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Night Warriors #5
Dziewiąty Koszmar
Hotel Griffin House w Cleveland staje się miejscem przerażających wydarzeń – jak z sennych koszmarów. Pokoje w jednej chwili zmieniają wygląd, pojawiają się w nich ofiary morderstw, telewizory nagle ukazują sceny zabójstw, a gości atakuje tajemnicza postać o twarzy klauna. To dzieło seryjnego zabójcy, iluzjonisty Gordona Veitcha, i sprzymierzonego z nim brata Albrechta, dwunastowiecznego upadłego mnicha, za cudzołówstwo ukaranego obcięciem rąk i nóg. Albrecht mści się za doznane krzywdy, próbując sprowadzić świat do poziomu specyficznego gabinetu osobliwości. Utworzony przez niego Wędrowny Cyrk i Gabinet Osobliwości pełen jest wszelkiej maści dziwolągów – karłów, osobników pozbawionych kończyn lub chirurgicznie przerobionych, z kilkoma rękami lub łapami zamiast nóg, czy przeszczepionymi mordami zwierząt. Skuteczną walkę z Albrechtem, dzięki swoim nadzwyczajnym talentom, mogą podjąć jedynie Wojownicy Nocy. Aby powstrzymać złamanie papieskiej klątwy i powrót mnicha do świata realnego, muszą przeniknąć do jego snu...
368 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2011
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About the author
Graham Masterton
423 books1,985 followersGraham Masterton was born in Edinburgh in 1946. His grandfather was Thomas Thorne Baker, the eminent scientist who invented DayGlo and was the first man to transmit news photographs by wireless. After training as a newspaper reporter, Graham went on to edit the new British men's magazine Mayfair, where he encouraged William Burroughs to develop a series of scientific and philosophical articles which eventually became Burroughs' novel The Wild Boys.
At the age of 24, Graham was appointed executive editor of both Penthouse and Penthouse Forum magazines. At this time he started to write a bestselling series of sex 'how-to' books including How To Drive Your Man Wild In Bed which has sold over 3 million copies worldwide. His latest, Wild Sex For New Lovers is published by Penguin Putnam in January, 2001. He is a regular contributor to Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, Woman, Woman's Own and other mass-market self-improvement magazines.
Graham Masterton's debut as a horror author began with The Manitou in 1976, a chilling tale of a Native American medicine man reborn in the present day to exact his revenge on the white man. It became an instant bestseller and was filmed with Tony Curtis, Susan Strasberg, Burgess Meredith, Michael Ansara, Stella Stevens and Ann Sothern.
Altogether Graham has written more than a hundred novels ranging from thrillers (The Sweetman Curve, Ikon) to disaster novels (Plague, Famine) to historical sagas (Rich and Maiden Voyage - both appeared in the New York Times bestseller list). He has published four collections of short stories, Fortnight of Fear, Flights of Fear, Faces of Fear and Feelings of Fear.
He has also written horror novels for children (House of Bones, Hair-Raiser) and has just finished the fifth volume in a very popular series for young adults, Rook, based on the adventures of an idiosyncratic remedial English teacher in a Los Angeles community college who has the facility to see ghosts.
Since then Graham has published more than 35 horror novels, including Charnel House, which was awarded a Special Edgar by Mystery Writers of America; Mirror, which was awarded a Silver Medal by West Coast Review of Books; and Family Portrait, an update of Oscar Wilde's tale, The Picture of Dorian Gray, which was the only non-French winner of the prestigious Prix Julia Verlanger in France.
He and his wife Wiescka live in a Gothic Victorian mansion high above the River Lee in Cork, Ireland.
At the age of 24, Graham was appointed executive editor of both Penthouse and Penthouse Forum magazines. At this time he started to write a bestselling series of sex 'how-to' books including How To Drive Your Man Wild In Bed which has sold over 3 million copies worldwide. His latest, Wild Sex For New Lovers is published by Penguin Putnam in January, 2001. He is a regular contributor to Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, Woman, Woman's Own and other mass-market self-improvement magazines.
Graham Masterton's debut as a horror author began with The Manitou in 1976, a chilling tale of a Native American medicine man reborn in the present day to exact his revenge on the white man. It became an instant bestseller and was filmed with Tony Curtis, Susan Strasberg, Burgess Meredith, Michael Ansara, Stella Stevens and Ann Sothern.
Altogether Graham has written more than a hundred novels ranging from thrillers (The Sweetman Curve, Ikon) to disaster novels (Plague, Famine) to historical sagas (Rich and Maiden Voyage - both appeared in the New York Times bestseller list). He has published four collections of short stories, Fortnight of Fear, Flights of Fear, Faces of Fear and Feelings of Fear.
He has also written horror novels for children (House of Bones, Hair-Raiser) and has just finished the fifth volume in a very popular series for young adults, Rook, based on the adventures of an idiosyncratic remedial English teacher in a Los Angeles community college who has the facility to see ghosts.
Since then Graham has published more than 35 horror novels, including Charnel House, which was awarded a Special Edgar by Mystery Writers of America; Mirror, which was awarded a Silver Medal by West Coast Review of Books; and Family Portrait, an update of Oscar Wilde's tale, The Picture of Dorian Gray, which was the only non-French winner of the prestigious Prix Julia Verlanger in France.
He and his wife Wiescka live in a Gothic Victorian mansion high above the River Lee in Cork, Ireland.
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August 8, 2025
Co za cyrk!
Piąty koszmar z cyklu Nocni Power Rangers doprowadził do obumarcia sporej grupy moich neuronów, i nie sądzę, żeby przysługiwała mi za to jakakolwiek rekompensata!
Identycznie jak w poprzednich częściach, mamy (nową, oczywiście) ekipę Nocnych Wojowników, którym tym razem przyjdzie walczyć z dwunastowiecznym okaleczonym mnichem, twórcą przerażającego Cyrku i Gabinetu Osobliwości (chociaż sami Wojownicy równie dobrze się do podobnego cyrku nadają, moim zdaniem). Również i tym razem wyobraźnia (i chuć) autora była niczym nieograniczona, nad czym ubolewam – patrz obumierające neurony.
Arsenał broni Wojowników zawsze był bardzo wyszukany, żeby nie powiedzieć – ja pierdolę, co za porąbane pomysły! Tym razem autor jednak przeszedł samego siebie, a bronią jednej z wojowniczek uczynił… seks. Tak, po prostu kurewski seksapil, któremu nie oprze się nikt, nawet demony. I umieścił ją w zbroi, która oddawała wszystkie anatomiczne szczegóły jej idealnego kobiecego ciała, z wystającą łechtaczką włącznie.
Nie, NIE, N-I-E! Dość.
1/10
Piąty koszmar z cyklu Nocni Power Rangers doprowadził do obumarcia sporej grupy moich neuronów, i nie sądzę, żeby przysługiwała mi za to jakakolwiek rekompensata!
Identycznie jak w poprzednich częściach, mamy (nową, oczywiście) ekipę Nocnych Wojowników, którym tym razem przyjdzie walczyć z dwunastowiecznym okaleczonym mnichem, twórcą przerażającego Cyrku i Gabinetu Osobliwości (chociaż sami Wojownicy równie dobrze się do podobnego cyrku nadają, moim zdaniem). Również i tym razem wyobraźnia (i chuć) autora była niczym nieograniczona, nad czym ubolewam – patrz obumierające neurony.
Arsenał broni Wojowników zawsze był bardzo wyszukany, żeby nie powiedzieć – ja pierdolę, co za porąbane pomysły! Tym razem autor jednak przeszedł samego siebie, a bronią jednej z wojowniczek uczynił… seks. Tak, po prostu kurewski seksapil, któremu nie oprze się nikt, nawet demony. I umieścił ją w zbroi, która oddawała wszystkie anatomiczne szczegóły jej idealnego kobiecego ciała, z wystającą łechtaczką włącznie.
Nie, NIE, N-I-E! Dość.
1/10
October 13, 2024
Because I didn't really care about the evil circus setting and it wasn't featured much anyway I had some trouble really getting into this book.
August 8, 2024
3,5 gwiazdki
Sam koncept fabularny stworzony przez autora nie jest jakiś bardzo wyszukany i nowy. Przenikanie świata snów i świata realnego było już przeorane przez popkulturę tak często, że można poczuć przesyt. Jednakże, problem jaki z tym mam jest taki, że nie lubię nadnaturalnych zdarzeń w realnym świecie (tzw. Urban fantasy). A tu mamy pseudo horror z otoczką Urban fantasy właśnie.
Doceniam pomysł na wojowników nocy, na różne postacie i ich umiejętności. Niestety, nie mogę pominąć faktu, iż budowa świata snów jest leniwa - bohaterowie, którzy nagle się dowiadują, że są wojownikami nocy nagle wszystko umieją. Dałbym książce cztery gwiazdki, gdyby nie zakończenie. Dobrze się bawiłem, a od drugiej połowy naprawdę byłem ciekawy dalszego rozwoju wydarzeń. Niestety sposób w jaki pan Masterton rozwiązał całą sprawę, jest dla mnie śmieszny i nie jestem w stanie ocenić tej książki wyżej, chociaż bardzo bym chciał.
Bardzo podoba mi się też mieszanka językowa, i to, że autor pobawił się też w tworzenie nazw własnych, chociaż brzmią one trochę jakby przejechał palcem po klawiaturze i tak zostawił, bo brzmią dziwnie i nadają się do "innego" świata.
Fajnie było sięgnąć po coś, po co w życiu bym nie sięgnął, tym bardziej, że nie było to takie rozczarowanie, jakim myślałem że będzie.
Sam koncept fabularny stworzony przez autora nie jest jakiś bardzo wyszukany i nowy. Przenikanie świata snów i świata realnego było już przeorane przez popkulturę tak często, że można poczuć przesyt. Jednakże, problem jaki z tym mam jest taki, że nie lubię nadnaturalnych zdarzeń w realnym świecie (tzw. Urban fantasy). A tu mamy pseudo horror z otoczką Urban fantasy właśnie.
Doceniam pomysł na wojowników nocy, na różne postacie i ich umiejętności. Niestety, nie mogę pominąć faktu, iż budowa świata snów jest leniwa - bohaterowie, którzy nagle się dowiadują, że są wojownikami nocy nagle wszystko umieją. Dałbym książce cztery gwiazdki, gdyby nie zakończenie. Dobrze się bawiłem, a od drugiej połowy naprawdę byłem ciekawy dalszego rozwoju wydarzeń. Niestety sposób w jaki pan Masterton rozwiązał całą sprawę, jest dla mnie śmieszny i nie jestem w stanie ocenić tej książki wyżej, chociaż bardzo bym chciał.
Bardzo podoba mi się też mieszanka językowa, i to, że autor pobawił się też w tworzenie nazw własnych, chociaż brzmią one trochę jakby przejechał palcem po klawiaturze i tak zostawił, bo brzmią dziwnie i nadają się do "innego" świata.
Fajnie było sięgnąć po coś, po co w życiu bym nie sięgnął, tym bardziej, że nie było to takie rozczarowanie, jakim myślałem że będzie.
January 19, 2016
This was my introduction to the Night Warriors series. I realized this morning -- halfway through the book -- that I was continuing to struggle through it for two reasons: (i) it was written by Graham Masterton, and (ii) even though not yet identified by name, it was clear that Brown Jenkin, the rat-man from Prey, was making cameo appearances. I decided that these were not good enough reasons to continue reading a book I was not enjoying and I stopped.
This novel features characters entering into a dream/nightmare dimension, a scenario I've seen addressed before. (A few that come to mind: Dreamscape, The Cell, and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).) Springer, a recruiter for the Night Warriors, reveals to people with special dream-entering powers that they have an identity in the dream dimension and are needed to fight an evil clown (yes, I know you're thinking of It) and an ancient monk with a freak show. The alternative identities of these Night Warriors have weird names with lots of letters that don't seem to go together, like multiple X's and Y's -- I guess that's supposed to make them seem ancient. The recruits are persuaded of their special powers way too easily, even though they make sarcastic comments that are supposed to be, but are not, funny.
THE NINTH NIGHTMARE is written like the first novel of a high school student who wants to be a writer. It's not worthy of Graham Masterton's decades of mastering horror, and it was not worth finishing.
This novel features characters entering into a dream/nightmare dimension, a scenario I've seen addressed before. (A few that come to mind: Dreamscape, The Cell, and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).) Springer, a recruiter for the Night Warriors, reveals to people with special dream-entering powers that they have an identity in the dream dimension and are needed to fight an evil clown (yes, I know you're thinking of It) and an ancient monk with a freak show. The alternative identities of these Night Warriors have weird names with lots of letters that don't seem to go together, like multiple X's and Y's -- I guess that's supposed to make them seem ancient. The recruits are persuaded of their special powers way too easily, even though they make sarcastic comments that are supposed to be, but are not, funny.
THE NINTH NIGHTMARE is written like the first novel of a high school student who wants to be a writer. It's not worthy of Graham Masterton's decades of mastering horror, and it was not worth finishing.
September 12, 2011
Creepy. Thought provoking. But mostly creepy. If I wasn't already afraid of clowns, I would be now. All that aside, though, the premise is intriguing--essentially a battle between good and evil and the power of the human mind, body and soul.
November 8, 2020
"The Night Warriors" books aren't among my Masterton favourites but nevertheless I was happy to get this copy recently. A good read but I always find dream sequences rather bizarre - but then that is the nature of dreams & here we are talking about a nightmare featuring "Albrecht's Travelling Circus & Freak Show"....created by...quote..."..a thirteenth century monk whose punishment for adultery was the amputation of his arms & legs" - so to be fair, credibility was never going to be on the cards! There's some pretty horrid characters here (how did Brown Jenkin ("Prey") get in here?) & plenty of cruelty so if you're on the sensitive side it maybe best to give this a miss!
Gruesome & gory just how I like Masterton but I prefer his stories that are rooted in real folk legends, mythology & demonology rather than a surreal dreamscape setting.
Gruesome & gory just how I like Masterton but I prefer his stories that are rooted in real folk legends, mythology & demonology rather than a surreal dreamscape setting.
July 21, 2024
2.5/5. A bit better than Night Wars. Still silly in places, but less so this time, and with more effective horror elements. I probably would have given it a 3/5, but I didn't like the ending.
It seems like books 4 and 5 in this series are a bit of a reboot, with a shift in tone and some changes in the rules of how the Night Warriors operate. Books 1 and 2 were great, book 3 still pretty good. After that, it's just not as good.
It seems like books 4 and 5 in this series are a bit of a reboot, with a shift in tone and some changes in the rules of how the Night Warriors operate. Books 1 and 2 were great, book 3 still pretty good. After that, it's just not as good.
February 4, 2019
It was a really good concept, but when you put it all the craziness of the night warriors it kinda gets cheesy. I really liked the serial killer clown going from reality to dreams. I thought that was a really cool idea.
July 11, 2023
Najlepsza cześć tej serii! Wciągająca i zagadkowa, pełna okrucieństwa i nieprzewidywalna. Dla mnie 10/10 bardzo gorąco polecam :)
May 7, 2024
Oh I do love a good horror story. Xxxx
April 6, 2025
I feel like the author has never met an American? The dialogue really takes you out of the book, and it’s already a cheesy read.
November 18, 2011
If you are a fan of Masterton's Night Warriors series, then this book basically needs no introduction. There are problems in the dream world in which someone or something is trying to bring something evil into the real world. A mysterious character called "Springer" calls in a team of Night Warriors to stop them.
Personally, I think this is the most surreal of the series. True, they are all surreal where aspects of the dream world are brought into the real world (the first book involved pregnancy, the second involving posessing a human world, the third was basically through a disease and the forth is through the mind of newborn babies). This one is where aspects of the dream word integrate with the waking world and for certain characters to be able to pass back and forth willingly without sleeping.
Masterton, as always with his Night Warriors, is descriptive and interesting. All of his Night Warriors are brilliant and imaginative but the Night Warriors in this book are extremely surreal, with one character from "Night Wars" making a return (a first for a Night Warrior for since now, all the Night Warriors have only made one appearance in the books and are never heard of again). Whilst some aspects of the book were surprising, when one Night Warrior was revealed, I knew instantly the fate of that character. Despite that, I was expecting more from the climax. With the main battle being so descriptive and empowering, the final climax, whilst expected and seems to be the only way to end, was a bit too predictable and I don't know but I was expecting a bit more of the wow factor.
Despite that, it is a great read and I would recommend all of the Night Warrior books as well as Masterton's Jim Rook series (You cannot hate Jim Rook. He just rocks!)
Personally, I think this is the most surreal of the series. True, they are all surreal where aspects of the dream world are brought into the real world (the first book involved pregnancy, the second involving posessing a human world, the third was basically through a disease and the forth is through the mind of newborn babies). This one is where aspects of the dream word integrate with the waking world and for certain characters to be able to pass back and forth willingly without sleeping.
Masterton, as always with his Night Warriors, is descriptive and interesting. All of his Night Warriors are brilliant and imaginative but the Night Warriors in this book are extremely surreal, with one character from "Night Wars" making a return (a first for a Night Warrior for since now, all the Night Warriors have only made one appearance in the books and are never heard of again). Whilst some aspects of the book were surprising, when one Night Warrior was revealed, I knew instantly the fate of that character. Despite that, I was expecting more from the climax. With the main battle being so descriptive and empowering, the final climax, whilst expected and seems to be the only way to end, was a bit too predictable and I don't know but I was expecting a bit more of the wow factor.
Despite that, it is a great read and I would recommend all of the Night Warrior books as well as Masterton's Jim Rook series (You cannot hate Jim Rook. He just rocks!)
January 19, 2016
This was my introduction to the Night Warriors series. I realized this morning -- halfway through the book -- that I was continuing to struggle through it for two reasons: (i) it was written by Graham Masterton, and (ii) even though not yet identified by name, it was clear that Brown Jenkin, the rat-man from Prey, was making cameo appearances. I decided that these were not good enough reasons to continue reading a book I was not enjoying and I stopped.
This novel features characters entering into a dream/nightmare dimension, a scenario I've seen addressed before. (A few that come to mind: Dreamscape, The Cell, and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).) Springer, a recruiter for the Night Warriors, reveals to people with special dream-entering powers that they have an identity in the dream dimension and are needed to fight an evil clown (yes, I know you're thinking of It) and an ancient monk with a freak show. The alternative identities of these Night Warriors have weird names with lots of letters that don't seem to go together, like multiple X's and Y's -- I guess that's supposed to make them seem ancient. The recruits are persuaded of their special powers way too easily, even though they make sarcastic comments that are supposed to be, but are not, funny.
THE NINTH NIGHTMARE is written like the first novel of a high school student who wants to be a writer. It's not worthy of Graham Masterton's decades of mastering horror, and it was not worth finishing.
This novel features characters entering into a dream/nightmare dimension, a scenario I've seen addressed before. (A few that come to mind: Dreamscape, The Cell, and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).) Springer, a recruiter for the Night Warriors, reveals to people with special dream-entering powers that they have an identity in the dream dimension and are needed to fight an evil clown (yes, I know you're thinking of It) and an ancient monk with a freak show. The alternative identities of these Night Warriors have weird names with lots of letters that don't seem to go together, like multiple X's and Y's -- I guess that's supposed to make them seem ancient. The recruits are persuaded of their special powers way too easily, even though they make sarcastic comments that are supposed to be, but are not, funny.
THE NINTH NIGHTMARE is written like the first novel of a high school student who wants to be a writer. It's not worthy of Graham Masterton's decades of mastering horror, and it was not worth finishing.
January 6, 2015
The "Ninth Nightmare" by Graham Masterton, is a spine chilling story of dreams that in a way, become reality. When dying in a dream one might not think that they have really died in reality. Is this possible? The Ninth Nightmare expresses things such as detail, horror and anxiety. So much detail has been incorporated into this book. Such as when one of the characters has been stuck in her hotel room, she explains very clearly, how the room smelled. Giving that sense of being able to smell it to the readers. Horrific in many ways, this book displays many instances of just pure horror to gore and much more. One of the characters fell out of a window a few stories in the air, giving the reader a sense of anxiety. This book is recommended for those who like horror books and somewhat of a inception theme.
August 23, 2011
I started reading this book not knowing it was the fifth novel in the Night Warrior series. It was an exceptional book in what I am guessing to be an exceptional series! Although this tale was well in the series, I had no problem following and understanding the what and whys of the story. Graham Masterton was an old favorite that I'd put aside, but now my interest has been peaked. Night Warriors is the first and next to read on my list.
January 17, 2014
I have to say that I would like to go higher in my rating, but I cannot. The book being the fifth book in the Night Warriors series, I really wanted to love it as much as the others but it did a few things that irritated me.
First, it started off slow. I mean slow as in paint drying slow. Then it picked up and I began to fall in love with it. Then the ending was just plain stupid.
I love Graham Masterton horror, but I am glad this series is over.
First, it started off slow. I mean slow as in paint drying slow. Then it picked up and I began to fall in love with it. Then the ending was just plain stupid.
I love Graham Masterton horror, but I am glad this series is over.
February 23, 2016
A serial killer takes his victims into a dream world.
This was a surreal, but oddly believable, tale of murder and mutilation. The writing was good with the story having a quick pace and the characters were well developed – the end was a little bit too “religious for my liking” / quick but overall an entertaining read.
Some of the scenes were gruesome but if you enjoy supernatural murder mysteries this book is worth a look.
This was a surreal, but oddly believable, tale of murder and mutilation. The writing was good with the story having a quick pace and the characters were well developed – the end was a little bit too “religious for my liking” / quick but overall an entertaining read.
Some of the scenes were gruesome but if you enjoy supernatural murder mysteries this book is worth a look.
February 14, 2012
Not a bad read considering this book is the middle of a series. However, you need not be into the series in order to enjoy this story. It moves quick, develops the characters well, and keeps you turning the pages. The ending was ok, although I felt it was too sudden, or "wrapped up" too quickly, is a better description. Overall, it has piqued my interest in exploring other books in this series.
November 2, 2014
Tajemniczy wysłannik Boga uświadamia kilku ludziom, że są Wojownikami Nocy - zdolnymi zakończyć senny koszmar brata Albrechta - niewiernego zakonnika, który od ośmiuset lat śni o cyrku pełnym okrucieństwa i dziwolągów. Kolejnych dziewięć okaleczeń, dzięki wśnieniu w ściany pewnego hotelu, pozwoli mu się przenieść do świata realnego.
Dawno nie czytałam czegoś tak złego.
Dawno nie czytałam czegoś tak złego.
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March 15, 2011Tell you later, only 2 chapters in...not inspiring me like the original 3...
June 29, 2012
This is, hands down, the scariest book I have ever read. Masterton is genius.
January 12, 2013
The book started out ok but it went downhill to the end. I love Graham Masterton works but this is not one of them.
January 10, 2016
Entertaining Book.Setting is almost like a video game with fanciful graphically described weaponry.
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