- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Fiction (Jun 14 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0061073504
- ISBN-13: 978-0061073502
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.6 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 358 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #723,097 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Ademon named Dren is looking for salvation. Satan's fiery underworld has become a foreign place to him. He feels he is different from the other souls. He's changed over time. He's ready for redemption. But getting out of hell is no easy task. Escaping was the easy part. But now, alone in a world unfamiliar to him, Dren must save a single soul in order to pass on to the heavens above.
Billy is a young hoodlum working for a big-time mobster. Like Dren he has also changed. He wants out of the seedy underworld he calls his home. Just, one more run, one more big payday, and he's finished with it all. He'll, get his cash, grab the woman he loves, and be gone forever. But the mob doesn't look kindly on deserters.
Satan has sent two rogue demons from hell to stop Dren. The mob has hired a conjurer named Nadja to kill Billy.In the end, the two must call on the powers of the Crow to, save them both -- waging a full-scale war on the mobsters of Earth above and the lord of darkness below.
About the Author
A. A. Attanasio is the author of The Wolf and the Crown, The Eagle and the Sword, The Dragon and the Unicorn, Solis, Kingdom of the Grail, Hunting the Ghost Dancer, Wyvern, Radix, and The Moon's Wife.He lives in Hawaii.
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When they turned eighteen, Amy Darien and Billy Max were released from Alliance House, the facility on Gansevoort for abused, neglected, and emotionally troubled children, where they had grown up together, wards of the state. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
THIS SHOULD BE THE TEMPLATE FOR GREAT CROW STORIES,
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This review is from: The Crow: Hellbound (Paperback)
After reading this book (the last of the Crow novels put out by HarperPrism), I felt that all the books thus far should have achieved the result of what this story was. Every single character felt realistic and had a purpose that wasn't forgotten (unlike the cop in Lazarus Heart). One element in the book that I disliked was also the one that kept me entranced into the storyline. Having for personal reasons decided to become an atheist, I actually felt informed without it being thrust upon me. The book also spoke of a truth I used to believe in, and to a degree, still do. That GOD is behind all good and evil things. Especially as this book brought it up, even SHE is lost. After telling a friend about my voyage back into the reading the novels, he remarked how his favorite was this one and I can see why. I also thought it very interesting that they ventured out of certain boundaries yet are still able to attain the same goals of the original GN. This one is the best, followed by Wicked Prayer and The Lazarus Heart. Also after being in thought about this book, it's very unfortunate that The Crow is treated with such disregard and disrespect by the people who legally own it especially after seeing the truest potential from this book.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Hellish 4,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Crow: Hellbound (Paperback)
This book is an enigma of sorts. While I wasn't constantly entertained, I was into the story enough that I kept turning the pages. It kept me up late, which is something a lot of books fail to do. I know you've heard it a thousand times, but if you're a fan of one or more of the crow movies, chances are you'll like this novel spin. Attanasio has an interesting pace and describes potentially confusing action well, but some moments seem to scrape the surface rather than boil over. Overall a good, quick read. Oh, and to fall prey to cliche...the cover is wicked.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not without its charms,
By Bar (Melbourne, Vic Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Crow: Hellbound (Paperback)
I won't lie, this is a great read, but I'm not certain how much I love it as a crow novel. For starters I definately wanted to finish reading the book, and was interested in how it would unfold but I could also put it down whenever i wanted and that's not a great sign. I love the idea of having the influence of hell and demons throughout the book, but stragely this is also my biggest problem with it. If Attanasio had found a better balance between the demons and the crow, I would surely have to rate this book with 5 gleaming stars, but the the balance isn't there as far as I'm concerned. Don't get me wrong, this is still a fantastic book, but not the crow story I think I was looking for. In the end I must recommend this book to anyone after a good fantasy/horror read (Just don't expect too much 'crow').
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