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Iron Angel (Hardcover)

de Alan Campbell (Author)
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While not so complexly plotted as to repel new readers, this grim middle volume (after 2006's Scar Night) also does little to attract them. Most strikingly, the novel lacks a protagonist. Virtually every character is a pawn in the ongoing war between a dysfunctional family of desperate gods and King Menoa, the mad ruler of the Mesmerists. Rogue assassin Rachel Hael mostly disappears halfway through; the skyship-towing giant John Anchor is purely a tour guide; and angel Dill only reacts to abrupt shifts in reality. Death is relative, with characters translating unpredictably among Hell, the mortal realm and a bizarre reality called the Maze. Sex and romance are virtually absent, but stylized gore is everywhere, perhaps reflecting Campbell's background in video-game design. Despite the vivid descriptions and genuinely unusual setting, readers who make it through to the cliffhanger ending of this installment may well not care enough to seek out the forthcoming concluding volume. (May)
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“Flavorsome, original and leavened with a fierce sense of humor.”—Kirkus Reviews

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3.0étoiles sur 5 A decent follow up to a great novel., Mai 28 2008
On the strength of the fantastic "Scar Night" and "Lye Street", I bought "Iron Angel".

Ultimately, however, I was a little disappointed with "Iron Angel".

Where "Scar Night" was more focused, and filled with moments of human drama amidst the unrelenting grimness, "Iron Angel" is sprawling, occasionally disorienting, and, by favoring spectacle, lacks the personal feel that made me care about the cast in the original.

The amiably destructive giant John Anchor, is a divertingly entertaining addition to the cast; most of the newcomers, however, are unappealing and their various storylines fail to keep me interested.

"Scar Night"'s most fascinating character, Carnival, makes no more than a cameo here. This is part of the problem I had with "Iron Angel"; I was really eager to learn more about her, and thus disappointed. Those readers who would rather have followed the adventures of Dill and Rachel may find more here to keep their attention than I did, though even these two characters are often relegated to the background to make way for the new cast.

Regardless of character loyalty, I feel that "Iron Angel" is, by comparison, more disjointed than it's predecessor, and it's hallucenogenic descent into the Maze (Hell) was occasionally more silly than gripping. There is still some great writing and imagery here (though less cinematic, I feel, than "Scar Night") and ghoulish humor still abounds.

All in all, I enjoyed the opening act (roughly half the novel), lost interest in the second, and regained some enthusiasm in the third, just in time for the cliffhanger!

If Amazon allowed, I'd have given this 3 1/2 stars.
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