Les Daniels (1943–2011)
Author of Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics
About the Author
Les Daniels is the author of several pop culture histories, including "Superman: The Complete History", "Batman: The Complete History", and "Wonder Woman: The Complete History" . He lives in Providence, Rhode Island. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Legal name
- Daniels, Leslie Noel III
- Other names
- Daniels, Lee
- Birthdate
- 1943-10-27
- Date of death
- 2011-11-05
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Danbury, Connecticut, USA
- Place of death
- Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Education
- Brown University
- Occupations
- author
musician
journalist
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- Works
- 27
- Also by
- 21
- Members
- 1,800
- Popularity
- #14,295
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 20
- ISBNs
- 67
- Languages
- 3
- Favorited
- 3
I did enjoy reading this book mostly for its horror and morbidity than for anything else although I liked the setting, its characters are kind of flat and prone to sudden histrionics (much like a Hammer film). I would have rather had the character set up as a potential hero to do something more than just waiting around though. He is introduced as a fly in the ointment for the main villain but this amounts to nothing, unfortunately. In that arena, I think the novel missed out on some good action sequences and some highly tense moments.
Would I recommend this book? Yeah, sure, if you can pick it up for a few bucks, go ahead.… (more)