Spider-Man: Drowned in Thunder [Mass Market Paperback]

Christopher L. Bennett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 26, 2007

J. Jonah Jameson, publisher of the Daily Bugle, has denounced Spider-Man from the beginning, convincing New Yorkers to see him as a criminal and a menace. But when a robot attack on Manhattan injures Peter Parker's students and Jameson blames Spider-Man, their feud takes on a new, personal dimension.

As the embittered webslinger faces further robot attacks, each deadlier than the last, his spider-sense warns that Jameson himself is behind them, possibly colluding with Electro, Alistaire Smythe, or another of Spider-Man's mortal foes. Convinced that his worst critic has become a mortal enemy, Spider-Man declares war on Jameson -- a war the publisher is eager to wage. But in their relentless pursuit of victory, they both risk losing everything that matters to them -- and may both fall victim to the cataclysmic secret behind the robots.

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About the Author

Christopher L. Bennett is the author of two previous works of Titan fiction, the novel Star Trek: Titan: Orion’s Hounds and the short story "Empathy" in the Star Trek: Mirror Universe: Shards and Shadows anthology. He has also authored such critically acclaimed novels as Star Trek: Ex Machina, Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Buried Age, and Star Trek: The Next Generation: Greater Than the Sum, as well as the alternate Voyager tale Places of Exile in Myriad Universes: Infinity’s Prism. Shorter works include Star Trek: SCE #29: Aftermath and Star Trek: Mere Anarchy: The Darkness Drops Again, as well as short stories in the anniversary anthologies Constellations (original series), The Sky’s The Limit (TNG), Prophecy and Change (DS9), and Distant Shores (VGR). Beyond Star Trek, he has penned the novels X-Men: Watchers on the Walls and Spider-Man: Drowned in Thunder, and is also developing original science fiction novel concepts

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Star (December 26, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416510729
• ISBN-13: 978-1416510727
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #228,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Spidey adventure in a long time, January 10, 2008

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Thanos6 (Chapin, SC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spider-Man: Drowned in Thunder (Mass Market Paperback)

And not just in novel form, either; Christopher L. Bennett's DROWNED IN THUNDER is better even than most stories told in the comicbooks lately.

The fight scenes are great, the humor is great, and the characterization is spot on.

Best of all, it's so continuity-rich you'd swear Mark Gruenwald wrote it from beyond the grave. There's references to things like Aunt May hitting Spidey with a vase and MJ trying to hit him with a pillow (from a little BACK-UP story in an ANNUAL!). And even better, there's references to the previous novels, not just "Down These Mean Streets" by Keith R.A. DeCandido and "The Darkest Hours" by Jim Butcher, but even the novels from the previous series, including the ones by Diane Duane and Adam-Troy Castro. And a direct quote from the 1960's Batman movie.

And even a nickname for JJJ that's taken from the 90's animated series!

Pick it up, you will not regret it.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun read., March 11, 2009

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This review is from: Spider-Man: Drowned in Thunder (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the first Spider-Man novel I've read, and though I wish I'd read the other novels that preceded it, I found the story fun and action-packed.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Drowned in Bennett, June 30, 2010

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G Dew (Cedarville, OH, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Spider-Man: Drowned in Thunder (Mass Market Paperback)

This book isn't as good as it should have been.
I understand that Marvel novels and novellas aren't typically the height of literary genius but if I learned to write better sentences in my sophomore fiction class, Bennett should definitely write better. There are simply too many sentences that you could read anywhere, as though Bennett typed up the book in a hurry and didn't bother to edit it more than once, as though his editor didn't care to make the prose tighter and more powerful.
On a plot level, it's not bad. The twists work. Bennett obligingly introduces the major bad guy early on and then dismisses him, only to bring him back at the end with enough logic to make it work. Agatha Christie style, though not as good. There are some plot points that seem a little stretched, like Peter's reaction to his aunt and wife when he begins to distrust everyone, but for the most part, the plot works on a fun level. There's nothing too surprising but then again most people who read this are looking for a slightly more in depth version of the comics. There's certainly nothing soul-shaking in here and, unlike the comics, there are no powerful drawings to catch the eye and mind.
It's okay but I feel Bennett could have done better.