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by Joseph D'Lacey
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The BiblioSanctum
The BiblioSanctum rated it 11 years ago
In this novel we follow two stories, going back and forth between one and another. One features Gordon Black, whose birth into a world much like ours heralds the beginning of the end. Society makes its descension into the "Black Dawn", an era marked by environmental and economic collapse, poverty, s...
Maybe Tomorrow
Maybe Tomorrow rated it 11 years ago
The birth of Gordon Black signifies the end of the world. Year after year following his birth, the world slides into more and more poverty and destruction. People call it the Black Dawn and the Crowman becomes its symbol. Whether the Crowman is a harbinger of the final end or the saviour of the worl...
Dantastic Book Reviews
Dantastic Book Reviews rated it 11 years ago
In a time much like ours, the world is falling apart and Gordon Black is on the run for reasons he doesn't completely understand. In the far future, a girl named Megan Maurice finds herself chosen to learn the Crowman's story. Is the Crowman the world's savior or its destroyer? And what is the co...
Liz Loves Books.Com.
Liz Loves Books.Com. rated it 12 years ago
So we come to Black Feathers by the wonderfully funny (on Twitter!) Joseph D'Lacey a book I've been dying to get around to and finally did! Stephen King, my favourite author, reckons Joseph D'Lacey rocks. Having completed this novel I have to say I'm in utter agreement. He sure does.This is a fable ...
CheriePie's Books
CheriePie's Books rated it 12 years ago
Black Feathers was a very thought-provoking dark fantasy that I had a hard time putting down. Part dystopian, part fantasy, 100% engrossing.I had so much going on in my life at the time I finished this book that I didn't have time to sit down and write a proper review for it, but suffice to say, it'...
Bob @ Beauty in Ruins
Bob @ Beauty in Ruins rated it 12 years ago
For a book in which very little actually happens in terms of plot development, Black Feathers was a fantastic read. It's the story of twin journeys, separated by untold years, and intersecting at the moment of the apocalypse which lies between them. What Joseph D'Lacey has crafted here is a story th...
Closet Geeks and Slow Mo
Closet Geeks and Slow Mo rated it 12 years ago
better late than never i guess....4.5 StarsBeautiful dark fantasy!The story is told from two POV and set in two different times. While at times it was rather slow, I enjoyed the way the entire novel was paced, it has a slow steady flow to it. I loved how the two MC, living in different times, experi...
jaydamber
jaydamber rated it 12 years ago
Review to come
tien
tien rated it 12 years ago
A cryptic and sinister prologue set the tone and atmosphere of this novel. The world is a bleak place and yet, there is still some sort of hope… Well, it might be hope or it might be something else…The scene opens in a cold and dark snow stormy world. The event, however, is actually a beautiful ea...
digitaltempest
digitaltempest rated it 12 years ago
This is an advance reader copy that I snagged from Netgalley. I think the book will be released sometime in March/April 2013. From this point on, there will be spoilers.Gordon Black's birth signals the beginning of the end for the world. As each year passes, the world falls further into economic and...
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