Just finished my required reading of Balck Wind. Now the long wait until November. I had a little trouble getting into the book but it turned out ok.

Sounds like you hated it :confused:

Which character did you sympathise with the most; Frank or Matsuo? Did you not think that Black Wind was richer and more intricately plotted than the more recent RJ novels?

I really enjoyed Balck Wind

I also recently finished re-reading Black Wind. I had borrowed a friend's paperback copy to read years ago, and lucked out on a hardcover copy when The Man came down to Atlanta in October for a signing. I consider it one of my favorite FPW books. I've always had an enjoyment of historic fiction, especially WWII stories (one of the reasons I liked Cryptonomicon as well).

I certainly emphasized with Frank, Matsuo, and Meiko. My Japanese language and culture studies helped in seeing the things from the point of the latter two more easily, as well as stories my mother told me about how she and her family lived in Japan while my grandfather was stationed there.

Now, the long (four months!) wait for By The Sword...

I didn't hate it. It just isn't my favorite. Not every book can go at a pace like Harbingers or be as brutal as Midnight Mass.

I just met fpw, and picked up the new paperback version of Black Wind. I had the first edition and the limited as well. I wanted the new paperback because of the cover. It looks so cool!

Black Wind is one of my favorite books. I'm glad it has been connected to the RJ series as well. I think all the links, between unrelated stories, is swell indeed.

I didn't hate it. It just isn't my favorite. Not every book can go at a pace like Harbingers or be as brutal as Midnight Mass.

My sentiments exactly.

Despite this, as T4 mentions, making it part of the AC mythology is tres cool.

-Wapitikev

You guys are lucky, I've never met FPW, but I've been reading his stuff for years. Maybe I can convince him to stop by? Black Wind is one of my all-time favorite books ever. I really like it and think it is very good. Did I say It was one of my all time favs?

I finally read it a couple of weeks ago.

Easily the most intricate and...human novel of FPW's I've read.

Well done Doc!

Black Wind was a great read. I was so excited to see it turn up again. Some characters need to continue developing.

I would love to read this book but everyone is saying that the print is too small and there arent any copies in stores for me to see. Is the print really that bad?