3.5
Angel of Darkness
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In the early 1990s, Charles de Lint wrote and published three dark fantasies under the name "Samuel M. Key." Now, beginning with
, Orb presents them for the first time under de Lint's own name.
When ex-cop Jack Keller finds the mutilated body of a runaway girl in the ashes of a bizarre house fire, he opens the door to a nightmare. For a sadistic experiment in terror has unleashed a dark avenging angel forged from the agonies of countless dying victims . . .
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3.5
“This book is very dark but fascinating. There is a lot of disturbing things going on throughout it. If you like Charles de Lint understand this isn’t his usual story. I would recommend it because it makes you think, but be prepared for the evil side of humanity that is displayed throughout the story.”
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“I read this as a teenager and have had it on my shelf ever since. I did not remember it being so graphically violent and vicious 😵💫 it’s a really interesting book, but it was hard to stomach all of the atrocious things that were done to some of the female characters.. The ending felt a bit rushed, but the writing was good.”
About Charles de Lint
pioneered the urban fantasy genre with critically acclaimed novels and stories set in and around the imaginary modern North American city of Newford:
,
,
, and the collection
, for which he won the World Fantasy Award. Among de Lint's many other novels are
,
, and
.
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