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Summary: WARNING: READ THE FINE PRINT !
Review: First off, SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD, is a wonderful piece of writing. The characters and setting will stay with long after you have put the book down. I'm a little suprised that when it was published last year it didn't get more notice. Although, A READER, couldn't understand how people might think Vol. 2 was a sequel, understand that it is not. For those of us that read the book when it came out it can be a little confusing. I recieved an email saying a sequel was coming out. I went to a book store and asked and was handed vol. 2. I didn't examine it very closely. It seemed odd that there would be a sequel but.....I thought he was going to quit writing. I'll take what I can get. It wasn't until I got home that I realized what I'd paid 8 bucks for. If you haven't read any of SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD, rush out and buy it. But if you read the hardback when it came out, know that Vol. 2 is merely the second half of the original novel.
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Summary: Amazing
Review: Once again McCammon proves hes the best at what he does. I am not sure how he does it, but from the very beginning of this story, I was enthralled. McCammon does a sensational job of thoroughly creating the scenes and characters without miring the reader in endless pages of flashbacks a la King. The development between the characters was consistent and McCammon never failed to deliver satisfaction. I would suggest this book to anyone. I have long thought that McCammon is is underrated as an author. Hopefully with these latest editions, he can take his place among the others at the top of the hill.
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Summary: Please Don't retire
Review: This review is going to be short, (and hopefully sweet). As I pretty much feel the conclusion to the 2 volume epic of a witch's trial was worthy of the suspense and insight of the first volume (Judgement Of The Witch.) McCammon's prose didn't flag or let up at all in this incredible story and only addenum really to my review of volume one will be if there was ever any doubt this novel should soldify McCammon's reputation as a master story teller. I hope the rumours of his retirement are false as this novel made me thirst (no pun on his novel They Thirst ok maybe little pun); for more!
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Summary: Speaks eloquently volume II
Review: Hacked off in mid chapter, McCAMMON's opus continues exactly where volume one (JUDGEMENT OF THE WITCH) left off. The second installment ups the intensity as the compelling story draws closer to the thrilling conclusion. I did not want this marvelous book to end. So deeply I became attached to the superbly fleshed out characters I was teary eyed at the touching second to last chapter. Both paperbacks telling this story are must haves for any fan of excellent literature. McCAMMON rises to the top of his game and yet again proves his skills as a story teller are near unparalleled in ANY genre. Check out anything he has written, you won't be dissapointed.
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Summary: Speaks eloquently.
Review: McCAMMON took a ten year hiatus from writing and just got better. This is an absolutely great American novel. The prose transports the reader to 1699 in chapter one and never lets go, telling the tale of an up and comming colonial village with a small, troubling witch problem. The characters are rich and extreemely well drawn out, making it impossible to put the book down without finding out what will happen to them next. The first in a two book set (which was one as a hardcover, but a single paperback would've been close to 900 pages and the publisher must've decided the price wasn't enough, so they split it in two to make more cash. Bogus, however WELL worth it), part one sucks you in to a world as vivid as anything ever experienced and those familiar with McCAMMON's stellar work will be overly pleased. Cut off in the middle of a chapter, the cliffhanger ending of the first book leads us to volume two......
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Summary: Did any of you actually read the first book?
Review: I am not even reviewing this book, because I have not read it I'm just flabbergasted by the fact that all of these idiots thought that the next book was a SEQUEL, how could it be a SEQUEL the first book was never finished. Although my guess is that this book is amazing I plan on reading it tonight. And for the record Robert McCammon is a studd (e.g., Boy's Life) which is arguably one of the best written books ever. Yes I did say ever, and trust me that is a pretty valid statement. I am fairly well read and just a little conceited about it. All of you who thought this was a sequel, go home glue the two books together and try reading them all at once. Maybe that might make sense to you. By the way if you thought this was a sequel, then don't even think about reading Stephen King's Green Mile.
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Summary: Great Conclusion to a Great Story!!!!
Review: This (along with the first book in this series) was my first McCammon story, and it most definitely won't be my last. I rate this book 4 stars only because I felt that the first book did such a good job of setting the stage and creating suspense that the second didn't quite live up to the excitement of the first. It seems the journey is, in fact, more enjoyable than the conclusion.I don't understand why other reviewers can't figure out that this is the second book in a 2-part story, not a sequel. The second book didn't repeat the first at all. The first book left you with such a cliffhanger ending and then the second picks up immediately where the other leaves off. Book 2 was truly a conclusion to the events that were set up in the first book. And a wonderful conclusion it is. I would be interested in reading about the "further adventures of young Matthew", and I could only hope that Mr. McCammon decides to pick up this great character again in a future story. I give the first book 5 stars, and this one I give 4. I thoroughly enjoyed both. Now my only problem is what McCammon book to read next.
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Summary: Not a sequel ! Buyer Beware.
Review: Robert Mccammon is a great writer. I gave this book 3 stars for misleading information. I thought Volume II was a sequel to Volume I which would only make sense, however it is only a repetition of a section of the first book. In volume II it starts with Matthew finding the pots of oil on the beach and ending with freeing the accused woman and setting out on his journey to who knows where. It was like buying half of the first book. I don't understand why Mr. Mccammon would allow this misleading information to occur except for a profit. The outside cover clearly states "Robert McCammon continues his triumphant return with the conclusion of an epic tale of suspense". Conclusion ?? I don't think so. I was hoping I'd read about Matthew going to another town and solving another case. I really feel robbed and also disappointed in my favorite author.
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Summary: Sequel
Review: If Speaks The Nightbird, Volume II,Evil Unveiled, is a sequel to Volume I,Judgement of the Witch, then the book's description is inaccurate. The description given by Amazon is a synopsis of Volume I and gives no hint that Vol II is the continuing story of what happens to the magistrate's clerk after he frees the witch and leaves the settlement. So... is volume II a sequel or not ?
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Summary: Kudos!
Review: This was my first book by McCammon, and I just loved it! At the time, I had no "clue" that this was his first mystery. I was hooked from the first page. The characters were wonderfully developed. He was skillful with his clues. If you paid attention, you could figure it out. I hate mysteries where either the answer is obvious, or where the author hides the essential clue so that you can't figure it out. "Detective So-and-So was amazed by what was written on the paper. He knew what he had to do." I like using my brain in a mystery and being able to ferret out the truth. And the setting of the book, was wonderfully done. I also loved the humor. All-in-all, one of the best books I've read.
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