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About Jeremy's mother
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First published February 1, 2005
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Kelley Armstrong
297 books33.6k followersKelley Armstrong has been telling stories since before she could write. Her earliest written efforts were disastrous. If asked for a story about girls and dolls, hers would invariably feature undead girls and evil dolls, much to her teachers' dismay. All efforts to make her produce "normal" stories failed.
Today, she continues to spin tales of ghosts and demons and werewolves, while safely locked away in her basement writing dungeon. She's the author of the NYT-bestselling "Women of the Otherworld" paranormal suspense series and "Darkest Powers" young adult urban fantasy trilogy, as well as the Nadia Stafford crime series. Armstrong lives in southwestern Ontario with her husband, kids and far too many pets.
Today, she continues to spin tales of ghosts and demons and werewolves, while safely locked away in her basement writing dungeon. She's the author of the NYT-bestselling "Women of the Otherworld" paranormal suspense series and "Darkest Powers" young adult urban fantasy trilogy, as well as the Nadia Stafford crime series. Armstrong lives in southwestern Ontario with her husband, kids and far too many pets.
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March 28, 2022
Meet Malcolm. He's an A-S-S.
This one is about Jeremy's mysterious heritage.
This one is about Jeremy's mysterious heritage.
April 9, 2022
First read: Jan 2009 (in Men of the Otherworld anthology)
Re-read: April 2022
Rating: 5/5 stars
Story #2 in my chronological re-read of the Women of the Otherworld series.
Infusion jumps forward about 200 years from the time of the previous novella (Rebirth) to 1946 and introduces some of the core key characters in the series; Malcolm and Jeremy.
While vampires were the theme of Rebirth, here the focus is on two other supernatural races; witches and werewolves. Malcolm is a werewolf in his prime, whose focus is on trying to conceive a son. He has been trying (and failing) for some time when he meets a Japanese barmaid .
This was such a good short story; it managed to cram a lot of detail into a limited number of pages. It would have been nice to have a name for Jeremy’s mother and grandmother but the hints of their magical background were tantalising; the mysterious drink, the rituals on the night of conception and the day Jeremy was born, and the dying witch race.
Malcolm came across as truly evil here. . Luckily Edward in the right place at the right time towards the end.
Trivia mentioned:
- Some members of the 1946 werewolf pack are named: Emilio (the pack Alpha), Dominic Sorrentino (father to newborn son Antonio), Edward Danvers, Malcolm Danvers, Wally and Raymond Santos and Billy Koenig
- Malcolm has a younger half-sister that his father, Edward, is financially supporting
- Mutts are lower status werewolves than Pack werewolves
- Only males can be born werewolves
Re-read: April 2022
Rating: 5/5 stars
Story #2 in my chronological re-read of the Women of the Otherworld series.
Infusion jumps forward about 200 years from the time of the previous novella (Rebirth) to 1946 and introduces some of the core key characters in the series; Malcolm and Jeremy.
While vampires were the theme of Rebirth, here the focus is on two other supernatural races; witches and werewolves. Malcolm is a werewolf in his prime, whose focus is on trying to conceive a son. He has been trying (and failing) for some time when he meets a Japanese barmaid .
This was such a good short story; it managed to cram a lot of detail into a limited number of pages. It would have been nice to have a name for Jeremy’s mother and grandmother but the hints of their magical background were tantalising; the mysterious drink, the rituals on the night of conception and the day Jeremy was born, and the dying witch race.
Malcolm came across as truly evil here. . Luckily Edward in the right place at the right time towards the end.
Trivia mentioned:
- Some members of the 1946 werewolf pack are named: Emilio (the pack Alpha), Dominic Sorrentino (father to newborn son Antonio), Edward Danvers, Malcolm Danvers, Wally and Raymond Santos and Billy Koenig
- Malcolm has a younger half-sister that his father, Edward, is financially supporting
- Mutts are lower status werewolves than Pack werewolves
- Only males can be born werewolves
August 1, 2017
This was a good short story set well before the book Bitten. In this story you will learn more about Malcolm and the birth of his son Jeremy. Very interesting backstory and helps explain their relationship quite a bit.
January 31, 2018
Interesting but I actually had to Google the names to figure out how these characters relate tot the ones in Bitten. Once I found that out though, I enjoyed the story. Recommending this for the Otherworld fans as it gives us some information on the mother of Jeremy which also explains why he is the way he is.
July 21, 2020
Dios, qué horrible son todos los personajes que salen en este libro. Los lobos de la manada de 1946 (sobre todo el padre de Jeremy y el padre de Antonio) son completamente diferentes a los que la historia actual... y menos mal. Que sí, que estaban en 1946... pero madre mía. Son muy crueles, sobre todo el padre de Jeremy y lo que le hace a su madre... Aun así, me ha gustado saber un poco más de Jeremy y de dónde viene, para comprender su personaje un poco mejor. Y me he quedado muy en shock al descubrir sus orígenes, .
September 25, 2015
If there is one thing that seems off about the Women of the Otherworld series, it's the time table in which everything happens within the Pack. As werewolves, they are able to maintain more youthful appearances for many years and in reading a short story such as this, it's hard to imagine Jeremy as being a baby boomer.
Set in 1946 - 1947, the story begins with Malcolm and the current Pack meeting at a local pub. As Antonio's father, Dominic, announces his name for his future son, Malcolm finds himself the butt of everyone's joke, because of his inability to produce an offspring of any kind. He internalizes this and focuses his anger towards his father, who is wiser, yet far weaker than Malcolm.
In attempt to prove his Pack brothers wrong, he decides to bed the barmaid, who is an attractive, young Japanese girl. Though he doesn't accept it initially, she drugs his drink in order to ensure he impregnates her and promptly moves away the next day.
However slim the chances are that he impregnated the girl, Malcolm takes no risks and manages to track her down. Having been burnt in the past by a woman who wound up pregnant with another man's baby, he proceeds cautiously and observes the girl until the night she gives birth. As he watches the scene unfold, the symbols and chanting bring clarity to the night of Jeremy's conception, when he witnessed a similar event. Though he tries to deny it to himself, he is able to smell the baby boy as his own and yet, he decides to leave well enough alone. For he knows this baby is more than mixed-racial, but also mixed with that of what Malcolm deems to be a lesser supernatural race.
It is only when his father confronts him about the baby, that he reluctantly agrees to return to take the baby. But in a moment of sheer defiance, he chooses to murder the girl and her grandmother brutally. Especially after learning, he was only chosen because he was his father's son and his father was deemed too old. Thus setting the stage for Malcolm's resentment for his father and his son, Jeremy.
This story helps to shed so much light onto the Malcolm situation and even helps you to understand how and why he's the way he is. He's cruel and vicious in order to be completely opposite from his father, whom he deems as cowardly. His hatred for Jeremy comes not only in his intolerance for Jeremy's mix-breed/race, but also because Jeremy is treated as a son by Malcolm's father and there's a bit of a jealous lash back because of that. In truth, Malcolm feels as if he's a lone wolf and much like a desperate animal who has been cornered, he turns to malice and cruelty in order to prove himself superior.
Set in 1946 - 1947, the story begins with Malcolm and the current Pack meeting at a local pub. As Antonio's father, Dominic, announces his name for his future son, Malcolm finds himself the butt of everyone's joke, because of his inability to produce an offspring of any kind. He internalizes this and focuses his anger towards his father, who is wiser, yet far weaker than Malcolm.
In attempt to prove his Pack brothers wrong, he decides to bed the barmaid, who is an attractive, young Japanese girl. Though he doesn't accept it initially, she drugs his drink in order to ensure he impregnates her and promptly moves away the next day.
However slim the chances are that he impregnated the girl, Malcolm takes no risks and manages to track her down. Having been burnt in the past by a woman who wound up pregnant with another man's baby, he proceeds cautiously and observes the girl until the night she gives birth. As he watches the scene unfold, the symbols and chanting bring clarity to the night of Jeremy's conception, when he witnessed a similar event. Though he tries to deny it to himself, he is able to smell the baby boy as his own and yet, he decides to leave well enough alone. For he knows this baby is more than mixed-racial, but also mixed with that of what Malcolm deems to be a lesser supernatural race.
It is only when his father confronts him about the baby, that he reluctantly agrees to return to take the baby. But in a moment of sheer defiance, he chooses to murder the girl and her grandmother brutally. Especially after learning, he was only chosen because he was his father's son and his father was deemed too old. Thus setting the stage for Malcolm's resentment for his father and his son, Jeremy.
This story helps to shed so much light onto the Malcolm situation and even helps you to understand how and why he's the way he is. He's cruel and vicious in order to be completely opposite from his father, whom he deems as cowardly. His hatred for Jeremy comes not only in his intolerance for Jeremy's mix-breed/race, but also because Jeremy is treated as a son by Malcolm's father and there's a bit of a jealous lash back because of that. In truth, Malcolm feels as if he's a lone wolf and much like a desperate animal who has been cornered, he turns to malice and cruelty in order to prove himself superior.
May 14, 2016
This is a great story for fans of the Otherworld series.
Infusion is an interesting read, giving us more information about Jeremy’s heritage. I’m unsure as to whether I read this at the wrong time, though. In this short story we find out information about Jeremy that we’re unaware of in the first two books in the series. It’s therefore possible that I’ve ruined a plot twist for myself later in the series. Nevertheless, it was an interesting read.
Infusion is an interesting read, giving us more information about Jeremy’s heritage. I’m unsure as to whether I read this at the wrong time, though. In this short story we find out information about Jeremy that we’re unaware of in the first two books in the series. It’s therefore possible that I’ve ruined a plot twist for myself later in the series. Nevertheless, it was an interesting read.
March 7, 2012
Part of the Men of the otherworld title
July 11, 2017
Reread for Women of the Otherworld series read along. January 2, 2017.
Part of Men of the Otherworld.
Part of Men of the Otherworld.
January 27, 2018
I'm assuming Malcolm is Jeremy's father, the baby is not named in this novella so I'm not sure., Malcolm is not what I hoped he would be, I am very curious what the baby's mother was, we are only given hints.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 19, 2024
JEREMY IS HALF JAPANESE KEANU SHOULD PLAY HIM LIKE IN 47 RONIN!!!!!
(I know Keanu's not half-japanese but does anyone have any objections?)
The genes of the werewolf father are dominant? Not just the werewolf genes?
They don't know that she's Japanese they just assume.
(I know Keanu's not half-japanese but does anyone have any objections?)
The genes of the werewolf father are dominant? Not just the werewolf genes?
They don't know that she's Japanese they just assume.
February 25, 2018
"Pack Laws" about children are different. Malcolm's prejudices was frustrating to read, but everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
January 24, 2019
Infusion – We meet Malcolm, he is as big an ass as we always knew he was, it also gave us intel on Jeremy’s heritage it kind of helps us understand a little.
January 4, 2021
Well handled and sad
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January 6, 2021published in the "men of the otherworld" anthology
September 17, 2021
About Jeremy's mother
Heather's Notes
Wow Jeremy's did is really a dick. I would have also liked more information about his mother. I wonder if we will ever learn more.
Heather's Notes
Wow Jeremy's did is really a dick. I would have also liked more information about his mother. I wonder if we will ever learn more.
March 1, 2023
Well-imagined and well-written.
May 22, 2023
I love this glimpse into Adam's backstory
June 14, 2023
Short read about Jeremy's mother and his conception, and about what type of father Malcolm was. Great background, excellent details for such a quick read.
In Men of the Otherword book.
In Men of the Otherword book.
October 31, 2023
I really hope to see Jeremy find out about this story in the later books T_T Damn you Malcom.
December 10, 2017
Very short story about Malcolm and how/why he became a father.
Footnote: 1) BTW the anthology that this and other short stories are should be call werewolves of Otherworld instead of men of the Otherworld since all the stories are about werewolves and I know the other races have men.
Fave scene: Edward’s reaction to birth.
Footnote: 1) BTW the anthology that this and other short stories are should be call werewolves of Otherworld instead of men of the Otherworld since all the stories are about werewolves and I know the other races have men.
Fave scene: Edward’s reaction to birth.
August 16, 2013
Infusion is a short prequel, book 0.02 in the Women of the Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong. This story is about Malcolm before he became pack alpha.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 22, 2013
Not sure what to think of this story. It features Malcolm, a werewolf, and his difficulties with siring children. It explains that as part of "Pack Law" if a werewolf sires a male that baby will become a werewolf and must be taken by the father to join and grow up with the pack, never to see the mother again. If they sire a female the child will not become a werewolf and so may stay with the mother.
February 7, 2016
Aha! So this is the mystery that has been solved as to Jeremy's parentage. I was wondering for the first few books in the Otherworld series. Fantastic short story that took me about an hour to read.
Thanks for another great story Ms. Armstrong I really enjoyed it.
Thanks for another great story Ms. Armstrong I really enjoyed it.
July 29, 2012
The story starts with Domonic taunting Malcom with the birth of his son, Antonio. That night Malcom gets a waitress pregnant, not knowing she has some sort of magic.
When Malcom witnesses his sons birth he realises the mother will pass along a magical heritage to his son and decides he doesn't want him, despite Pack Law.
Malcom's father, Edward, figures out what happened and takes the child, Jeremy, from Malcom, vowing to protect him from his father.
When Malcom witnesses his sons birth he realises the mother will pass along a magical heritage to his son and decides he doesn't want him, despite Pack Law.
Malcom's father, Edward, figures out what happened and takes the child, Jeremy, from Malcom, vowing to protect him from his father.
August 26, 2012
The story of Malcolm finding and impregnating Jeremy's mother. We get glimpses into Malcolm's mind, which is all kinds of sick, as well as insight into what might be the differences in Jeremy. Obviously Jeremy's grandfather is the sane one. It was short and not necessary to read but you might as well.
January 23, 2014
I really did not like this one. I didn't like Malcolm as a character. I mean, who tries to kill their newborn baby??
I get that this is laying the foundation for his character in the series, but he is just awful! Even wanting a "normal" kid of his own isn't a redeeming quality with this one. He's just that bad a character. Getting "inside" his head I could have been without.
I get that this is laying the foundation for his character in the series, but he is just awful! Even wanting a "normal" kid of his own isn't a redeeming quality with this one. He's just that bad a character. Getting "inside" his head I could have been without.
July 8, 2016
This is the short story in which you truly discover how much of a despicable being Malcolm Danvers it. Well written, I cringed at Malcolm's behaviour, but that truly is the reaction I believe that Kelley Armstrong was attempting to elicit. This is the kind of writing, and the kind of character that makes you wish you could punch fictional characters in the face.
September 27, 2012
I had it for so long in my library but couldn't figure out what it was about. Yesterday though, I decided to read some other small books of Kelley Armstrong I had and it made a bit more sense. Still, it was scary.
May 30, 2024
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