Gotham: City of Monsters

Gotham: City Of Monsters by Jason Starr is media tie-in novel based on the DC Comic’s TV show “Gotham”.Acting as a prequel to the third season of Gotham. Having left Gotham City at the end of season 2, to search for Leslie Thomkins. Jim Gordon returns alone to establish himself as a freelance bounty hunter. He hunts down the psychotic meta humans created by Doctor Hugo Strange. That escaped from Arkham Asylum and have aligned with former crime boss Fish Moony now a metahuman herself, and now are terrorizing the city of Gotham. His return will have a direct impact on Selina Kyle (Cat Woman) who also has decided to work for Fish, and becomes embroiled in events that may get her killed. Meanwhile Harvey Bullock is the acting police captain, and though he grows into the role, he hates it. When Gordon refuses to return to the force, this causes Bullock to question his loyalties. As Jim Gordon goes rouge, and teams up with wanted fugitive Selina Kyle to bring down a group of meta humans threatening Gotham.For fans of Gotham TV show, this is the good prequel that sets up ex convict and former Cop James Gordon as the rouge bounty hunter we see in the beginning of Gotham Season 3. This is the look at Jame Gordon’s character arc when he’s at his lowest and darkest in the show. 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 various characters such as Selina Kyle and Fish Mooney 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 in Gotham City in the wake of Hugo Strange’s meta human experiments escaping into Gotham, and causing chaos was intriguing. Seeing Jim Gordon take up the career as a rogue bounty hunter was an interesting exploration of his character arc as we usually we see him as a moralist cop, but here we see him as this brutal dark person still suffering from the mistakes and loss he suffered in season 2. To see the various characters in the day to day life and how they, for lack of a better term, survived in the twisted, Gothic city of Gotham was probably the most interesting part of the book.Overall, Gotham: City Of Monsters is action and tense from start to finish. I enjoyed it very much. If you love Batman and/or Gotham Show then give this a read.

The main character is James Gordon, new to the Gotham City Police Department (GCPD). The development of his character and those that populate, or infest, the city is enjoyable. Dark, keeps you turning the pages to see how all builds along the path taken. I found this delightful and worth the cost, very entertaining.

Enjoyed the the story line went , great read for entertaining and taking a break from our busy lives

Good book, I like it very much. I would read other booksy are released. by this author. I am following him to see new works as the

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I want to read this, and I love Gotham and the series is amazing and it's ridiculous it might actually end at a 13 episode season 5, they easily had enough to go on for a couple more. But I'm not interested in just gap fillers, I want to see and read something "new" in the sense that there is a villainous character that might've been taken out in this book. We definitely didn't see much of those being captured, so now i just wonder. So anyone whose read it, who is this "big bad" the book seems to be promising (aka not fish mooney, selina kyle, or others with small roles, etc?)

This book was awesome i totally loved it and also I saw all the gotham seasons. its amazing!! it tells you about most of the character and like what kkind of people they are

Loved this book! It is just as good, if not better, than an episode of the Gotham tv show. Jason Starr knows exactly how to bring the characters to life on the page. It is sad that the show is ending next season but I hope these books continue.

This was a great read, better than i expected. Fans of the series will love it

I love gothic and it's a amazin story

Gripping storyline that fits perfectly into the dramatic and intriguing world of Gotham. Brilliant read, definitely recommendable.

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I really loved this book! Gotham is the best tv show ever and this story adds to it