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The mystery and darkness of what lies beneath New York City is at the heart of one of the most page-turning, heart-stopping rides into horror fiction of 2001: NAOMI by Douglas Clegg. This was the Internet's first publisher-sponsored e-serial novel -- now out in paperback.
The subways of New York City are only the first stage of Jake Richmond's descent into the vast subterranean passageways beneath the city -- and the discovery of a mystery and a terror greater than any human being could imagine.
Naomi went into the tunnels to destroy herself...but found an even more terrible fate awaiting her in the twisting corridors. And now, the man who loves Naomi must find her...and bring her back to the world of the living, a world where a New York brownstone holds a burial ground of those accused of witchcraft, where the secrets of the living may be found within the ancient diary of a witch, and where a creature known only as the Serpent has escaped its bounds at last. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A SUPERNATURAL TALE OF WITCHCRAFT AND REINCARNATION!!,
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This review is from: Naomi (Mass Market Paperback)
In Douglas Clegg's newest paperback novel, NAOMI, Jake Richmond has moved to Manhattan to escape the ugly memories of Carthage, Virginia. It was in Carthage that Jake fell in love with his childhood friend, Naomi Cross. When something bad happened to Naomi as a teenager...something that she couldn't even talk to Jake about, she eventually left and moved to New York City. It wasn't long before Jake followed her. Though Jake looked for his lost love, he never found her until it was too late. Instead, he started a career as a writer, got married, and had a wonderful child. When Jake's wife leaves him for another man, he once more begins his search for Naomi, only to find out that she committed suicide by jumping in front of a subway train a few months before. The body of Naomi may have been torn apart by the train, but not her spirit for she is destined to return to help destroy an evil that caused her death hundreds of years before when she was a young girl, living on a plantation in old New York. In order to win this battle, Naomi's spirit will need the help of Jake, as well as the help of a woman named Maddy (who owns an old brownstone in Manhattan where the bones of several murdered witches are found buried beneath the basement floor) and a homeless boy who calls himself Romeo and knows the subway tunnels like the back of his hand. All the players are gradually drawn together to finish their roles in a drama that was started in a previous lifetime, and only a few of them will survive the final confrontation between light and darkness. While not having the action and intensity of YOU COME WHEN I CALL, Mr. Clegg's newest book has great characters that drive the story forward and a premise that held my interest. The author is extremely skillful when writing about the ambiance of teenage life, especially where young love is concerned. He's able to capture the innocence, the hope, and the melancholy with stark clarity that brought back memories of my younger years. Mr. Clegg also knows how to weave the intricate details of a story, creating an atmosphere of suspense and dread that permeates each layer of narrative as it gradually unfolds. I found myself loving the characters of Jake and Naomi, wishing that they could have found each other as adults and fulfilled the possibilities that their long relationship seemed to promise. I also liked the details of Manhattan's subterranean caverns that house the old subway tunnels, and where hundreds, if not thousands, of homeless people live. I found the City of the Forbidden where the Serpent (evil incarnate) lives underneath Manhattan to be well-drawn and frightening in nature. I did think, however, the ending was a little too quick and that the novel could've used another twenty pages or so to wrap things up in greater detail. Anyway, I believe NAOMI is a wonderful weekend read and is recommended to those who enjoy a well-written tale of the supernatural. Though Mr. Clegg has yet to write his breakout novel (a novel that hits the top ten on the bestseller lists), I feel confident that it will soon happen. This author has a talent that keeps drawing me back to him. There's only one thing I would like to say to Mr. Clegg: please work something out with your previous publisher and have your out-of-print novels reprinted for your growing mass of fans. You have several that I would like to read. Perhaps Leisure Books could buy the publishing rights and print them under their logo. These would certainly add to your popularity as an author.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of his best,
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This review is from: Naomi (Mass Market Paperback)
I was really impressed with this book when I devoured it over a couple of days earlier this summer. Normally, I'm a VERY slow reader, but I really flew through this one.Reading Douglas Clegg reminds me of playing the electric guitar in the evening in the garage while I was in high school. His writing is raw and full of emotion and yearning. It's alive in your hands--you can feel the book hum and vibrate as it leads you through colorful fields under its own sinewy rhythm. I've read everything that Clegg has out in print (I found out about him last summer here at amazon.com) and I think "Naomi" is one of his best, up there with "You Come When I Call You" and "The Halloween Man". A must for any fan of Clegg's other work. And if you like horror and haven't read Clegg, you should really give this one a chance. Just remember to keep it down after eleven.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another winner from Clegg,
By "mars13" (Elkton, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Naomi (Mass Market Paperback)
I somehow missed this novel when it first appeared as an e-serial -- but here it is at last in "hard copy" form for me and (hopefully!) lots of other folks to read and enjoy.I have to say this is one of my favorites of Doug's. He's quite possibly the best author working in the horror field today and he really pulls out the stops with this one. I love the sense of place, whether it's the hidden world beneath the streets of Manhatten or a creepy little Virginia town where all manner of nasty things can and do happen, and the characters are wonderful (my favorite -- Maddy Sparkle). The juxtaposition between the story's modern events and a tale of Colonial witchcraft is also great. And the ending -- Wow! I'm still thinking about it. Definitely another 5-star book for all horror fans. Also highly recommended for anyone who may have enjoyed J.G. Passarella's WITHER.
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