THE PUNISHER [Paperback]

D. A. Stern (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (2004)
• ISBN-10: 0553042173
• ISBN-13: 978-0553042177
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,681,301 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

May you live in interesting times, say the Chinese, and they mean it as a curse.

And these are interesting times for the publishing industry. And all of us involved in it, one way or the other. Storytelling is in a state of transformation as well, with devices such as the Ipad and technologies such as Flash promising wholescale integration of other media (images, recordings, etc., now - sensations? smells? to come?) alongside traditional text narratives.

This is a topic of much interest to me, and others, and you can find much about it over at the appropriate LinkedIn discussion page.

In the meantime, I am working on several projects integrating those forms. One in particular I'm excited about is NUTS. I mean that, literally, NUTS.

I'm also hard at work in the universe created by Brad Wardell over at Stardock Inc., which is right now taking shape in the form of a videogame (or two); Elemental: Fallen Enchantress, a turn-based strategy game set in a S&S (not Simon and Schuster, sword and sorcery!) universe, will be out in February of 2012, and I urge you to watch for it.

In the meantime, keep reading. I've just finished a book called Heaven's Keep, by an author I worked with many years ago at Pocket Books, William Kent Krueger, who is right about at the top of the mystery/suspense genre. That's the ninth or so book in a series he's been working on for a long time, featuring a character named Cork O'Connor. Do not start with Heaven's Keep. Read from the beginning - Iron Lake.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars it was great, November 8, 2009

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This review is from: The Punisher (Kindle Edition)

I have no clue why this was given any bad reviews at all. I actually am a die hard punisher fan and had no problems with the book at all. In some ways I even prefer the book over the movie. I recommend this book to anyone who has seen the movie and recommend the movie to anyone who has read the book. I recommed this to any punisher fan who has time to read it as well.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just wait for the movie, March 6, 2004

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B. Delong "outlawsgun" (Harrisonburg, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Punisher (Mass Market Paperback)

First off, I've been a Punisher fan for years. I bought this book the first day it hit the shelves and read it in one night. I was pleased with the updated version of the Punisher myth. The author has done a good job modernizing and fleshing out the story. The book was well written and fast paced. However, it starts out a little slow and lacks any real character development. One thing that bothered me was the complete lack of character descriptions. Overall, the book had sort of a rushed feel, like they just wanted to get it on the shelves before the movie. I really woundn't recommend this book unless your a diehard fan.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just As Good As The Movie, May 15, 2005

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David A. Smith "Powerful Light2012" (Webberville, Mi, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Punisher (Mass Market Paperback)

This Book Is very good it gives you alot more detailes about the characters and evrything.