I have to say that this books was nothing like I expected. After reading some other reviews I thought that I would be disappointed. Well I for one enjoyed this book. For people that believe Batman could not translate into a novel, well I would tell you that you are wrong. If you just took this book as a thriller I think you would be impressed.

This story pulls the curtains back and shows us the story of Bruce Wayne's father, Thomas. The past comes back and hits Bruce/Batman like a ton of bricks.

Some have said that the Alfred/Bruce relationship was of Bruce putting down Alfred. I would have to disagree and say that I took it as Bruce was feeling like Alfred was still treating him like he was a child. But I feel that in the end Alfred is more of a father to Bruce then his real Dad and would do anything for him.

We get to see a bunch of nemesis of Batman in this. I will not name names as I think they were meant as surprises. This book stars off fast and I believe that is keeps its pace throughout. I was thoroughly entertained. The ending was tough and somewhat brutal at least to me. If you like Batman I believe you will enjoy this. I hope there is more Batman books in the future ( )

I had serious thoughts about actually READING a book about Batman. Batman is something you watch in movies, comic books, or television ... not a book?

Still it works. With Batman being a cerebral character, it's fascinating to read his thoughts instead of reading his thoughts in a cartoon bubble.

This book delves into Batman's parents. Apparently, they are not the fine upstanding model citizens everyone thought they were ....

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Excellent, would make a great movie. ( )

While reading this book I felt that there was too much everything. The crazy people were too crazy. The rich people were too snobbish and blind. Batman was too paranoid.

And yet, after finishing and thinking back on it I cannot come up with a better way of handling the story. The crazy people only seem too crazy because fragmented and false memories really do leave people making no sense. And maybe rich people really are snobs and blind to the world beyond their money. And Batman being paranoid is not a new theme and why wouldn't it just get worse as he gets older?! ( )

A light and entertaining read for fans of the bat. The author is not that serious of a literary artist and there are some amateurish parts. It really would have benefited from a good editing. Interesting story though if you like comic book adventure. ( )