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5.0 out of 5 stars
Darker Takes Off Running and Doesn't Stop, January 12, 2002
Darker is another of Clark's book filled with the right mix of action, suspense and horror that never gets boring. Rosemary Snow meets the mysterious stranger, Michael, who is being pursued by something unknown, something dark. He leaves Rosemary and continues on until he meets up with the Young family, and this is where the book really takes off. Darker is a blend of darkest fairy tale and the best sort of horror, the kind that makes you want to keep reading and reading without setting the book down. Clark once again creates believable characters who stick in the mind until the story is over. What was really interesting about this book is that the supernatural Beast is not the only horror in the story. Darker focuses on something much more horrific to me: the possible loss of a member or members of your family. Originally published in 1996, Darker is one of the most sought-after books written by Clark. Kudos to Leisure for reprinting it and giving those of us in the U.S. the pleasure of reading yet another Simon Clark book.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not the years most exciting read, March 14, 2006
I am a fan of Simon Clark, but this is not one of his best efforts. He has a good premise for his story, he starts well and basically ends well, but the middle is pretty boring and a little confusing. This book could easily have been 100 pages shorter and would probably have been better. Richard Young, his wife and daughter are about to embark on a dark journey full of mystery and horror. While their son is away on a camping trip, they are persuaded by a frantic stranger to help him get away from an invisible force that threatens all of their lives if they don't outrun it. Their 4 year old daughter has some special abilities that the madman is looking for and he will stop at nothing to use them. The story gets bogged down in their fleeing from the invisible force. It catches up to them, kills a few people, they get away, narrowly, and it all starts over again. About half way through the book you find yourself wanting to scream,"enough already, we get it, let's move on!" While this book is not a total waste of your time, and it is exciting enough in the beginning and ending to capture your attention, please just understand that you will have to slog through some fairly boring, repetitious chapters to get to the final reward. If you have something else you've been dying to read, go ahead, you won't miss anything if you pass this one up.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A solid if not brilliant effort, November 16, 2002
Simon Clark is one of my favorite authors in the horror genre. Blood Crazy, King Blood, and Vamphyrric are all superb, unique, and amazing works. Darker, like his first novel Nailed by the Heart, suffers from a certain vagueness that occasionally crops up in Clark's work. The characters here must face an overwhelming evil force and though we grow to like our protagonists, I found it difficult to truly understand them. Every so often someone would do something I found completely out of character, merely in an effort to serve the story line. Clark shows his hand a bit too much in this one, though the novel remains a gripping read. You simply might be left with too many questions at the end of it.
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