The Wolf Gift - (Wolf Gift Chronicles) by Anne Rice (Paperback)

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Book Synopsis

When Reuben Golding, a young reporter on assignment, arrives at a secluded mansion on a bluff high above the Pacific, it's at the behest of the home's enigmatic female owner. She quickly seduces him, but their idyllic night is shattered by violence when the man is inexplicably attacked--bitten--by a beast he cannot see in the rural darkness. It will set in motion a terrifying yet seductive transformation that will propel Reuben into a mysterious new world and raise profound questions. Why has he been given the wolf gift? What is its true nature--good or evil? And are there others out there like him?

Review Quotes

"Vintage Anne Rice--a lushly written, gothic ... metaphysical tale. This time, with werewolves." --The Wall Street Journal

"I want to howl at the moon over this. . . . Rice's style [is] as solid and engaging as anything she has written since her early vampire chronicle fiction." --Alan Cheuse, The Boston Globe

"A fast-paced, heady romp that ranks with [Rice's] best.... Feisty and terrific fun." --Joy Tipping, Dallas Morning News

"Intoxicating." --USA Today

"A delectable cocktail of old-fashioned lost-race adventure, shape-shifting and suspense, brightened by enticing hints of a secret history." --Elizabeth Hand, The Washington Post

"One part Beauty and the Beast love story, one part meditation on morality and immortality, and one part superman tale.... Rice deepens and gives nuance to classic werewolf lore." --The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)

"An entertaining tale of good vs. evil." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Evolves from a fantastical romp into an engrossing thriller." --San Francisco Chronicle

"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." --Publishers Weekly

"The strange history of the Nideck family will jump off the page and enter the readers' nightmares as Rice has found a new gothic saga to sink her teeth into." --Bookreporter

"The queen of gothic lit, the maestro of the monstrous and the diva of the devious . . . has returned to her roots." --The Philadelphia Inquirer

"The best Rice has written since ... Interview with the Vampire. . . . Brilliant. . . .Wit-filled, languid and vibrant, brainy and snarling." --The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

"Highly entertaining." --The Washington Times

"Written with compelling modernity . . . The Wolf Gift is a strong--and welcome--return to the monster mythology that made Anne Rice famous." --Shelf Awareness

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