Black Wind

by F. Paul Wilson

Book Overview

F. Paul Wilson's powerful World War II novel is an unforgettable saga of passion and terror, the ravages of war, the pain of betrayal, and the glory of love. At the heart of the story are four people... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812527259
• ISBN13: 9780812527254
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 465 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.

Customer Reviews

"Black Wind" is REAL good.

I haven't read much F. Paul Wilson, apparently this is one of his "less strong" novels he's written, but honestly if someone said this was his best, it could've fooled me. This book is a bit of a long one, following two friends from their childhood as friends, to adults fighting on opposing sides of WWII, but it is excellent from first page in the early 1910's to the last word at the end of the second World War. I can't even imagine the amount of work that went into making sure this book was historically sound, but it's done so, so well here. There aren't many books like this out there (and that's maybe why it didn't sell particularly well :/) but if "a well done love triangle mixed with body horror mixed with historical fiction and also some samurai's thrown in there" sounds interesting to you (and it should) then Black Wind is a perfect book to pick up. I got my copy for about $5 at a local bookstore, and having read it, it was certainly worth the price of admission. Check this one out ASAP!

Best Book I Have Read

I am not into Sci-F-. This book is part history, part sci-fi. It is the best book I have ever read. No low spots here. If at all possible, I would have given it more stars.

One of my all-time favorite books ever

I read this book many years ago, it was passed around between family members. To this day, I have not read a book that has so powerfully depicted the tumultuous events involving Americans and Japanese during World War II. In fact, I was so dismayed that the book was out of print! This beautifully written historical epic is riveting, the kind that makes you cry and gets you all choked up, and the characters are admirable and true to life. F. Paul Wilson brilliantly weaves in historical details, native superstition and cultural differences around an unforgettable love triangle, and gives some very lasting (not to mention haunting) images of the war. Steven Spielberg should have made a movie out of it!

Superb

This is the best book I have ever read. Lately I've been into WWII fiction novels, and this is the best one yet. I love it. It's superbly written and the plot and story itself is extremely creative and fun. I love it. My favorite book. Definitely well worth your purchase.

Black Wind

Fantastic! I want to give it 5++ stars! F. Paul Wilson has truly created a novel to capture the intricate dynamics of loyalty between friends, between lovers, between brothers, between family and child, between love and hate...inter-twined without gaps, fast moving...a tightly woven tale that held me spell-bound, anxious to keep on reading well late into the night. Excellent work, sir...

My Thoughts

I must say that this was quite possibly the best novel I have ever read! I was captured by the plot from the very first day that I started reading Black Wind. The way that F. Paul Wilson describes the way of life for the Japanese at the most crucial of times during the Second World War was truly inspiring and enlightenning. I even noticed myself crying at several spots in the book, which was an incredibly awesome experience. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read, no matter what type of book they prefer. Black Wind has it all. F. Paul Wilson had truly delivered an epic story in its truest form.