp of the Word to smoke out the demon before John's dreams?which include her death?can come true. The identity of John's demonic manipulator and the meaning of his dreams are carefully crafted mysteries that build to a climax filled with surprising twists and turns. Brooks's real achievement, however, is his orchestration of the tale's social issues and personal dramas into a scenario with the resonance of myth. Both a sprightly entertainment and a thoughtful allegory of the forces of Good and Evil at large in the modern world, this novel is sure to increase its author's already vast readership. Author tour.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Intriguing Sequel,
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This review is from: A Knight of the Word (Mass Market Paperback)
Where as most of "Running with the Demon" was centered around Nest Freemark. This one turns it attention to John Ross, a Knight of the Word. Just in case you didn't get that from the title."Knight" takes place five years after the first book left off. John Ross is suffering from a crisis of faith after a botched rescue which makes him a prime target for the demons that he was fighting against to turn him into one of them. Really a good sequel. Nothing as far as continuity was forced and you can see that the author has more to tell with this series. Once again Brooks provides us with some likable and readable characters, and it proves, like it's predecessor, to be the heart of the book. For those who like quick paced action, look elsewhere. However there is one of the best chase scenes I've read hands down. Not being dramatic, but man it was good! The book provides more insight to John Ross and makes him more of a sympathetic character. But surprisingly the Lady and Two Bears more ambiguous. I never really caught on to Two Bears in the last one, thinking he was just an awkward plot device. In this book, it's more of the same. Fans of the native american veteran should be happy, though. The one fault in the book is the author manages to be a bit magnanimous when it comes to talking about the homeless. It was well intentioned, but it was almost too much. He also comes short as a mystery writer as well. Faults aside, this still is a good book and fans of the first installment will not be dissapointed. It definiteley makes you want to get the third in the series. Brooks again proves that he is still one of the best writers of his genre.
3.0 out of 5 stars
A far cry from "Running with the Demon",
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This review is from: A Knight of the Word (Mass Market Paperback)
If you are looking for the action and suspense that you found in "Running with the Demon", you won't find it here. Terry Brooks drastically changed his writing style from the first book in "A Knight of the Word". This book is about John Ross' rejection of his faith. After witnessing a terrible massacre at a school, that he was unable to prevent, John Ross decides that he can no longer be in service to the Lady or the "Word". He returns to Wales to return his staff, and finds that leaving his office is not a choice that the "Word" will allow him to make. John stops acting as a knight in an act of defiance. He moves to Seattle and tries to regain his life as a "normal" human being. Summoned by the Lady, Nest must travel to Seattle to help John regain his faith, and to reclaim his life as a Knight of the Word. The book is mostly dialogue and several of the characters that Mr. Brooks spends many chapters building are not necessary to the story line beyond being peripheral characters. Terry does a good job of building the mystery of the demon's identity right until the very end. However, the trick is to read chapter twenty-four and move on to "Angel Fire East".
1.0 out of 5 stars
I love the bad reviews!,
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This review is from: A Knight of the Word (Mass Market Paperback)
I love reading the bad reviews even more than the good ones sometimes. The vitriol, the spleen! It's a lot of fun:) Anyway, I have tried more than once to labor thru this book and couldn't do it either time. Ross is too normal, very dull. If you want a worthwhile good vs. evil story, read the novelization of Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight.
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