The Crow: Clash By Night [Import] [Paperback]

Chet Williamson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 335 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers; paperback / softback edition (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0006483666
• ISBN-13: 978-0006483663
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,165,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Chet Williamson is the author of over twenty books, the latest of which is The Story of Noichi the Blind. Among his other published novels are Second Chance, Ash Wednesday, Soulstorm, Lowland Rider, McKain's Dilemma, Murder in Cormyr, Mordenheim, Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller, Reign, The Crow: Clash By Night, and the paranormal suspense series, The Searchers, which includes City of Iron, Empire of Dust and Siege of Stone. He has also written two children's books, Pennsylvania Dutch Night before Christmas and Pennsylvania Dutch Alphabet.

His most recent project was writing the story and dialogue for the computer game, Season of Mystery: The Cherry Blossom Murders, which can be downloaded at www.bigfish.com. His first play, a psychological thriller entitled Revenant, was recently produced, and he has just finished a stage adaptation of The Story of Noichi the Blind.

His books have been translated and published in many languages and countries, including France, Germany, Russia, Italy, and Japan, as well as British editions of several of his novels.

Over a hundred of his short stories have appeared in such magazines as The New Yorker, Playboy, Esquire, and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and many other magazines and anthologies. Figures in Rain, a collection of his short stories, received the International Horror Guild Award for Outstanding Collection. He has twice been a final nominee for the World Fantasy Award, the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award, and a six-time nominee for the Horror Writers Association's Stoker Award. His work has also been adapted for television, radio, and recorded books. His New Yorker short story, "Gandhi at the Bat," was recently made into a short film and has been shown in festivals worldwide.

Williamson lives in Elizabethtown with his wife Laurie. His son Colin currently works in Seattle as a video game developer for Square Enix.

His website is http://www.chetwilliamson.com

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clash by Night Review, August 16, 2003

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T. L. Walker "mortal_belleza" (Montgomery, Al, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Crow: Clash by Night (The Crow, No 3) (Paperback)

A brief synopsis: Amy Carlisle is a barren woman who finds a little piece of joy in running a daycare. Since she is unable to bare children, the children she tends to become her surrogate children. A extreme right-wing groups decides to send a message to the government, and Amy finds herself along with her children the plot of an extremist attack. In seeking revenge on the ones who hurt her and her children, she finds that she may just be turning into a monster herself.

Wow, I really enjoyed this story. It was nice to see the story of the Crow with a female hero. I also like the premise of a motherly love that brings back the character rather than the love for a spouse or a lover. I think this is currently my favorite in the line of Crow books. Williamson describes scenes with a jarring vividness. I was even touched to tears in a couple of the scenes.

He did an excellent job at showing how a mother's love and anguish. You could literally shape Amy's feelings-her rage, her love, her suffering-with you hands. Amy's a character that mothers and young women can relate to. She's a nurturer, but she also holds a gritty edge that makes her "cool".

He also did a good job in combing the element of hate and politics into his story, giving it a gritty fill. I found it hard to stomach all the hate that flowed from the antagonist. My only complaint is that ending seemed a little rushed, but the twist of events at the end really made up for the seeming rushed finished.

5.0 out of 5 stars A worthy Addition to the Crow legacy, June 15, 2011

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Chris Faina "Pumpkin King" (The Never Never) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Crow: Clash by Night (The Crow, No 3) (Paperback)

When I read this I thought Wow it's a touching story that speaks to everyone. If they have to make another Crow movie USE THIS STORY Because IT TOUCHES THE SOUL. This is the story to use when talking movie it follows closely the emotional road that James O' Barr created. I lost my copy and I had to purchase it again just to have it because it speaks volumes to everyone who is a true Crow fan

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, May 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Crow: Clash by Night (The Crow, No 3) (Paperback)

this was one of the best books i'd ever read i would tell anyone to read it.because it just shows if you love and care for somebody anything can happen for you if you believe.