The Wolf Gift
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4.4 • 34 Ratings
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
'[W]hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant' Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes
'[Rice wrote] in the great tradition of the gothic' Ramsey Campbell, bestselling author of The Hungry Moon
MAN OR MONSTER?
Anne Rice reinvented the vampire legend.
Discover what she's done with the werewolf myth.
After a brutal attack Reuben finds himself changing. His hair is longer, his skin is more sensitive and her can hear things he never could before.
Now he must confront the beast within him or lose himself completely.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Rice (Interview with a Vampire) begins a new series with this exciting tale of a contemporary werewolf. Reuben Golding, in his first serious job as a reporter for the San Francisco Observer, is sent to interview Marchent Nideck, an older woman trying to sell a massive timeworn family house in California's redwood forest. Reuben is captivated by the rugged setting, the house and its secrets, and the many treasures left behind by Marchent's Uncle Felix, who mysteriously disappeared 20 years prior. While staying at the house, Reuben is awakened during the night by sounds of an attack. Rushing to help Marchent, he is shocked when a hairy beast kills the intruders but stops its assault on Reuben after biting his face. Reuben learns that Marchent is dead when he awakens in a San Francisco hospital, and his guilt at his inability to save her becomes mixed with astonishment when he learns that she had willed her house to him. He begins to register strange physical changes during his recovery, and soon Reuben transforms fully into a werewolf when he senses that someone nearby is being victimized, swiftly coming to their aid. Each heroic rescue (and concomitant violent killing of the perpetrators) sets off a media frenzy, impelling Reuben to retreat into the isolation of his new home. Rice's classic concerns regarding good and evil and shifting views of reality play out wonderfully in what will surely please fans and newcomers alike. 200,000 announced first printing.
Customer Reviews
Brilliant
I’ve never read any of this author’s books. But as a lover of werewolf literature i found it mesmerising and touching. The character Reuben that Anne created is brilliant. For he is just learning to be a werewolf or a morphenkind. I found the book thrilling and in between the hustle of the everyday rat race. I read it not only but twice. I can only tell you from this person’s point of view it was a good read the first time. The second time it was awesome. Will there be a third reading? Perhaps but for now I wait for the second follow up book. Enjoy.
Wonderful
As a long time fan of Anne Rice, I was delighted by her newest offering, a wonderfully fulfilling novel giving her take on the werewolf mythology. Just like her exquisite vampire chronicles and witch anthologies, Anne Rice fills her stories with beautiful characters that capture the heart and make us yearn for more.