Mr. Twilight [Mass Market Paperback]

Michael Reaves (Author), Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 26, 2006

In bookshop specializing in rare volumes, an avid fan of horror fiction seizes a tome too valuable and too incredible to fathom. In the end, the man was too curious to live. . . .

A few miles away, in a Manhattan brownstone, another man learns about the explosion that left a gaping hole in the fabric of reality. Colin–he has no other name–has been an unrelenting warrior against the dark, the demonic, and the damned. A man who has angels at his side and hell staring him in the face, he has devoted his life to solving magical crimes and tracking down–and neutralizing–the perpetrators of those crimes, human and nonhuman alike. Now Colin is about to team up with a beautiful Native American a long way from home and a tough NYPD detective who seems to be immune to magic. Together, in a funhouse of evidence and apparitions, they are chasing a killer and untangling a tale that leads from the infamous Vlad the Impaler to a dead twentieth-century occult author and his gorgeous daughter–who is as seductive as the devil himself.

Mr. Twilight combines the mystical and the mysterious, the supernatural and the primitive, in a rich, steamy brew of otherworldly adventure.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...gripping story perfect for dual fans of mysteries and science fiction.
--Diane C. Donovan, California Bookwatch for Midwest Book Review

About the Author

Michael Reaves received an Emmy Award for his work on the Batman animated television series. He has worked for Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks, among other studios, and has written fantasy novels and supernatural thrillers. Reaves is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter, as well as the co-writer (with Steve Perry) of the two Star Wars: MedStar novels, Battle Surgeons and Jedi Healer. He lives in the Los Angeles area.

Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff is the author of the novels MAGIC TIME: ANGELFIRE, THE MERI, TAMINY, THE CRYSTAL ROSE, and THE SPIRIT GATE as well as a slew of short speculative fiction in such magazines as ANALOG, AMAZING STORIES, REALMS OF FANTASY, PARADOX, and INTERZONE. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Nebula and British Science Fiction awards. Visit her website at www.mysticfig.com

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey (September 26, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345423380
• ISBN-13: 978-0345423382
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,613,300 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, October 5, 2006

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Michelle E. Dockrey "vixy" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mr. Twilight (Mass Market Paperback)

I couldn't put this book down!

Part magic realism, part urban fantasy, with more than a passing nod to Lovecraft and his ilk, but not too much for the horror-squeamish. It's got a whole lot of what always draws me to Charles de Lint, and I think de Lint fans would enjoy it. It also shares elements with the Magic Time series: parallel narratives, separate stories that gradually come together, and the gradual reveal of an overall picture that's bigger than you imagined.

Mages, shamans, angels, demons, historical figures, fictional monsters, and rifts in reality. Who could ask for anything more?

Well, actually, I could. Because it's the first in a trilogy. More please!

5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping story perfect for dual fans of mysteries and science fiction., March 12, 2007

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr. Twilight (Mass Market Paperback)

A rare bookshop find sends an avid horror fiction fan into danger while a fighter against the demonic battles a hole in the fabric of reality. Connections between the two events will bring in an investigation team unique in their ability to chase a killer through an underground occult world in this gripping story perfect for dual fans of mysteries and science fiction.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Looking forward to reading the sequel(s)!, October 14, 2006

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr. Twilight (Mass Market Paperback)

LOVED the characters and intriguing plot...some great mystery and horror here, as well as a dash of romance. I also very much enjoyed the dark humour. Looking forward to following these characters in future books.