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A review by tobin_elliott
Long Past Midnight by Jonathan Maberry
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Like many others, I first encountered Jonathan Maberry's writing with the Pine Deep trilogy, and I've since gone back there with the odd short story I've stumbled across, as well as with his somewhat (or very) connected novels, such as GLIMPSE and INK.
I really enjoyed the original trilogy, and I love that these various stories from various times in Pine Deep's history just open up that world even more. Maberry's strength is always in his characters, and Chief Crow, Crow's wife Val, and Mike Sweeney, as well as a few notable star cameos just give this collection a comfortable feeling of visiting old friends...
...even if those old friends are surrounded by monsters and buckets of evil.
If you haven't read the Pine Deep trilogy, read that first, but this is an excellent follow up read.
I really enjoyed the original trilogy, and I love that these various stories from various times in Pine Deep's history just open up that world even more. Maberry's strength is always in his characters, and Chief Crow, Crow's wife Val, and Mike Sweeney, as well as a few notable star cameos just give this collection a comfortable feeling of visiting old friends...
...even if those old friends are surrounded by monsters and buckets of evil.
If you haven't read the Pine Deep trilogy, read that first, but this is an excellent follow up read.