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This should have been an easily available book, but for some reason it took forever to track it down. As a result I remember nothing about the previous volume of this series, although I must have liked it enough to chase after it. Golden is a long standing writer of popular horror and occult, having made his name writing Buffy stories. Sniegoski is another graduate of the Buffy school of creativity, best known for his comic work. The two have joined to create a new series about an eclectic team of occult guardians - The Menagerie.

Head of the group is Arthur Conan Doyle who is reveals to be a great magician gifted with a very long life, among other things. His team includes Squire - the worlds crudest hobgoblin and Eve - fashion junkie, vampire, and mother of us all. Then there's Clay - the universe's oldest shape-changer, Graves - ghost of a gentleman adventurer, and Danny - teenager on the way to being a demon. And finally, there is Ceridwen - Doyle's Faerie ex-lover. Quite a motley crew.

What they do is kill monsters while preparing for the battle at the end of the world. In this episode Nigel Gull, Doyle's fellow sturdent and old enemy, tricks Doyle into going after the Medusa. She has been brought back to life by Gull because he believes that only someone as ugly as the Medusa could love someone as ugly as him. Not very good logic, but Gull has a plan. On that involves having Doyle lay waste to almost all of Greek mythology.

That is why the book doesn't quite succeed. Every 25 pages or so another mythological monster trots on stage and gets wiped out. In between, slews of people are turned to stone. It gets repetitive. And the writers mess with that mythology as needed until things don't quite make sense. A six thousand year old vampire from Eden should have a better grasp of things Greek, And nobody should think that dress boots are the right attire for hell.

The dialog isn't wooden, but it doesn't flow all that smoothly either. Character development is also less than what is needed for such an unlikely group of heroes. So while this isn't a bad book, it never comes together for the reader. I'm going to keep following the series because I like both authors, but I hope they reign in some of the story line so that the characters become more believable and the plot becomes more than 'see monster, kill monster.'


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The Tears of the Furies The Menagerie #2 Christopher Golden Thomas E Sniegoski 9780441012930 Books Reviews

great series. I wish there were more. great characters and great use of pace in the story.
This second novel in the Menagerie series was fantastic. I totally agree with the previous reviewer, however.

It had some very slow parts, but then finally seemed to kick into overdrive the last half of the novel.

I love the various characters that comprise the Menagerie. This novel, like the 1st one, was full of dark magicks, action, and cool monsters from straight out of a twisted myth.

Definately worth your time to read.
Where the 1st Menagerie novel - The Nimble Man - started, this 2nd one carried on to give me a fine and most enjoyable and exciting read.

Now don't get me wrong, it had a few bumps along the way, about midway. Where this novel started out pretty good and interesting, it all the sudden took a nose dive about a 1/3 of the way in, and I almost put it down without finishing it. A few times.

But then, all of the sudden, the monotony that the 1st reviewer mentioned wore off, and it was like one of the writers - most likely Christopher Golden - took over and gave it that extra and much needed UMPH! (Sorry, Mr. Sniegoski if I am wrong.)

The last half of the book is filled with Olypian-sized action/adventure, with very creative settings and action-filled scenes that never let up. I liked the twist and turns of this novel, too. There were some cool surprises mixed in with all the bloody mayhem. The creatures of Olympus here were written very well, giving it a much needed overhaul that fit this dark fantasy a living, breathing world, (or Underworld, I should say!), that breathed new life into magnificent old myths and legends.

I enjoyed it immensely. And you should, too. Just read through the ho-hum parts, and the real meat and potatoes of the story unfold like a runaway locomotive. Truly exciting.
Enjoyable. Reading. It was a quick and enjoyable read and. I would recommend it. I may look for other books by author
it was a great book
pretty good story, need to read a couple more
This should have been an easily available book, but for some reason it took forever to track it down. As a result I remember nothing about the previous volume of this series, although I must have liked it enough to chase after it. Golden is a long standing writer of popular horror and occult, having made his name writing Buffy stories. Sniegoski is another graduate of the Buffy school of creativity, best known for his comic work. The two have joined to create a new series about an eclectic team of occult guardians - The Menagerie.

Head of the group is Arthur Conan Doyle who is reveals to be a great magician gifted with a very long life, among other things. His team includes Squire - the worlds crudest hobgoblin and Eve - fashion junkie, vampire, and mother of us all. Then there's Clay - the universe's oldest shape-changer, Graves - ghost of a gentleman adventurer, and Danny - teenager on the way to being a demon. And finally, there is Ceridwen - Doyle's Faerie ex-lover. Quite a motley crew.

What they do is kill monsters while preparing for the battle at the end of the world. In this episode Nigel Gull, Doyle's fellow sturdent and old enemy, tricks Doyle into going after the Medusa. She has been brought back to life by Gull because he believes that only someone as ugly as the Medusa could love someone as ugly as him. Not very good logic, but Gull has a plan. On that involves having Doyle lay waste to almost all of Greek mythology.

That is why the book doesn't quite succeed. Every 25 pages or so another mythological monster trots on stage and gets wiped out. In between, slews of people are turned to stone. It gets repetitive. And the writers mess with that mythology as needed until things don't quite make sense. A six thousand year old vampire from Eden should have a better grasp of things Greek, And nobody should think that dress boots are the right attire for hell.

The dialog isn't wooden, but it doesn't flow all that smoothly either. Character development is also less than what is needed for such an unlikely group of heroes. So while this isn't a bad book, it never comes together for the reader. I'm going to keep following the series because I like both authors, but I hope they reign in some of the story line so that the characters become more believable and the plot becomes more than 'see monster, kill monster.'