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Blinding Moon
Three short stories about modern werewolves-- sans romance. These gut-wrenching stories explore a world where man-wolves creep up on us and transform into something hideous when we least expect it. Jumping from a military aircraft into the night sky, on a lonely highway, or running into the woods to keep away from their friends: you haven't seen them, but they're real. And they need to kill.
Algor X. Dennison, author of A Darkened Landscape, brings you three short stories of that hideous change between man and beast:
Time to Hunt – There’s a reason these paratroopers jump only by the light of the full moon.
Out on the Highway – A highway patrol officer pulls over two joyriders out in the desert. Suddenly he starts to change...
A Singular Family (And One to Be Avoided) – Amiable chit-chat over a Bavarian breakfast turns into a tale that the most credulous mystic would laugh at.
In this world, werewolves could be anywhere, and they need to feed.
Algor X. Dennison, author of A Darkened Landscape, brings you three short stories of that hideous change between man and beast:
Time to Hunt – There’s a reason these paratroopers jump only by the light of the full moon.
Out on the Highway – A highway patrol officer pulls over two joyriders out in the desert. Suddenly he starts to change...
A Singular Family (And One to Be Avoided) – Amiable chit-chat over a Bavarian breakfast turns into a tale that the most credulous mystic would laugh at.
In this world, werewolves could be anywhere, and they need to feed.
19 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 14, 2011
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August 26, 2016
-Tres cuadros de hipertricosis totalmente diferentes.-
Género. Relatos.
Lo que nos cuenta. Tres relatos breves sobre hombres lobo, que nos llevan de las operaciones militares aerotransportadas a un relato sobre el virus Wyr en las cumbres alpinas, pasando por un encuentro con la ley muy especial.
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Género. Relatos.
Lo que nos cuenta. Tres relatos breves sobre hombres lobo, que nos llevan de las operaciones militares aerotransportadas a un relato sobre el virus Wyr en las cumbres alpinas, pasando por un encuentro con la ley muy especial.
¿Quiere saber más de este libro, sin spoilers? Visite:
http://librosdeolethros.blogspot.com/...
October 9, 2024
Time to Hunt was so random. A moment taken out of time. a part of a chapter, already partway in, in the middle of a story. No context. Almost DNFed right here.
Out on the Highway. Much better. Random start but more of a solid premise. I liked the edgier aspects. How we got tot the courthouse scene is a bit left out (was there a word count limit?) but I liked the ending thought.
A Singular Family- Well I didn't like the main character here, so perhaps he got what he deserved. They question is, what is the truth?
2.5 stars combined.
Out on the Highway. Much better. Random start but more of a solid premise. I liked the edgier aspects. How we got tot the courthouse scene is a bit left out (was there a word count limit?) but I liked the ending thought.
A Singular Family- Well I didn't like the main character here, so perhaps he got what he deserved. They question is, what is the truth?
2.5 stars combined.
December 1, 2016
Three werewolf shorts...
The first story, Time to Hunt, feels more like a prologue or teaser to a bigger story. Think James Rollins' Sigma Force as an elite group of werewolf paratroopers. Just when it got into the heat of things, the story ended. Left me feeling unfulfilled since the story hinted at so much more.
The second story, Out on the Highway, was just so-so for me. Two teens out joyriding on a desolate highway are pulled over by a cop who turns wolfy mid-ticket.
I wish there had been a little more character development and back story in this one, something to give a more personal feel to it. It was like watching two snippets of a movie with large skips between scenes.
The third story, A Singular Family (And One to Be Avoided), was my favorite. A vacationing tourist in the Bavarian Alps meets a man who claims to be searching for a cure to a family disease/curse. It's a chance encounter that leaves the tourist as much in discomfort as it does disbelief.
Great back story revealed in this one, but again, just as my interest was piqued, it came to an end. This one does feel more complete than the other two, though.
What struck me most about the book as a whole was the lack of violence and gore, which are usually synonymous with werewolf stories. There is a little, but not enough to make a person squeamish.
And best of all there is zero romance! No one is making out with a hairy mongrel or trying to sexually soothe a savage beast. It was a refreshing experience.
There's potential here for three great novels, but as standalone short stories they are too limited. I give it a solid 3 stars for the concepts and writing, I just wish there had been more of it.
The first story, Time to Hunt, feels more like a prologue or teaser to a bigger story. Think James Rollins' Sigma Force as an elite group of werewolf paratroopers. Just when it got into the heat of things, the story ended. Left me feeling unfulfilled since the story hinted at so much more.
The second story, Out on the Highway, was just so-so for me. Two teens out joyriding on a desolate highway are pulled over by a cop who turns wolfy mid-ticket.
I wish there had been a little more character development and back story in this one, something to give a more personal feel to it. It was like watching two snippets of a movie with large skips between scenes.
The third story, A Singular Family (And One to Be Avoided), was my favorite. A vacationing tourist in the Bavarian Alps meets a man who claims to be searching for a cure to a family disease/curse. It's a chance encounter that leaves the tourist as much in discomfort as it does disbelief.
Great back story revealed in this one, but again, just as my interest was piqued, it came to an end. This one does feel more complete than the other two, though.
What struck me most about the book as a whole was the lack of violence and gore, which are usually synonymous with werewolf stories. There is a little, but not enough to make a person squeamish.
And best of all there is zero romance! No one is making out with a hairy mongrel or trying to sexually soothe a savage beast. It was a refreshing experience.
There's potential here for three great novels, but as standalone short stories they are too limited. I give it a solid 3 stars for the concepts and writing, I just wish there had been more of it.
August 22, 2013
The writing in this collection is great. My only problem is that each of the short stories reads more like the prologue to a much greater work. It is very clear that Algor has a very specific idea of what the werewolves should be and how the "curse" is contracted. I enjoyed each of the stories but felt that they were part of a much larger story that I did not have. Look forward to more works from this author. It is worth picking up, but each story just left me wanting more.
January 22, 2015
Quick read
Not bad but nothing to give you chills. More for young teens with no imagination. No recommendation one way or the other.
Not bad but nothing to give you chills. More for young teens with no imagination. No recommendation one way or the other.
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