Exalted A Day Dark as Night (1) [Paperback]

Carl Bowen (Author)

Book Description

Series: Exalted | Publication Date: May 10, 2004

In the Name of the Unconquered Sun
Harmonious Jade is one of the deadliest women in the legendary time that is the Second Age of Man. Chosen by the Unconquered Sun itself, she has been remade into a demigod whose bow can fell whole companies of men. With that exaltation, however, have come echoes of ancient memories and a sense that she must use her gifts for a greater purpose. Chasing these phantasms of a past life, she has come to the trading city of Nexus, where others of her kind may hide. But are they long-lost companions, deadly enemies, or worse - both?
Exalted: A Day Dark as Night is the first in a new, unlimited series of novels based on the wildly successful Exalted game line.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: White Wolf Publishing (May 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588468593
• ISBN-13: 978-1588468598
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,643,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exalted all the way, June 17, 2004

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Zafrir Grosman (Haifa Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exalted A Day Dark as Night (1) (Paperback)

In the thriving trade city of Nexus, major forces are about to collide. The beautiful and young Harmonious Jade is planning to murder her former hero and mentor, the evil demon worshiper Selaine Chaisa. Two death knight are about to formulate an evil plan, which will ruin the city and an old Exalted mercenary will have to face his exaltation and previous life.

The book is much better than the first trilogy and has a lot of information about Nexus, the Scavanger Lands and the Exalted and the Yozi demons. The book is well written and I have really enjoyed the fight scenes, which are fluent and somtimes really fun.

I liked the parts when horrible things happen, and the atmosphere is serene and cool, and the detachment sometimes fills you with laughter and sometimes with horror regarding peoples' actions.

Highly Recommended.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENCE AT WORK, May 3, 2005

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C. Boston "Montaigu" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exalted A Day Dark as Night (1) (Paperback)

I have been playing pen and paper RPGs for 20 years, computer RPG, and Everquest for the past 5 years, and although I rarely stray from the standard D&D novels such as RA Salvatore and such, I found this novel to be fascinating. I couldnt put the book down from page 1. The characters, the world of EXALTED, and plot intrigued me from the very beginning. I just find myself wanting to learn more and more about the world of EXALTED. So now you got me looking at buying the RPG books too. EXCELLENT WORK, I will be reading more of your work as soon as I can get my hands on em.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Hmph..., March 8, 2006

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David A. Farnell (Fukuoka, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exalted A Day Dark as Night (1) (Paperback)

Well, I saw the 5-star reviews, and I love the Exalted game, so I picked this one up. I gotta say, it's a bit of a disappointment. Dull prose, characters who felt far from real in their actions and motivations, a lot of jarring modernisms (like dialog peppered with "OK" and "sure thing"). Physically, the cover art is lovely, but the paper and binding are very cheap, much moreso than most paperback books.

The author seemed to be visibly improving near the end of the novel--in fact, there are a few really nice passages--which might mean his later books are better, but which also means he should've gone back and revised the novel to bring it all up to quality. Anyway, after this, I don't plan to buy any more Exalted novels, no matter how much I love the game.