Didn't Quite Work | The Nimble Man: The Menagerie #1 | Christopher Golden, Thomas E. Sniegoski ...

Golden and Sniegoski do it again! | The Nimble Man: The Menagerie #1 | Christopher Golden, Thomas E. Sniegoski

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	• The Nimble Man: The Menagerie #1 Christopher Golden, Thomas E. Sniegoski Ace, 2004 - 344 pages average customer review:based on 15 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Where oh where to begin

At first I was a little hesitant to pick this up, there is, in my mind, a ling line of collaborations with but a few shining starts among them, but Goldens prior work got the better of me. I am so glad I got this.

At first it was your run of the mill supra-natural super powered thriller, the end is known but in these it all about the journey. And then the writing came shining through. I meant to read a single chapter the night I finished this book! But alas I could not.

The chapters leave off like cliff hangers forcing you to read the next one and then the next and you have no choice but to keep plowing through and then Bam! You are done.

The characters could have used a little more, Clay would be a phenomenal stand alone as well as Doyle's love life. But all in all the mix is perfect, a perfect fit to eat a night of your life and leave you wishing and begging for the second, and a third and with luck a whole complimentary for many years.

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Didn't Quite Work

This novel had all the elements of a great urban fantasy: a cast of colorful characters (the Menagerie) including a vampire, a shapeshifter and a demon, led by a familiar yet newly interpreted figure - Arthur Conan Doyle; an apocalypse complete with a downpour of frogs, zombies and bloody fog; a wicked faerie, goblins and an uber powerful wizard sealed in crystal; and a totally clueless humanity. Reminded me of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, with a fantasy element. And I have really enjoyed Christopher Golden's work before. However, something didn't meld right in this novel. It took me several days to finish the book because I kept putting it down. I'm not sure if this is a result of two authors working the story, or not.

The characters were great, and well crafted. I like the idea of Doyle as a powerful wizard, with an equally powerful ego, watching over humanity. I completely loved the character of Eve (yes, THAT Eve) who is the mother of all vampires. The goblin squire added a lot of humor and was very likeable. And how cool that he can travel through shadows? Clay was a mystery I'd love to unravel. There was a lot of witty, clever dialog amongst them all. I think the problem was the plot. Despite what seemed like a lot of action, the book plodded along. Doyle is searching for the world's most powerful wizard, Sweetblood, who locked himself away so others wouldn't try to use his power for evil. Doyle needs to find him to stop a coming apocalypse. An evil fey princess wants to find him as well. She needs him to release The Nimble Man - a mysterious menace that isn't even mentioned until 2/3 of the way through the book, despite being the title, and is promptly defeated. That's the plot in a nutshell. We find out the real danger comes later, now that Sweetblood is free, so this book almost felt like a set-up for the real novel to come later.

Though I can't pinpoint exactly what went wrong, I liked the characters enough that I'll try the next book, The Tears of the Furies (The Menagerie, No. 2). If you are looking for new dark or urban fantasy, this is worthwhile. It just didn't satisfy like I hoped.

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Golden and Sniegoski do it again!

This book is one of the best I've read in quite some time. I love how the authors used many of the more classic kinds of monsters and mythological races to come together into a fighting team. Can't wait for the rest of the series!

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Awesome and exciting reading here, folks!

This debut novel by these two writers made me want more afterwards.

If you liked the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie - then you'll absolutely go ga-ga over this. Engaging characters and excellent world-building.

A must read. Lordy, Hollywood, make a movie of this why don't you?!

Behind the façade of a stately Boston brownstone, The Menagerie marshals their last defenses. Together, they will confront the minions of utter darkness, who have already begun their quest to resurrect the most malevolent of the fallen angels--whose wrath against mankind knows no bounds.

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