Spider-Man: Emerald Mystery

by Dean Wesley Smith

Book Overview

The villain known as "The Jewel" possesses a fragment of one of the magic Jewels of Cyttorak, and is using its power to make the citizens of New York City run amok. It's up to Spider-Man to stop him,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425170373
• ISBN13: 9780425170373
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.1" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

BOOK REVIEW

TITLE- SPIDER-MAN: EMERALD MYSTERYAUTHOR- DEAN WESLEY SMITHSUMMARY- A PERSON DIED IN THE ALLEY AND THERE WAS A RADIATION SPOT NEXT TO HIM. THEN THERE WERE WEIRD ROBBERIES AFTER THE KILLING HAPPENING. SPIDERMAN AND BARB LIGHTNER JOIN UP TO STOP THE WEIRD ROBBERIES. THEY FOUND OUT WHO THE CRIMINAL WAS THAT WAS CAUSING ALL THE WEIRDNESS IN THE CITY FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS. THEY FOUND OUT THAT A EMERALD IS THE CAUSE OF HIS POWERS. THE PERSON WHO DIED WAS ON A CASE SO HE SAW THE EMERALD COME FROM THE SKY AND SO DID THE CRIMINAL, SO THE CRIMINAL SHOT HIM IN THE ALLEY AND GOT THE POWERS.IMPORTANT SCENE- WHEN BARB WENT TO SHOOT THE EMERALD SPIDERMAN SAID, "NO! I SHOUTED AND TRIED TO KNOCK THE GUN ASIDE BY JUMPING IN FRONT OF HER." THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF SPIDERMAN DIDN'T JUMP IN FRONT OF HER SHE COULD HAVE DIED.OPINIONS- THE BOOK WAS GREAT. IT HAD A GOOD CLIMAX AND A GOOD RESOLUTION. IT HAD A GOOD ENDING LIKE ALL BOOKS WOULD END IN AN ACTION BOOK.RECOMMENDATIONS- I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO MY PEERS BECAUSE EVERYBODY LIKES SPIDERMAN.I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ADULTS AND OTHER SCHOOLS BECAUSE THEY MIGHT THINK IT'S NOT WORTH READING AND IT'S NOT A GOOD BOOK TO READ IN SCHOOLS.PONDER THIS- SPIDERMAN ALWAYS WINS, THE CRIMINALS ALWAYS HAVE HOSTAGES AND THEY ALWAYS LOSE

Surprising reviews...

I was surprised to see the reviews of this book were so bad! I spotted this book at Borders the day after buying the movie on DVD. One of the reasons I bought it was because it was the only Spider-Man book available.But once I got home, I didn't regret the purchase for a minute. The author did an excellent job characterizing Spidey, the mystery was very well done and the siege towards the end was wonderful. This book actually got me interested in Spider-books again.My only complaint was the illustrations being so... well, they were bad. But the book was highly enjoyable. I suggest people read excerpts or browse in bookstores, rather than use reviews from this site when considering the purchase.Geonn

revlotionary

Hay there. Have you read any other marvel novel? If so you would have noticed that they have all got one thing in common. All these novels are written from the third person's point of view, ( he, she or they). WEll that is no longer true because this book gives you exactly that. This book is writtin from the first person, ( I,)'s point of view. What that means is it is Spider-man who is teling you the stroy. You get to see things from his prospic. I have been waiting a long time for someone to do exactly that and it is finally here. I am not going to tell you the detal of what this book is about. I will however, advise you that before you read this book you must read the x-men novel the jewl of cyttorak. This book is a sequel to that novel.

A fantastic read

Spider-Man Emerald Mystery is one of the best books I've read in a long time. It has the Spider-Man humor we all know and love. It also has mystery and suspense which is a winning combination. If you loved Smith's Carnage in New York, then Spider-Man Emerald Mystery is a must have. One thing that was unique to this book is that it is told from Spider-Man's perspective and it is not in the third person. This seems to add to the excitement of the book. The book was so exciting that I could not put it down. I read the book in one day.