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Brackett Hollister #1
The Werewolf Pack
Brackett Hollister. Gunslinger. Magician. When his family was slain by a supernatural creature, Brackett dedicated his life to protecting the world from the forces of evil. Armed with both his guns and his magic, Brackett fights to make the dark safe.
When werewolves begin to gather in the old west, Brackett and his comrade in the battle against all things malevolent, African Warrior Chula, move to stop the wolves from overrunning all civilization. But the werewolves have a new leader, and he may prove to be more than Brackett and Chula can handle.
When werewolves begin to gather in the old west, Brackett and his comrade in the battle against all things malevolent, African Warrior Chula, move to stop the wolves from overrunning all civilization. But the werewolves have a new leader, and he may prove to be more than Brackett and Chula can handle.
185 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 19, 2014
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Quentin Wallace
34 books178 followersHi! I'm a Georgia native, and an avid reader. If I'm not writing, I'm usually reading.
Born in the 1970s, I am an author with several novels and novellas published.
I have a Weird Western series, Brackett Hollister, as well as a horror series, The Game Warden of Black Swamp.
I have a short story collection published as well as several novellas in the Wayward Pines Universe which author Blake Crouch was nice enough to let me play in, as well as a novella in the Dead Man Universe thanks to author Lee Goldberg (Thanks, Guys!)
A stand alone horror novel, Sweetgum Ridge, is my darkest and most disturbing work to date so if you enjoy extreme horror that may be one for you.
I am always happy to answer questions and I love reading reviews of my work! Please feel free to friend me!
Born in the 1970s, I am an author with several novels and novellas published.
I have a Weird Western series, Brackett Hollister, as well as a horror series, The Game Warden of Black Swamp.
I have a short story collection published as well as several novellas in the Wayward Pines Universe which author Blake Crouch was nice enough to let me play in, as well as a novella in the Dead Man Universe thanks to author Lee Goldberg (Thanks, Guys!)
A stand alone horror novel, Sweetgum Ridge, is my darkest and most disturbing work to date so if you enjoy extreme horror that may be one for you.
I am always happy to answer questions and I love reading reviews of my work! Please feel free to friend me!
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October 25, 2014
5 Magical Stars!!
I was always more partial to vampire stories than werewolves, but Brackett Hollister: The Werewolf Pack may have changed that. What a delightful surprise!
The story immediately grabbed my attention and held it with fascinating characters, interesting plot, suspense, horror, humor, supernatural, and some additional back stories. It has something for every reader.
The villain, the legendary Prime Alpha,
was ferocious & scary.
The heroes Brackett Hollister,
& Chula,
were strong, brave, charismatic & hot!!
The wise and helpful Chief Highbuck,
provided some levity when things were looking grim.
And, of course, I fell madly in love with Fire & Stranger,
They were magic, pure enchantment!!!
This well written story had me engrossed, anxious and fearful throughout, culminating in the final battle between good vs. evil.
A captivating & extraordinary tale, indeed!
Quentin Wallace, count me in on the next adventure!
Ready whenever they are. ; )
I was always more partial to vampire stories than werewolves, but Brackett Hollister: The Werewolf Pack may have changed that. What a delightful surprise!
The story immediately grabbed my attention and held it with fascinating characters, interesting plot, suspense, horror, humor, supernatural, and some additional back stories. It has something for every reader.
The villain, the legendary Prime Alpha,
was ferocious & scary.
The heroes Brackett Hollister,
& Chula,
were strong, brave, charismatic & hot!!
The wise and helpful Chief Highbuck,
provided some levity when things were looking grim.
And, of course, I fell madly in love with Fire & Stranger,
They were magic, pure enchantment!!!
This well written story had me engrossed, anxious and fearful throughout, culminating in the final battle between good vs. evil.
A captivating & extraordinary tale, indeed!
Quentin Wallace, count me in on the next adventure!
Ready whenever they are. ; )
December 15, 2014
I really liked this story. It was an action-packed smorgasbord (don't know if I spelled that right. haha!) of paranormal and supernatural fun. Would have read straight through if I could have. Never a dull moment.
I loved the characters Brackett and Chula but I have to say my favorites were Fire and Stranger.
If you like werewolf tales with a twist definitely pick up a copy. I will certainly be reading next in the series as it is made available...ahem, whenever that is.
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I loved the characters Brackett and Chula but I have to say my favorites were Fire and Stranger.
If you like werewolf tales with a twist definitely pick up a copy. I will certainly be reading next in the series as it is made available...ahem, whenever that is.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
October 26, 2021
There are things that I love: 1) werewolves, 2) free books, 3) free books with werewolves.
I'm a pretty simple girl who loves simple things. SO when I saw that The Werewolf Pack was about werewolves and on KU? It seemed like the perfect book to jump into. Unfortunately, things didn't continue down the perfect route because this book was something.
That something means the wine was bought, opened, and poured.
After meeting the characters I didn't know what to think really. In it, you will meet Brackett and Chula. Together they a duo you won't want to mess with because they are here to shake things up in the supernatural world. Their backstory had a lot of information to process and I wasn't a huge fan of the way it was dumped on me.
Then there's the actual characters, they were okay but I liked Chula a bit more. Please don't ask me why, I just do. Even though I like one half of this duo, I'm not sure if I will continue with this series. Mostly because I wasn't invested into anything or anyone and I doubt that will change with the next book,
I'm a pretty simple girl who loves simple things. SO when I saw that The Werewolf Pack was about werewolves and on KU? It seemed like the perfect book to jump into. Unfortunately, things didn't continue down the perfect route because this book was something.
That something means the wine was bought, opened, and poured.
After meeting the characters I didn't know what to think really. In it, you will meet Brackett and Chula. Together they a duo you won't want to mess with because they are here to shake things up in the supernatural world. Their backstory had a lot of information to process and I wasn't a huge fan of the way it was dumped on me.
Then there's the actual characters, they were okay but I liked Chula a bit more. Please don't ask me why, I just do. Even though I like one half of this duo, I'm not sure if I will continue with this series. Mostly because I wasn't invested into anything or anyone and I doubt that will change with the next book,
January 17, 2016
Here's a story that gives everything that it should be upon first glance and changes it into something different.
A period piece that's set in old-school time of peasants and horseback (which a moment spent in a time way before that), this is a great action read of magic and werewolves and a bit of humor.
A great read if ever you are looking to just enjoy yourself, and the only flaw that I can say I had, is that there were moments where information just seemed to be dumped in several places. Other than that it's a fun read with fun characters and drama that will keep you reading.
A period piece that's set in old-school time of peasants and horseback (which a moment spent in a time way before that), this is a great action read of magic and werewolves and a bit of humor.
A great read if ever you are looking to just enjoy yourself, and the only flaw that I can say I had, is that there were moments where information just seemed to be dumped in several places. Other than that it's a fun read with fun characters and drama that will keep you reading.
July 29, 2015
An action-packed, fast-paced, fantastical tale laced with a little humor! It starts with a BANG!!! and the suspense continues to build up as the story progresses. When we are introduced to the awesome duo, Brackett Hollister and Chula who is an African warrior, and their majestic horses, Fire and Stranger, you know you're in for a treat. An army of werewolves rises, led by an ambitious Alpha, threatening to overrun the world. Interesting plot twists that really threw me off a bit. My issues are the writing style of this author and the dialogues of the characters. They seem to speak modern??
October 29, 2014
There must have been a million ways to die in the Old West... As it turns out, being torn to shreds by a werewolf was one of them.
This is the first adventure of Brackett Hollister, a gunslinger who packs silver bullets. Teamed up with an African warrior-cum-witch doctor named Chula, Hollister travels the world sending supernatural
bugaboos back to Hell in a blaze of gunfire.
These heroes have considerable experience dealing with various monsters and sorcery, revealed to the reader in Hollister's lengthy backstory in Chapter Three. But it's all dumped on us at once, rather than revealed naturally. It would read better and less intrusive if it were delivered piecemeal or in dialog with Mary, the woman he saves.
The series is named the character of Brackett Hollister, but he's only one half of the team. His equally formidable partner is an African warrior and amateur sorcerer named Chula. He is perhaps better versed in the occult than Hollister and often takes the lead in the novel.
I like the character of Chula but the way people react to him seems unlikely. In the Old West of the 1870s or 80s, a black man setting his hand on a white woman's would be more than sufficient cause for a lynching. Hollister even introduces him as 'a black man' despite that being a derogatory term in the late 1800s. And if Chula is Hollister's equal, why is his name not on the book? I'd almost prefer a book about Chula alone and another about Hollister alone and only have them crossover in a series after each was an established character. Sometimes it seems like this is the second book in the series, not the first.
I read an early draft of the book with a few misspelled words, but Wallace assures me they have been corrected in the final version. Still, there's unnecessary repetition in a few places: “The horses were coming closer and closer to Chula, who was watching them calmly, and seemed to have no intention of moving from their path. As the horses drew nearer and nearer showing no signs of slowing down, Mary started to yell out to Chula.” Those two sentences say the same thing.
Wallace frequently uses the passive voice, like saying “They were going up the hill” instead of the more dramatic “They went up the hill.” Too much of that and the writing really slows down.
But, on the whole, despite these technical errors, “The Werewolf Pack” has its heart in the right place. It's told solidly for a first-time author. The story has lots of action and plot twists and the mythos of the American West fits well with that of the supernatural. It's a great idea for a book.
Hollister and Chula find themselves in a town full of werewolves just as the moon rises and they have to shoot their way out. It's a great scene but there's no explanation of why the werewolves are meeting in a town and not in the wild like wild animals would. Since werewolves are mythical creatures, it's impossible to judge how they act or what they can do or not do. Still, it seems unlikely that a creature with a wolf's amazing sense of smell would be unable to tell an ordinary human from another werewolf. Wallace says that a silver bullet will kill a werewolf no matter where the creature is shot, but a silver knife must deal a death blow. OK.
Historical fiction takes us to another time, another world. While it's primary purpose is to entertain, it nonetheless educates the reader. One of the ways such novels show us how people lived in the past is through language: People talked differently in the past.
“The Werewolf Pack” captures some of that, but it makes some mistakes as well. Referring to the leader of a wolf pack as the “alpha” is an invention of the later 20th Century, not the 19th. Log cabins never had glass windows. I cringe when I hear phrases like "threatening vibe” or “you two clean up well?” or “burst of adrenaline” or “Does everything have to be about you?” simply because they sound so modern and out of place. I doubt if the word 'werewolf' was commonly used in English before the 1890s. And “the shit hit the fan???” Did they even have fans back then??
A flashback scene set in the 'Dark Ages' is more anachronistic and glaring, with modern speech and ideals substituted for those of the Middle Ages. Wallace refers to a Duke's land as a kingdom (instead of a duchy) and doesn't seem to understand the difference between the Dark Ages and the Medieval Period. Or royalty and nobility. Well, many people don't, but the author of a book needs to know what he's talking about. “Write what you know about” is one of the most common adages for writers.
While I love the idea of a cowboy shooting it out with a werewolf pack, sometimes Wallace demands a lot of credulity. His 'pack' is more like an army. Hollister is not just a cowboy but a sorcerer. Hollister's and Chula's horses are not just horses, they're unicorns. And the tribe of Indians who helps them are not Arapaho or Sioux, but visitors from another dimension.
It was these extra-dimensional Indians that almost killed the book for me. There's a point where the mind says Too Much. Instead of making the story more interesting, throwing in more and more supernatural creatures turns it into a fairy tale or comic book. If the story works just as well, let the Indians be Indians.
Yet despite some freshman problems, I like the flow of the action and the book comes to an action-packed ending. I'm reminded of a young Robert E. Howard, who charged into a story full of energy and action, but took some years to refine his craft.
I wouldn't mind seeing more of these characters. The Old West has been used as a backdrop for tales of the supernatural before, including cowboys shooting werewolves, but the scenario is rare enough that it still seems fresh. Despite some beginner's errors, “Brackett Hollister: the Werewolf Pack” is a fun read. When Wallace refines his craft a little, he's going to produce some great books.
This is the first adventure of Brackett Hollister, a gunslinger who packs silver bullets. Teamed up with an African warrior-cum-witch doctor named Chula, Hollister travels the world sending supernatural
bugaboos back to Hell in a blaze of gunfire.
These heroes have considerable experience dealing with various monsters and sorcery, revealed to the reader in Hollister's lengthy backstory in Chapter Three. But it's all dumped on us at once, rather than revealed naturally. It would read better and less intrusive if it were delivered piecemeal or in dialog with Mary, the woman he saves.
The series is named the character of Brackett Hollister, but he's only one half of the team. His equally formidable partner is an African warrior and amateur sorcerer named Chula. He is perhaps better versed in the occult than Hollister and often takes the lead in the novel.
I like the character of Chula but the way people react to him seems unlikely. In the Old West of the 1870s or 80s, a black man setting his hand on a white woman's would be more than sufficient cause for a lynching. Hollister even introduces him as 'a black man' despite that being a derogatory term in the late 1800s. And if Chula is Hollister's equal, why is his name not on the book? I'd almost prefer a book about Chula alone and another about Hollister alone and only have them crossover in a series after each was an established character. Sometimes it seems like this is the second book in the series, not the first.
I read an early draft of the book with a few misspelled words, but Wallace assures me they have been corrected in the final version. Still, there's unnecessary repetition in a few places: “The horses were coming closer and closer to Chula, who was watching them calmly, and seemed to have no intention of moving from their path. As the horses drew nearer and nearer showing no signs of slowing down, Mary started to yell out to Chula.” Those two sentences say the same thing.
Wallace frequently uses the passive voice, like saying “They were going up the hill” instead of the more dramatic “They went up the hill.” Too much of that and the writing really slows down.
But, on the whole, despite these technical errors, “The Werewolf Pack” has its heart in the right place. It's told solidly for a first-time author. The story has lots of action and plot twists and the mythos of the American West fits well with that of the supernatural. It's a great idea for a book.
Hollister and Chula find themselves in a town full of werewolves just as the moon rises and they have to shoot their way out. It's a great scene but there's no explanation of why the werewolves are meeting in a town and not in the wild like wild animals would. Since werewolves are mythical creatures, it's impossible to judge how they act or what they can do or not do. Still, it seems unlikely that a creature with a wolf's amazing sense of smell would be unable to tell an ordinary human from another werewolf. Wallace says that a silver bullet will kill a werewolf no matter where the creature is shot, but a silver knife must deal a death blow. OK.
Historical fiction takes us to another time, another world. While it's primary purpose is to entertain, it nonetheless educates the reader. One of the ways such novels show us how people lived in the past is through language: People talked differently in the past.
“The Werewolf Pack” captures some of that, but it makes some mistakes as well. Referring to the leader of a wolf pack as the “alpha” is an invention of the later 20th Century, not the 19th. Log cabins never had glass windows. I cringe when I hear phrases like "threatening vibe” or “you two clean up well?” or “burst of adrenaline” or “Does everything have to be about you?” simply because they sound so modern and out of place. I doubt if the word 'werewolf' was commonly used in English before the 1890s. And “the shit hit the fan???” Did they even have fans back then??
A flashback scene set in the 'Dark Ages' is more anachronistic and glaring, with modern speech and ideals substituted for those of the Middle Ages. Wallace refers to a Duke's land as a kingdom (instead of a duchy) and doesn't seem to understand the difference between the Dark Ages and the Medieval Period. Or royalty and nobility. Well, many people don't, but the author of a book needs to know what he's talking about. “Write what you know about” is one of the most common adages for writers.
While I love the idea of a cowboy shooting it out with a werewolf pack, sometimes Wallace demands a lot of credulity. His 'pack' is more like an army. Hollister is not just a cowboy but a sorcerer. Hollister's and Chula's horses are not just horses, they're unicorns. And the tribe of Indians who helps them are not Arapaho or Sioux, but visitors from another dimension.
It was these extra-dimensional Indians that almost killed the book for me. There's a point where the mind says Too Much. Instead of making the story more interesting, throwing in more and more supernatural creatures turns it into a fairy tale or comic book. If the story works just as well, let the Indians be Indians.
Yet despite some freshman problems, I like the flow of the action and the book comes to an action-packed ending. I'm reminded of a young Robert E. Howard, who charged into a story full of energy and action, but took some years to refine his craft.
I wouldn't mind seeing more of these characters. The Old West has been used as a backdrop for tales of the supernatural before, including cowboys shooting werewolves, but the scenario is rare enough that it still seems fresh. Despite some beginner's errors, “Brackett Hollister: the Werewolf Pack” is a fun read. When Wallace refines his craft a little, he's going to produce some great books.
November 8, 2014
I really liked the feel of this story. From the very first scene I was engrossed! The mix of Old West and the paranormal was done quite brilliantly! The description of the werewolves had me picturing images only nightmares can create.
Those nightmares were quickly wiped away with the appearance of our heroes Brackett Hollister and Chula! (with a great nod to their horses Fire and Stranger LOVED)
No cookie cutter characters here. Each were an original. (though I was partial to Brackett the rough around the edges protagonist) ;)
If I started out really into the seriousness of the story, by the end I was all about the added humor. Great chemistry!
Well done, Quentin Wallace!
June 12, 2015
I had fun, for the most part. There is a LOT of werewolf action to be had in this book and some interesting little bits of worldbuilding. I hesitated about the 3 stars because I know the author at this point, but I don't want to be dishonest. There were some word flow issues, one chapter had dialogue shift that didn't quite fit the tone (and I told Quentin about my own hangups for a particular scene in that chapter, but that is entirely my own opinion and doesn't factor into this review). It has its flaws, but I believe this was Quentin's first book, and first books are always like that. I will be reading the next book in the series though. I like the characters (especially Chula) and it was, again, a fun read. If you like werewolves and gunslingers, it's worth checking out on those merits alone.
December 10, 2014
I have to admit I love vampires and shifter stories. I have an addiction. I tell myself there are worse things to be addicted to. Right? However I have begun to be a little more selective in my choices. The premise of werewolves in the old west was enough of a quirk to get me to read this book. The storyline was believable and had enough action to keep me interested. Well writen characters and plot. Fun read!
September 28, 2017
For me this book was awesome! It started out 90 miles an hour running and never stopped till the very end. Brackett and Chula start out saving a family being attacked by werewolves. The husband, William has been savagely attacked. Chula and Brackett doctor him with melted liquid silver telling his wife, Mary it will cure him of the infection or kill him. There is constant battles and it is really an exciting and different look at the werewolf legend. It's set in the old west. And has everything guns, knives, silver bullets and supernatural magic and beings everywhere. Great read, just great! Starting on the next book, "Outlaw Voodoo: Brackett Hollister Book 2" can't wait.
November 16, 2014
I'm seeing a pattern in this author's works...on the protagonist side, a duo with extraordinary skills and abilities, one white and one non white. I'm guessing he was a fan of the short lived Green Hornet TV series from the '60's.
As in his Game Warden novel, the duo's abilities are taken to the limit against their adversaries, in this case werewolves. And again, were this to find it's way to film, the CGI crew would be working triple overtime to make it happen. Non stop adventure with very little time to pause and catch one's breath.
I preferred the Game Warden, only because of its modern setting - I've never been into Westerns, but I don't want my own preferences to cast any negativity on Quentin's work. I enjoy his character development, particularly the way he offsets their larger than life powers with the same little quibbles we all have now and then. That was more a factor in this book, as the protagonists are on more of an equal footing than in the Game Warden, where one clearly has so much to learn from the other.
Bottom line - good work, sweeping adventure, extraordinary men against extraordinary odds, fighting emissaries of evil that are seemingly impossible to beat. Quentin's work is fun to read!
As in his Game Warden novel, the duo's abilities are taken to the limit against their adversaries, in this case werewolves. And again, were this to find it's way to film, the CGI crew would be working triple overtime to make it happen. Non stop adventure with very little time to pause and catch one's breath.
I preferred the Game Warden, only because of its modern setting - I've never been into Westerns, but I don't want my own preferences to cast any negativity on Quentin's work. I enjoy his character development, particularly the way he offsets their larger than life powers with the same little quibbles we all have now and then. That was more a factor in this book, as the protagonists are on more of an equal footing than in the Game Warden, where one clearly has so much to learn from the other.
Bottom line - good work, sweeping adventure, extraordinary men against extraordinary odds, fighting emissaries of evil that are seemingly impossible to beat. Quentin's work is fun to read!
March 22, 2016
I enjoyed it. There was magic, werewolves, Native Americans, and some unexpected twist and turns.
If you like action and magic then this book is for you. Brackett Hollister has a few surprise in him as does his friend and companion Chula. The book is humorous too. It is well written and a fun read.
If you like action and magic then this book is for you. Brackett Hollister has a few surprise in him as does his friend and companion Chula. The book is humorous too. It is well written and a fun read.
January 28, 2015
Stayed up all night reading it..
Good solid story...I just wish it had more of a background about them.I am guessing there is a two coming?
Good solid story...I just wish it had more of a background about them.I am guessing there is a two coming?
February 25, 2015
There is the germ of a fun thriller here, but it's dragged down with lots of tell, information dumps and some plainn hokey writing.
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