From Publishers Weekly
Henderson's pulpy debut tries to cover up its flaws with a fast-paced narrative, but there's no hiding the emotionally distant characters, plot missteps and sketchy setting. Professor Piers Knight, a curator of paranormal artifacts at the Brooklyn Museum, is introducing his new summer intern, Bridget Elkins, to an incorrectly described New York City, when they are caught up in the efforts of astrally projected thieves, a fire elemental and a Syrian terrorist to steal the mysterious Dream Stone. Pyrotechnics abound, with a double climax featuring a military battle against a bigger elemental and a ghost-aided confrontation with interdimensional evil in Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery. Stock characterizations, a multiply implausible plot and stilted faux Noo Yawk dialogue (We're talkin' four goddamned dead bodies. Blown to mother-humpin' little gooey bits!) give a grade-C movie feel. (Jan.)
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Review
βI know [Hendersonβs] expertise, his storytelling ability, and love of words. I believe you will enjoy this book.β--William Shatner on _BrooklynKnight _
"Henderson delivers an entertaining Indiana Jones-style adventure with snappy dialogue and intriguing characters. As a bonus, he throws in a number of real-life historical tidbits about New York, a city the author clearly loves."--Kirkus Reviews
"Comics writer Henderson revives the fast-paced action and smart, quippy dialog of the best pulp fiction in his urban fantasy debut, which features a truly likable hero, a resourceful and surprising heroine, and a plot that combines wizardly battles with today's headlines."--Library Journal
"Brooklyn Knight is everything a thrilling old-time pulp adventure should be, but told with thoroughly modern skills. As urban fantasies go, Brooklyn Knight is as breathlessly exciting as they come."--Mike Resnick, Hugo Award-winning author
"A museum curator with a master's in sorcery, Piers Knight is your guide to the hidden realm of occult New York. With every twist and turn, C.J. Henderson's scintillating tale will plunge you deeper into a forbidden world of magic and mayhem lurking just behind the curtain of our reality."--Marc Cerasini, author of Wolverine: Weapon X, The Novel