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Originally posted by THE Franta:
Was this the novel about child slavery?
No, you're thinking of The Ultimate Evil, by Andrew Vachss. (Good story, if a little melodramatic at times.) Child of Dreams is about a drug called Fanatic, which allows its users to shapeshift into the superbeing of their choice for 24 hours...after which they mummify to death. In this case, the users are transforming into doppelgangers of Batman's worst enemies. But far from being a simple drug trafficking problem, all these occurrences are part of a conspiracy designed to turn Batman into a...

...wait. I can't tell you. That would spoil the surprise. [wink] But seriously, you MUST check it out. I feel as good about this book as Kilgore does about Supreme: The Story Of The Year, and believe me when I say that it will blow you away. In fact, I'll stick my neck out and say this story is going to go down as one of the all-time greatest Batman stories ever told.

Again, the heartiest bravos to the creators involved. Kane and Finger would be proud.

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It's a hardcover but it's gotta be over 300 pages so the price tag really isn't that bad.
338, not counting the sketchbook at the end of the story.