Baltimore,: Or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire
by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden
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Author: Christopher Golden, Mike MignolaEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Deckle Edge
Published: 2007-08-28
ISBN: 0553804715
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Spectra
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Book Review: Amidst the sounds of metallic rain
Summary: 5 Stars
Before reviewing this book, I have to say that many of the editorial comments I've read under "plot synopsis" are understimations - and then some. They try to capture something and put it in a little box when it has a much more intoxicating allure than that, and it underestimates the read. It does have the vampire portion, the Hans C. Anderson appeal, WWI, the fiends, and so on. Still, one comes to expect more from an idea from Mike Mignola and, in Baltimore, the reader gets it.
As far as the book goes, it is an utterly grand rad. While there have been a lot of Hellboy tales done by Mignola/Golden, I've never really seen anything the two created that I was overly impressed with (and I am writing about novelizations coupling the efforts of the two just for clarity's sake because Golden does god work and Mignola does fabulous work). I had heard a lot about Baltimore when it was in its initial phases, however, and reading a few introductory paragraphs made me think that it might be good.
It was sooo much better than that.
For one thing, the plotline being followed is complex and gives the reader something to enjoy. It moves back and forth in a syllabic dance as it introduces various themes, and the way this is done is really rewarding. The metaphors utilized in the book, the ideas given life; everything kept me pressing on toward the end. You could see the influence of both Mignola and Golden in the story, too, an the pictures that Mignola includes here and there bring that much more depth to the read.
It was one of the best things I've read in quite some time.
If you accustomed to what Mignola can do and you like the almost fairytale allure he presents in so much of his work, then you will enjoy this. It isn't really like the oddities he does or his more mainstream work, instead standing alone and making it that much better for doing so. Even people who do not like Mignola, dark tales, or most of the keywords that come up when looking for this book would probably find it a great read.
I recommend it highly.
Summary of Baltimore,: Or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire
From celebrated comic artist Mike Mignola and award-winning novelist Christopher Golden comes a work of gothic storytelling like no other. Reminiscent of the illustrated tales of old, here is a lyrical, atmospheric novel of the paranormal?and a chilling allegory for the nature of war.?Why do dead men rise up to torment the living?? Captain Henry Baltimore asks the malevolent winged creature. The vampire shakes its head. ?It was you called us. All of you, with your war. The roar of your cannons shook us from our quiet graves?. You killers. You berserkers?. You will never be rid of us now.?
When Lord Henry Baltimore awakens the wrath of a vampire on the hellish battlefields of World War I, the world is forever changed. For a virulent plague has been unleashed?a plague that even death cannot end.
Now the lone soldier in an eternal struggle against darkness, Baltimore summons three old friends to a lonely inn?men whose travels and fantastical experiences incline them to fully believe in the evil that is devouring the soul of mankind.
As the men await their old friend, they share their tales of terror and misadventure, and contemplate what part they will play in Baltimore?s timeless battle. Before the night is through, they will learn what is required to banish the plague?and the creature who named Baltimore his nemesis?once and for all.
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