Comments on: Five Great Werewolf Stories – Alternatives to “Twilight” and The Anita Blake Series http://werewolf-news.com/2009/07/five-great-werewolf-stories-alternatives-to-twilight-and-the-anita-blake-series/ News about werewolf movies, games, books and art Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:52:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Denny Symes http://werewolf-news.com/2009/07/five-great-werewolf-stories-alternatives-to-twilight-and-the-anita-blake-series/comment-page-1/#comment-1742 Denny Symes Wed, 05 May 2010 03:13:07 +0000 http://werewolf-news.com/?p=1051#comment-1742 Heart Beast by Tanith Lee, in my opinion, was a good werewolf book; though my favorite is The Wolf's Hour. I like the heroic werewolf storyline the best. Heart Beast by Tanith Lee, in my opinion, was a good werewolf book; though my favorite is The Wolf’s Hour. I like the heroic werewolf storyline the best.

]]> By: dollfacegates http://werewolf-news.com/2009/07/five-great-werewolf-stories-alternatives-to-twilight-and-the-anita-blake-series/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 dollfacegates Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:21:07 +0000 http://werewolf-news.com/?p=1051#comment-1125 The Wolf Man by Nicholas Pekearo is a modern, yet still an amazing novel. any werewolf-genre-addicted person should love it. it’s more human than werewolf, & it’s in first person, but it’s definitley not for kids 16 or under. this coming from a seventeen year old :) The Wolf Man by Nicholas Pekearo is a modern, yet still an amazing novel. any werewolf-genre-addicted person should love it. it’s more human than werewolf, & it’s in first person, but it’s definitley not for kids 16 or under. this coming from a seventeen year old :)

]]> By: Fae http://werewolf-news.com/2009/07/five-great-werewolf-stories-alternatives-to-twilight-and-the-anita-blake-series/comment-page-1/#comment-720 Fae Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:27:37 +0000 http://werewolf-news.com/?p=1051#comment-720 What about the Patricia Briggs books? The main character is a part Native American shape-shifter (she calls herself a Walker), but she's romantically involved with the alpha of a werewolf pack that lives behind her. I like them, as far as werewolf fiction goes. ~Fae What about the Patricia Briggs books? The main character is a part Native American shape-shifter (she calls herself a Walker), but she’s romantically involved with the alpha of a werewolf pack that lives behind her. I like them, as far as werewolf fiction goes.

~Fae

]]> By: Dragoniakmp http://werewolf-news.com/2009/07/five-great-werewolf-stories-alternatives-to-twilight-and-the-anita-blake-series/comment-page-1/#comment-563 Dragoniakmp Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:54:39 +0000 http://werewolf-news.com/?p=1051#comment-563 The Wolf's Hour was one of the first werewolf books I ever read. Absolutely a classic! The Wolf’s Hour was one of the first werewolf books I ever read. Absolutely a classic!

]]> By: Erick http://werewolf-news.com/2009/07/five-great-werewolf-stories-alternatives-to-twilight-and-the-anita-blake-series/comment-page-1/#comment-559 Erick Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:58:03 +0000 http://werewolf-news.com/?p=1051#comment-559 I have been, in my years in the library services, a strong advocate of more than one "Twilight-esque" werewolf novel in our teen department, for the simple reason that they attract younger readers to the fantasy and horror genres by way of a season's worth of story arch straight out of Dawson's creek, with the addition of fangs and fur. They are easy for not-quite-adult readers to identify with, and still get some good monster mythos into the mix to establish early what "pedigree" of werewolf fiction the reader will demand. I've put Annette Curtis Claus in dozens, if not scores of young reader's hands before ushering them towards Traci Briery or Nancy Collins. It breeds mature, discerning, lifelong fans of the genre... Yet I still throw up in my mouth any time I see the Twilight series, the Anita Blake series, or anything by Kelly Armstrong go over the circulation scanner. I'd rather they not even bother reading anything than be introduced to these classic folklore icons through sparkles, pre-teen angst, and purple prose thick enough to choke on. Keep these reviews coming. I have been, in my years in the library services, a strong advocate of more than one “Twilight-esque” werewolf novel in our teen department, for the simple reason that they attract younger readers to the fantasy and horror genres by way of a season’s worth of story arch straight out of Dawson’s creek, with the addition of fangs and fur. They are easy for not-quite-adult readers to identify with, and still get some good monster mythos into the mix to establish early what “pedigree” of werewolf fiction the reader will demand. I’ve put Annette Curtis Claus in dozens, if not scores of young reader’s hands before ushering them towards Traci Briery or Nancy Collins. It breeds mature, discerning, lifelong fans of the genre…
Yet I still throw up in my mouth any time I see the Twilight series, the Anita Blake series, or anything by Kelly Armstrong go over the circulation scanner. I’d rather they not even bother reading anything than be introduced to these classic folklore icons through sparkles, pre-teen angst, and purple prose thick enough to choke on.

Keep these reviews coming.

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