Crow: Shattered Lives & Broken Dreams

ISBN 10: 0345417127 / ISBN 13: 9780345417121

Published by Del Rey Books October 1999, 1999

About this Item

Heavily toned and spotted text block. No writing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Crow: Shattered Lives & Broken Dreams
• Publisher: Del Rey Books October 1999
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345417127
• ISBN 13: 9780345417121
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction - Mystery

About this title

Synopsis

A chilling collection of short fiction and poetry explores the odyssey of The Crow, an avenging force from beyond the grave that brings retribution and redemption, in works by Ramsey Campbell, Andrew Vachss, Alan Dean Foster, and other acclaimed authors. Reprint.

Review

The Crow, a dark character created by James O'Barr, "warps together two of man's strongest emotions and desires--love and revenge," writes Ed Kramer in the preface to this anthology of theme stories and art. A black, nightmarish spirit with a harlequin mouth, the Crow was born to avenge the brutal slaying of his beloved. Incarnations of the Crow stalk time and space, bringing ruthless and horrible justice to rapists and murderers.

O'Barr and Kramer asked an incredible array of fantastic fiction writers to interpret this Goth phenomenon--from A.A. Attanasio to Gene Wolfe, Alan Dean Foster, Charles de Lint, Jack Dann, and Jane Yolen. Shattered Lives & Broken Dreams delivers chilling, graphic tales of mystic revenge, from some of the best modern fantasy authors. Poetry (from Henry Rollins and Iggy Pop, among others) and original art complete this ode to the Crow. Readers of the popular comic book series and fans of the movie starring Brandon Lee will find lots to chill and thrill them in this collection. --Therese Littleton