Witchblade: Talons [Mass Market Paperback]

John DeChancie (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 29, 2002

NYPD homicide detective Sara Pezzini always knew she wanted to become a cop. Her father was a highly revered policeman-until the day he was shot down by an unknown assailant. Working on a case that eventually led to her being mortally wounded, Sara encountered a mystic weapon of unknown origin called the Witchblade, which chose her to become its current wielder. Since then, Sara's greatest on-going battle has not been against any criminal mastermind, but with the Witchblade itself-because is she really in complete control of the weapon...or is it controlling her...? - An original Witchblade adventure, never before published! - Witchblade: The Series runs every Tuesday night on the TNT cable channel, starring Yancy Butler. - The Witchblade comic book series is a consistent Top Ten seller in comic shops around the world. - John deChancie is the bestselling author of the Castle Perilous series (Berkley/Ace), MagicNet (Avon/William Morrow), and Masters of Spacetime (Penguin/Roc Books; written with David Bischoff). - Over 1,000,000 John deChancie books in print worldwide. - Special sales opportunities for fantasy, SF, and comics markets.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: I Books (January 29, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 074343501X
• ISBN-13: 978-0743435017
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,823,447 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hardboiled and Magical, March 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Witchblade: Talons (Mass Market Paperback)

This is always the toughest kind of novel to write, adapting a work from another media. In this case, De Chancie has to deal with *2* versions - comics and TV.

He pulls it off. With style, with humor and with a story that flows along so smoothly that once you start reading, your jaw will drop at the adventures of Det Sara Pezzini. A tough cop in the Phillip Marlow vein, she still struggles to make sense of the strangest magical icon you've ever seen.

And its the background details that make this novel work. One of my favorite scenes was at the concert. De Chancie so captured the mood, I thought I was there!

A great read, well plotted and written by a master of the Horror field!

(When's the sequel due?)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a fun book, March 5, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Witchblade: Talons (Mass Market Paperback)

Okay, so it's *not* particularly based on the tv version of "Witchblade". It's not really a problem either. The storyline is still easy enough to follow even if the TNT show is all you've seen. It only takes a little while to adjust to the slightly different spin and then it's an entertaining read. So there's no Danny, Dante, or Gabriel and Joe's still on active duty. Ian is autonomous and Jake knows there's *something* going on with the Witchblade even if he isn't quite sure what it is. Irons and Sara are almost completely recognizable in their tv forms though, and their scenes together have some of the most amusing dialogue of the book. The paranormal aspects are interesting (although I was rather reminded of Zelazny's Merlin, who created a sentient magical computer named Ghost Wheel - If you've read both you'll see the triple connection) and the shadow world was fascinating. So it's not Pulizer material, but it's still an enjoyable, recommendable story for a casual read.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars if you love the comic, you'll love De Chancie's version, February 11, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Witchblade: Talons (Mass Market Paperback)

everything you'd want in a Witchblade thriller...and more!