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The portals are everywhere, now. Scanning for weapons, for drugs. ... No getting out of line. The people had forgotten how to fight back. There was no one to show them how. Or was there ... ? When she first saw him he was silhouetted against the moon, a black stallion rearing up to claim all he surveyed. Her heart slowed in her chest, then. There was a strange keening in her ears that she knew was not of this time or place, but of the other world. It was a vision she was having, a waking dream that would haunt her, drive her in ways unexplained. In the dark of the city's night, wherever the weak or oppressed cry out in pain or fear, a quiet footfall can be heard on the roof, the owlshadow passeth before the moon, the quiet gasp of feathered death ... The Black Arrow lives.
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About the Author:
Vin Suprynowicz is a columnist and editorial writer for a large metropolitan newspaper in Las Vegas, Nevada. His non-fiction books include "Send in the Waco Killers" and "The Ballad of Carl Drega." He is at work on another novel.
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"Suprynowicz has pulled off what Rand was merely attempting in ‘Atlas Shrugged,’ a ... tale of individualism reclaiming the earth." --Thomas L. Knapp, The Rational Review, Feb. 15, 2005
"There’s a delicious ‘comic book’ feel to ‘The Black Arrow’ that frames beautifully, by contrast, the serious messages herein." --Bill Branon, author of “Let Us Prey,” a New York Times Notable Book of the year.
"A densely woven plot. ... It races to a dramatic and explosive conclusion. A ... ripping good yarn." --Dave Lindorff,in Alexander Cockburn's "counterpunch"
"There’s a delicious ‘comic book’ feel to ‘The Black Arrow’ that frames beautifully, by contrast, the serious messages herein." --Bill Branon, author of “Let Us Prey,” a New York Times Notable Book of the year.
"A densely woven plot. ... It races to a dramatic and explosive conclusion. A ... ripping good yarn." --Dave Lindorff,in Alexander Cockburn's "counterpunch"
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- PublisherMountain Media
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0976251612
- ISBN 13 9780976251613
- BindingLeather Bound
- Number of pages703
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. "The portals are everywhere, now, scanning for weapons, for drugs . . . . . no getting out of line. The people had forgotten how to fight back. There was no one to show them how. Or was there? . . . . . In the dark of the city's night, wherever the weak or oppressed cry out in pain or fear, a quiet footfall can be heard on the roof, the owlshadow passeth before the moon. The twang of the bow, the quiet gasp of feathered death . . . . . The Black Arrow lives." A tale of the resistance in a near-future American police state, first novel by the syndicated Libertarian columnist (author of "The Ballad of Carl Drega" and "Send in the Waco Killers,") freedom-oriented fiction nominated for the 2006 Prometheus Award. New leatherbound book direct from publisher, one of only 1,000 total copies so bound. Reduced from $40. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 002173
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