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Crow: Wicked Prayer

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Since there is a synopsis of the story already done, I will save space on going over the specifics of the story. Wicked Prayer addresses the Crow Indian mythos, previously only hinted at in the first feature film. The rural desert backdrop is a welcomed change from the often-used urban setting in most Crow stories. The desert background helped to emphasize the isolated and barren tone that is inherent to the Crow stories. The novel follows the usual path of Crow stories and then takes a different twist. We are taken on a wicked road trip. The lead evil characters, Kyra and Johnny are joined by a "unique" third party named Raymundo. You will have to read the novel to see what I mean by "unique". Raymundo is a wise cracking character who adds most of the welcomed hard biting dialogue during the road trip. He acts as a guide for Kyra in her quest to achieve immortality. Overall, I enjoyed the story, yet could not escape the feeling that the road trip had one too many detours along the way. The story seemed to center more around Kyra than Dan Cody, the man who comes back. I prefer more focus on the avatar. However, the character of Kyra is very well written and developed. I thought the story was original and entertaining. For certain, `Wicked Prayer' continues the trend of previous novels by stretching the mythos into new and intriguing rhelms.

This time, The Crow itself is one of the major characters, and actually talks to the man it is partnered with. Dan and Leticia are murdered by
Kyra and Johnny, a couple who are driven to seek immortality, through Kyra's brush with The Crow. A plaything for a group of wannabe magicians, she reads some old books, and comes across some information on The Crow. She hangs herself, hoping to gain power, but The Crow refuses her, as her fate was brought about by her own hand. Johnny
rescues her.


To complete her transformation to power, she needs the eyes of a blue eyed crow, and Leticia's mother was a Crow Indian, and her father Irish, leaving her a blue eyed crow. Her boyfriend, Dan, a dweller in the Arizona desert is in the wrong place at the wrong time.

The Crow, risking its own life multiple times brings Dan back, as they desperately try and stop Kyra from completing her ritual, destroying them both.

Norman Partridge's horror writing here is very nice, I'd like to check him out some more.

I took this book with me when I took a flight to Mississippi for eye surgery. I started reading it on the way there, and after I got my surgery, I couldn't stand to read anything with my eyes hurting so bad. I was so disappointed that I could not finish the book right then and there, I was very into the plot from the beginning. The man in the beginning had a lot of mystery behind him and I was left wanting to know so much more. When I was able to start reading again, I could not put this book down.

From the very start "I LOVED" this story! After reading "Temple of Night" I needed redemption : ) What enjoyed most about this book, is that the author gave the actual bird alot of read time thru out the story not just a few random flashbacks. Loved the characters,with alot of wickedness,attitude and humor at the same time. The bad guys were more fun to read ,and enjoy than the actual crow(good guy}. The ending was kind of anticlimatic,so I had to give it 4****,but overall I say its a great read check it out

This is a great book. Dan Cody the main character is out for revenge, Why? Well Miss Damon, Mr. Church and there minni voodoo head friend Raymondo have stolen the eyes of Dan's lover they took a knife and cut her eyes out. Blood shed is all over the book, they language is for those who can handel the mature adult language that holds all the profanity. This book builds up to a final bloddy scean, but, not as bloddy as one would have thought. It took a suprising turn towards the end. The book like I said before is great and I can't wait to read more of THE CROW's saga. Trust me you won't look at another Crow the same ever again.

I should start by saying that I normally don't read media tie-in books. The only exception being the Crow series. I've read all the novels in this series for the sole reason that each novels stands alone and creates it's own story. By far Norman Partridge's take on the Crow mythos is the best I've read. It's also the first novel I've read by this author and it definitely wont be the last.

The core of the story stays true to the heart of The Crow mythology. A pure love denied due to some tragic occurrence. One of the lovers rises from the dead to set right that which was taken from him, all under the guidance of a supernatural crow. It's a story of love, tragedy, vengeance and redemption.

Dan Cody is the vessel for the crow in this novel. One night all that he loves is taken from him. The two villains, Kyra Damon and Johnny Church, have been lead to a road stop in the desert by a talking shrunken head who promises immortality and power beyond belief. From there the story leads into a road trip through hell as the two take off to claim their power and a dead man attempts to stop them.

Partridge's writing is truly powerful. The book is filled with nightmarish landscapes, both real and imaginary. The images are incredibly vivid. The momentum of the story takes off with breakneck speed and doesn't let up for a minute. The characters are very well developed, each with a fascinating background story. Especially the villains, Kyra Damon is definitely one of the nastiest people ever to grace a page.

This novel isn't just for fans of the Crow, it has something for all readers. Packed with action, horror, romance and a little dash of comedy, it's sure to please. I can't wait to read more by this talented author.

This one I would rank personally right around Clash By Night. The love aspect is not strained at all but very natural. What I didn't like, however, was the fact that Partridge chose to write more of Kyra Damon then of Dan Cody, The Crow. It was a good try, for a crow story but it didn't work this time. Also, do all of these authors borrow from each other? One of the supporting characters, Emily Carlisle, her last name is the name of the avatar in Clash By Night. And I also thought Emily was too open to accepting Cody's situation. Otherwise, the story flowed well from one point to another, despite a few disappointing endings

I'm usually the optimist who likes everything, but in this case I must say I did not like this book too much. The central character of Dan Cody certainly has the motivation of a Crow, but he's cursed with not having some of the common abilities of the Crows we have known in the past (although there is a reason for that, explained in the book). Unfortunately, this causes the book to be an exercize in frustration at times.

The book starts out strong, but really fizzles towards the middle and end. If you can get this book at the discount price, I recommend it. But at full price I felt a bit ripped off.

This book was ok until the end. The end was a major let-down and seemed hurried. I also did not like the fact that Lilith has the grimoire *and* Raymondo.