The Shadow
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：James Patterson
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Summary
In this explosive detective thriller， a 1930s vigilante finds himself in the late twenty-first-century where he teams up with a mysterious teenager， whose looming secrets may impact both of their futures。
Only two people know that 1930s society man Lamont Cranston has a secret identity as the Shadow， a crusader for justice。 One is his greatest love， Margo Lane， and the other is fiercest enemy， Shiwan Khan。 When Khan ambushes the couple， they must risk everything for the slimmest chance of survival 。 。 。 in the future。
A century and a half later， Lamont awakens in a world both unknown and disturbingly familiar。 The first person he meets is Maddy Gomes， a teenager with her own mysterious secrets， including a knowledge of the legend of the Shadow。
Most disturbing， Khan's power continues to be felt over the city and its people。 No one in this new world understands the dangers of stopping him better than Lamont Cranston。 And only the Shadow knows that he’s the one person who might succeed before more innocent lives are lost。
Only two people know that 1930s society man Lamont Cranston has a secret identity as the Shadow， a crusader for justice。 One is his greatest love， Margo Lane， and the other is fiercest enemy， Shiwan Khan。 When Khan ambushes the couple， they must risk everything for the slimmest chance of survival 。 。 。 in the future。
A century and a half later， Lamont awakens in a world both unknown and disturbingly familiar。 The first person he meets is Maddy Gomes， a teenager with her own mysterious secrets， including a knowledge of the legend of the Shadow。
Most disturbing， Khan's power continues to be felt over the city and its people。 No one in this new world understands the dangers of stopping him better than Lamont Cranston。 And only the Shadow knows that he’s the one person who might succeed before more innocent lives are lost。
Reviews
Jack March
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James Patterson is a hack。 It's not uncommon for him to publish somewhere between 7 to 15 books a year。 Patterson and his team of ghost writers， have figured out a way to industrialize the writing process and create a cash cow by brilliantly marketing absolute garbage to readers。 It's as if Patterson's books are put together on an assembly line and what comes out on the other end when the book making process is complete is sometimes difficult to ascertain。 Patterson's latest book， The Shadow re- James Patterson is a hack。 It's not uncommon for him to publish somewhere between 7 to 15 books a year。 Patterson and his team of ghost writers， have figured out a way to industrialize the writing process and create a cash cow by brilliantly marketing absolute garbage to readers。 It's as if Patterson's books are put together on an assembly line and what comes out on the other end when the book making process is complete is sometimes difficult to ascertain。 Patterson's latest book， The Shadow re-imagined just isn't the Shadow。 It's not even a shadow of The Shadow。 It's poorly written young adult fiction loosely based on Walter B。 Gibson's 1930's serialized dramas， pulp novels， comic strips， etc。 If you want to read the Shadow， you would be better off going back and reading the pulp reprints by Walter Gibson （Maxwell Grant） or Lester Dent which you can still purchase on Amazon。com。 I would start by reading The Living Shadow （The Shadow #1） and see if you like it。 As far as Patterson's attempt to cash in on this memorable pulp classic， you're best to steer clear of his lazy drivel that is clearly piggybacking off it's predecessor's success which already was "pulp" writing to begin with。 You would think that Patterson could improve on that， but he's clueless in trying to capture the atmosphere and characters fro the original stories。 I guess whereas Roger Corman is the king of crap cinema， James Patterson is the Baron of bad books。 。。。more
Susan Elizabetha
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I've entered the giveaway for this book。 I look forward to the story Patterson and Sits create from this character of Old Time Radio drama。 Regardless of the giveaway I will read this book。 I've entered the giveaway for this book。 I look forward to the story Patterson and Sits create from this character of Old Time Radio drama。 Regardless of the giveaway I will read this book。 。。。more
Stephen Chase
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Funny and original！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！
Adam Burton
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I’m not going into details， because the book isn’t out yet （I read an electronic uncorrected proof）， but jeez， y’all。 I really， really wanted to like this book， because I’ve been a huge fan of The Shadow since I was a kid and found recordings of the radio show and read the DC comics。 I hoped this book would herald a new golden age for the character。 My hopes were summarily dashed。To summarize without spoiling， I’ll say that the biggest problem is that this is NOT The Shadow。 Patterson and Sitts I’m not going into details， because the book isn’t out yet （I read an electronic uncorrected proof）， but jeez， y’all。 I really， really wanted to like this book， because I’ve been a huge fan of The Shadow since I was a kid and found recordings of the radio show and read the DC comics。 I hoped this book would herald a new golden age for the character。 My hopes were summarily dashed。To summarize without spoiling， I’ll say that the biggest problem is that this is NOT The Shadow。 Patterson and Sitts pitched nearly a century of amassed continuity out the window by having the pulp magazines and radio show exist in the same world as the actual character， so the character can dismiss them as nonsense and thus the authors have a free hand to make The Shadow whatever they want。 And let me tell you， their conception is FAR inferior to Walter Gibson’s creation。Further， the book reads like a YA novel， with most of the narrative driven by a teen protagonist。 The book doesn’t appear to be marketed that way， but it feels like it nonetheless。Finally， there are some substantial holes in logic and plot that， never mind a truck， an aircraft carrier could cruise through with ample room to spare。I’m sure Patterson devotees will enjoy this regardless， but if The Shadow indeed returns to life in prose， I really hope it’s the real Shadow and not this imposter。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Shadow
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Shadow&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Shadow&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0