The Shadow
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- Create Date：2022-04-14 07:19:38
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：James Patterson
- ISBN：1538703947
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Reviews
Graham Swift
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SuperbA new twist on an old enemy with some surprising results。 Please can we have more of The Shadow。 Absolutely brilliant。
Diane
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This seemed to be a little juvenile， so I'm not sure if it was a young adult book。 It held my interest and was a good read This seemed to be a little juvenile， so I'm not sure if it was a young adult book。 It held my interest and was a good read 。。。more
Ricardo Fernandez
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Another good book。
David
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Couldn't put it down！ Couldn't put it down！ 。。。more
Christine Zeuner
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A fun book about time love and power
Margaret W。 Schmelz
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I remember listening to the Shadow as a kid。 I always enjoyed it and this book put a different twist on it。 I enjoyed it very much
Tabatha Shipley
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What I Did Like:-Supernatural powers are always fun。 This makes use of a couple of good ones and I liked the way limitations or restrictions were put on them in this world。 -Lamont is a great character。 He’s different than I expected， but still interesting。 The entire concept of bringing the shadow into the future is intriguing。 -Short chapters keep you paced well through the story and heighten in the intensity。 Who Should Read This One:-This one will likely appeal to a young adult audience who What I Did Like:-Supernatural powers are always fun。 This makes use of a couple of good ones and I liked the way limitations or restrictions were put on them in this world。 -Lamont is a great character。 He’s different than I expected， but still interesting。 The entire concept of bringing the shadow into the future is intriguing。 -Short chapters keep you paced well through the story and heighten in the intensity。 Who Should Read This One:-This one will likely appeal to a young adult audience who likes mystery/thriller and is intrigued by the idea of a superhero in a dystopian future world。 My Rating: 2 Stars。It was， in my opinion， problematic to borrow the character of the Shadow for this story。 It would've been better to use a completely unknown superhero in this dystopian world。 Also， this one reads like a young adult story。 It would do better to be marketed as one of Patterson’s young adult novels。 For Full Review: https://tabathashipleybooks。com/2022/。。。 。。。more
Heather Hodges
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Great readFast paced which is what I love about his books。 Thanks for another one James， now write a sequel so I know what happens next！！
Sylvia Doughty
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Super book！！！
Lina Joly
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This was a quick read on the beach but not my Normal genre， way to super-heroism， science fiction 。 The end was just to comic bookish。 Clearly not my favorite
Howard
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Terrible。
Laura
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This book is okay for what it is， but the blurb doesn't give a great idea of what the reader is getting into。 It's billed as a detective thriller。 It reads like a YA dystopia/superhero story。 The quality of the writing is decent at best， but it was an interesting exploration of some social and political themes that we've been seeing in the world， albeit mildly compared to this universe。I didn't enjoy it so much。 That said， it isn't terrible and YA and superhero fans will probably find something This book is okay for what it is， but the blurb doesn't give a great idea of what the reader is getting into。 It's billed as a detective thriller。 It reads like a YA dystopia/superhero story。 The quality of the writing is decent at best， but it was an interesting exploration of some social and political themes that we've been seeing in the world， albeit mildly compared to this universe。I didn't enjoy it so much。 That said， it isn't terrible and YA and superhero fans will probably find something to like about it。 。。。more
Mary Drayer
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The recorded version gave a “nice touch” to a storyline we knew。。。Good vs Evil in an impoverished society-dictatorship we find two heroes who were frozen from the 1900’s to be revived to fight！
Gail
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Campy。
Jennifer G
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Maybe 2。5 stars？I did not read the blurb on the book jacket， and was expecting something completely different。 It is a bit far-fetched 。。。 super powers， 1000 year old beings 。。。 but the story was interesting。 I think I would have liked it more if I was prepared for something so fantastical。
Mark Tillson
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A fast， fun， page turning adventure。
Kate
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This was a quick read but was nothing more than average。 The story line had a lot of potential but I found it lacking depth and never really became fully developed。
Bradford
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There should have been a disclaimer on the front of this book。 It was written in a “by the numbers” format that could only be enjoyed by 10 year old kids。 In addition， if you were ever a fan of the Shadow pulps， don’t be fooled by the author’s use of this character because he only uses the name。 Any of the spirit and essence of the Shadow is tossed out as being silly， even as he invents much more silly powers and personalities for the characters。 It is just a greedy use of an iconic character to There should have been a disclaimer on the front of this book。 It was written in a “by the numbers” format that could only be enjoyed by 10 year old kids。 In addition， if you were ever a fan of the Shadow pulps， don’t be fooled by the author’s use of this character because he only uses the name。 Any of the spirit and essence of the Shadow is tossed out as being silly， even as he invents much more silly powers and personalities for the characters。 It is just a greedy use of an iconic character to sell a poorly written tale。 。。。more
Tina Wilkinson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I don’t remember requesting this book from my library but when it showed up I figured， why not？ This sure isn’t anything like the James Patterson books that I’ve read in the past but I finished it。 I say life in sixty years doesn’t sound very pleasant。 Is that a spoiler？
Christine
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A Fun ReadA bit of a strange collaborative effort but it was entertaining。 Superpowers， magic， cryogenics and comic book evil: edit the story down to dialogue only with illustrations and voila！ a Marvel comic！
David Ober
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I’d imagine there was some concern when it was revealed that the new Shadow novel would take the character from his home in the 1930s into the 2080s。 Over the years， he’s rarely left the decade that spawned him， to the point where when it was time for his big budget debut in the 90s， the film still took place in the art deco era。 But， honestly， I thought it wasn’t a bad move。 Other superheroes have had success by jumping into the future， from Superboy to the X-Men to even Jonah Hex。 It’s a tried I’d imagine there was some concern when it was revealed that the new Shadow novel would take the character from his home in the 1930s into the 2080s。 Over the years， he’s rarely left the decade that spawned him， to the point where when it was time for his big budget debut in the 90s， the film still took place in the art deco era。 But， honestly， I thought it wasn’t a bad move。 Other superheroes have had success by jumping into the future， from Superboy to the X-Men to even Jonah Hex。 It’s a tried and true formula to mix things up a bit。 What’s wrong with James Patterson’s Shadow novel isn’t the premise。 It’s the execution。 After Lamott Cranston， the Shadow’s alter ego， and his paramour/crime fighting partner， Margo Lane are poisoned， they’re frozen until a cure can be found， which happens to be about a hundred and fifty years in the future。 In the year 2087， Maddy Gomes， a high school senior， discovers that she has a mysterious inheritance。 Lo and behold， it’s the frozen body of Lamott Cranston。 Unfortunately， the Shadow has woken up in a world where Shiwan Khan， his arch nemesis， is not only still alive， but also now dictator of the world。 We’re supposed to wonder why Maggy Gomes， of all people， has inherited the body of the Shadow， but I imagine that the reader is far ahead of the book on this account。 In fact， the plot runs along a rather predictable route。 There are some changes to the Shadow mythos that are， frankly， baffling。 The novel uses one of my least favorite tropes: the Shadow radio shows， novels， and comics all exist in this world。 In fact， when Gomes unfreezes Lamott Cranston， she immediately recognizes this man as the Shadow because she， strangely enough， is obsessed with old Shadow stories， although she finds them somewhat cheesy。 First， if you’re going to revive an old pulp hero， why have one of the characters find the original stories corny。 Second， are there any teenagers today who are super into old dime novels from a hundred and fifty years ago？ Are there high schoolers going around repping their love of the character Frank Reade or the novels of Ned Buntline？ Finally， if in this variation there are stories about Lamott Cranston and the Shadow floating around out there， does this mean he never had a secret identity？ Was he just a private detective with some mystical powers？ This is never explained。 （I will admit that there’s a part that did make me laugh。 Lamott is aghast when he learns that a couple of years after being frozen， someone comes up with the character of the Bat-Man who basically steals his whole schtick。）Still， I’m nothing if not forgiving， and I’m okay if writers want to take older pulp heroes and superheroes and make them their own。 These characters have been around for a while， and it’s good to try something new to make things interesting。 Except that this is more or less the same Shadow， trained in the East and able to turn himself invisible。 Except， he doesn’t run around with two guns and wear a hat and disguise。 He claims those were invented for the novels。 So， he’s the same old Shadow， but not as cool。 He does have a couple of new powers， but that doesn’t make up for losing his kickass outfit。 Like I said， I actually like the idea of taking the Shadow into the future， but it’s such a generic dystopian future。 Shiwan Khan is basically Big Brother。 The government is oppressive to everyone and has even--sigh--outlawed comedy shows。 Technology and society are so similar to the Shadow’s era that he basically comes to terms with it within a couple of pages。 Maybe they could have done something by showing how similar this future is to the time of the Great Depression that the Shadow hails from， but even that basic idea is too clever for this novel。 If Patterson thought that a dystopian setting will appeal to YA readers， like those who devoured The Hunger Games， then he’s likely mistaken， at least when your future's so paint-by-numbers。 Ultimately， it was a bad idea to hand over the Shadow to Patterson， who’s less an author than a name used to advertise airport novels。 Whether the ideas for the characters actually originated with Patterson or not， the novel was almost certainly written by the co-author Brian Sitts。 Here’s hoping that someone figures out what to do with what I’ve always thought of as the coolest unsung superhero。 。。。more
Sunny
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I wasn't sure I was going to like this。。。 but it surprised me！ I really enjoyed it。 I wasn't sure I was going to like this。。。 but it surprised me！ I really enjoyed it。 。。。more
John McMahon
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Another different James Patterson bookThoroughly enjoyed this book 。 All the characters were well thought out 。 Good interesting story ， different for James Patterson ， but as always fast moving and a good read。
Mary
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was a really fun book as the Shadow knows
Josh Stevens
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“Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men？ The shadow knows…”I had been looking forward to this book ever since I heard about it several months back。 I’ve been a die-hard fan of the old-time radio program The Shadow since I was eight years old （I still listen to it at night when I’m falling asleep）。I want to start by saying that I enjoyed this book when I held it at arms length… but this is NOT The Shadow。 I was hoping for a rejuvenated/rebooted edition of my old favorite but this wasn’t i “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men？ The shadow knows…”I had been looking forward to this book ever since I heard about it several months back。 I’ve been a die-hard fan of the old-time radio program The Shadow since I was eight years old （I still listen to it at night when I’m falling asleep）。I want to start by saying that I enjoyed this book when I held it at arms length… but this is NOT The Shadow。 I was hoping for a rejuvenated/rebooted edition of my old favorite but this wasn’t it。 The Shadow had a very distinct feel to it， with a very hard-boiled detective driven plot （the 1994 movie with Alec Baldwin felt closer to the vibe of the original show）。 This novel seemed like the author wanted to write a superhero book with a dystopian setting， which makes me wonder why he even chose this particular character at all？ Especially when it meant taking away everything that made The Shadow such an incredible story and adding new powers for old characters and new characters with old powers。 The Shadow lore seemed very forced into this new plot and futuristic timeline and it really took away from an otherwise entertaining story。Had this not been touted as The Shadow， this was a fun and enjoyable read。 I liked the hard-nosed Maddy， especially as she began to hone her powers， and I loved the dystopian， Orwellian feel to the setting。 If this had just been a dystopian read， I think I would’ve been incredibly keen on it because it was a well thought out and entertaining read。At the end of the day， I would’ve been more pleased with a fresh take on the 1930s noir detective genre with Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane that kept the heart of this character and the feel of the original alive。Maybe one day I’ll just have to pen my own retelling of The Shadow… time will tell。 。。。more
Jack
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Fun start to new seriesBased on the old pulp character the shadow。 It transports him to a despotic future from the thirties where he comes up with allies to take on his long time enemy。 The main character（Shadow） is annoying in his overconfidence and lack of planning。 He and his girlfriend are not particularly likeable but Maddy the true main character is much better。 Hoping that the next entry improves the Shadow himself。
William Parker
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Felt like I was in a comic book。 Fun read for me。
Shirley Brown
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Good readGood book a slow at first。 Good for young adults as well as old readers。 While its not my interest in shift shaper and super powers， the relationships made it interesting。
Carol Irvin
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Lost interest
Andrew Carter
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