Gotham: Dawn of Darkness Mass Market Paperback – January 31, 2017

What I liked about this book is that like the show this could of been a starting point for Gotham the television show I mean there isn’t much background story to Gotham as far as Thomas and Martha Wayne story goes so I enjoyed reading about it and I would recommend this to anyone who has read any Batman comics or watch the movies or television show Gotham which is very good and I choose five stars because there wasn’t to much to the story that I didn’t enjoy

Having watched the show, it was good to get some more detail on the characters. Hopefully, there will be more to come in the future. Any fan of the show will get into this and want more.

Gotham: Dawn Of Darkness by Jason Starr is a media tie-in prequel novel based of the DC comic’s superhero show “Gotham”.Set before the twisted city of Gotham came to know detective James Gordon, Bruce Wayne, and its greatest super villains there was Thomas Wayne: a great man with dark secrets, Harvey Bullock: a hard drinking, dirty cop, and Alfred who was still adjusting to life as a butler.A break-in at Wayne Manor stirs up trouble in Gotham. Thomas is afraid that it’s connected to his old colleague, Doctor Hugo Strange, but Harvey isn’t so sure and he doesn’t really care. Lazily, he chases after the case sure that Thomas should just give it up. The deeper the two of them delve into the crime, the more danger there is. There are criminals lurking on every corner of Gotham and there’s more at risk than their own lives.For fans of Gotham TV show, this is the ultimate prequel before James Gordon or Batman came onto the scene of the dark city of Gotham. This is the look at Thomas Wayne, Bruce Wayne’s father, that I’ve been waiting for. And to discover that he has a part of his past that he’s not proud of much like most of Gotham? That truly put him on an equal playing field with the city, as dark and dangerous secrets are a part of what makes Gotham.Also, there were new details and stories about each of the characters that were focused on here that I didn’t learn about from the show, which was really cool. It gave me a stronger appreciation for all of it, characters, setting, and the show in its entirety.The tone of the novel changed with each character’s POV and that was a major reason why I loved it. Each character on the page was true to the one on the TV screen. I swear I could hear their voices, like they were sitting on my shoulder, as I read. Very strong and enticing. Having a powerful voice is very important to me when I read. If you can carry me with that then I’m sucked in.To see what life was like with the Wayne parents alive was intriguing and it grew even more so to see how they took care of Bruce and how they handled their affairs. They weren’t the perfect parents. Even they had disagreements. Seeing their day to day life and how they, for lack of a better term, survived in the twisted, Gothic city of Gotham.Overall, The book is action and tense from start to finish. I enjoyed it very much. If you love Batman and/or Gotham then give this a read.

Had it's gripes, a few inaccuracies, and a couple characters where out of character at times. But it was an enjoyable read. Harvey and Alfred were bang on.

If you are a fan of the show, this book will be of interest to you.

It’s a really good prequel story

Really enjoyed the read.

Pretty good book. Harvey and Bruce were spot on. I just wished there was more Oswald cobblepot and Edward nygma. Some inaccuracies towards the end of you really pay attention. But overall pretty good story and writing.

This book is a prequel to Gotham Season 1, Episode 1.It says what happened in Gotham, 3 months before the Tv series Season 1, Episode 1.

Thank you!!

This is a pre-quel set before the Gotham TV series and it is Thomas Wayne, not Bruce, who is the central character. A break in to the Wayne Mansion leads Thomas and the Gotham police dept off on an investigation into something far more sinister and threatening than a burglary. The novel introduces us to some of the characters from the TV series and provides insights into the relationships between the Wayne family and Alfred. This is a decent read and well-paced.

When you watch the series this book is really great as it's full of references and winks and a great storey before it all begun. It's cool to see a story about Thomas and Martha Wayne and get to know them

It was a really good book and I'd read again because it's a good book and I'd read again because it's was a book