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Johnny, the Mark of Chaos: An Urban Dark Fantasy (The Chaos Dragon Dark Fantasy/Horror Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Susan D. Kalior
Publisher: Blue Wing Publications, Workshops, and Lectures
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 366782
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 312
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1
ISBN: 0979566339
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780979566332
ASIN: 0979566339
Publication Date: April 17, 2008
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Product Description
Enter the world of dark fantasy in Book One of this intriguing thriller. Meet the Tazmark, johnny: a magical, time-bending, vampire-like being who wreaks chaos on earth. For over nine hundred years he has answered the conscious and unconscious call for destruction. Meanwhile, the Shen, Jensea, a naive embodied angel (who believes herself merely human), is tormented by her compulsion to paint violent scenes, which unbeknownst to her, are premonitions of her future. Bored from lack of challenge, johnny invites himself to be Jensea's guardian devil, to help her survive her frightful premonitions and teach her about her angel power. He is challenged at last, for her power, when activated, could burn him to oblivion. Confusing matters are the changes they incite in each other, including a magnetizing romantic love.
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 Great idea January 6, 2009
I read this book in one sitting on a rainy Sunday (only 300 or so pages).
I thought the story itself was great. It was a rather dark romance in which johnny (I didn't get why his name always began in a lower case letter???) who is an evil demon falls in love with Jen who is actually an angel. This is another one of Susan Kalior's books in which good and evil fall in love and balance eachother out. Stressing how one can never exist without the other.
I really enjoy this author's work. I read Warriors in the Mist, loved it. And I am anxiously awaiting Jensea, which is the same story line from johnny's view point.
I did take one star off my "excellent" opinion because the book did contain multiple typos. I do mean MULTIPLE, it got to the point it was irritating.
Something different October 2, 2008
I bought this book on a whim looking for something new. In my opinion, this book is basically a romance novel with some elements of sci-fi/fantasy sprinkled on it (don't get confused into thinking this is anything like a horror or really even a dark book). A love story was not what I was looking for but I still found it to be a good read for a few reasons.
The viewpoint is through the eyes of a woman deeply religious, chained down by her fears. I thought seeing things through her eyes was an interesting twist, at least for anything I've read before. There are some occasionaly moments of spirituality (not in the religious sense) and self-awareness by her that keep her view point from becoming boring. This is really the only piece outside of the romance that gets any time in this book. But a much more original character is johnny. To be honest, his character is more interesting and mysterious and I wish the story had been told through his eyes (or even another story completely through his eyes). His character really has a lot of possibility for a great story and I think if he was the narrator, this would have been a better book.
There are some things I don't like about the book also. I almost put the book down after the first chapter due to its complete lack of detail what-so-ever and rediculous voice/style that made the book feel like a childrens novel. Luckily, the writing gets better as the pages progress. Another thing I did not like is the whole book pretty much centers around these two characters and how they develope while the plot around them feels like it is thrown in just to fill in gaps or get from point a to b. I think more time should have been put into plot developement. It is about 300 pages with relatively large print so basically all of that time is focused on the love story. In fact, the whole background surrounding johnny starts to feel cheesy by the end of the book because so little is revealed about it that you just have to accept that it doesn't really make sense.
Rarely does this book steer into territory outside of a love story. It has a few moments of "dark" fantasy and drama but don't expect that to be the focus of the book. Take a look at it if you are just looking for an entertaining and quick read.
One of the BEST books I have ever read October 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I usually do not post reviews of books, but this book struck me so much, I just had to! The characters in this book have so much depth to them. Susan Kalior is an amazing author with such insight. It is a great book which shows us that everything is not as black and white as we may believe it to be. If you love horror, romance, fantasy, suspense...it has it and you will not be let down after reading it. I read it in 24 hours! I couldn't put it down!
Great book! September 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a very well written book with lots of depth and twists in the plot. Susan Kalior captures so many different aspects of life in this book. I would recommend this to anyone to read. She's a tremendous writer and this is a book that you won't want to put down.
Fascinating Twist! July 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This amazing character is more than a vampire, more than a were-dragon (of sorts) and more than a warlock. Set in New York City, this eerie thriller carries such an authentic tone to the dark side of life, laced with with philosophical gems that are most uplifting. There is much mystery, and unexpected twists and turns characteristic of this author. The sexual tension is magnificent between this character (embodied chaos) and the heroine (an embodied angel). This manuscript is a true expression of dark fantasy--the dark psychology of humans and how that all peices together with the greater scope of life.
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