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A review by ulharper1
The Dawn of the shadow by Peter Kelly
3.0
This is the beginning of the tale. Pete is the total normal guy who runs into some pretty wicked technology that transforms him into something wholly different. Now he can run, see, and basically do everything that would make him way more sexually appealing. So now he has a shot at the woman he's been trying to get at for a few years now. Persistence is important.
The tone is light at heart. You're not going to be crushed by any waves of emotion in this super hero novel, but it's not about that. To me, the process of this story is completely old school, I assume, because I wasn't around in the old school. It's traditional. The shadow is nothing like some of the anti-heroes you might find today. The Shadow is more like Peter Parker in the 1970's Spider-man or Sam Witwicky with super powers.
While reading it I pictured it as a comic book because that's how it reads. This could easily be a graphic novel.
You can get this in print however I read it on my kindle. I would suggest this in paperback. The electronic version doesn't translate well.
The author knows this genre well, maybe a little too well. In some ways it hurt the story. I always felt The Shadow was going to succeed. I didn't have a reason to truly feel on the edge of my seat.
This is fun. Give it a shot.
The tone is light at heart. You're not going to be crushed by any waves of emotion in this super hero novel, but it's not about that. To me, the process of this story is completely old school, I assume, because I wasn't around in the old school. It's traditional. The shadow is nothing like some of the anti-heroes you might find today. The Shadow is more like Peter Parker in the 1970's Spider-man or Sam Witwicky with super powers.
While reading it I pictured it as a comic book because that's how it reads. This could easily be a graphic novel.
You can get this in print however I read it on my kindle. I would suggest this in paperback. The electronic version doesn't translate well.
The author knows this genre well, maybe a little too well. In some ways it hurt the story. I always felt The Shadow was going to succeed. I didn't have a reason to truly feel on the edge of my seat.
This is fun. Give it a shot.