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Berkley, Sep 2003, 6.99, 368 pp.
ISBN: 0425192083
In 1875 werewolf Morgan Holt is released from prison after spending several years behind bars in a mercy killing of his ailing father whom he hated for deserting the family. For the next five years he roamed among wolf packs refusing human contact. However, hunters shoot him and he turns into a human found by members of French's Fantastic family Circus who help him heal.
Feeling gratitude though he prefers to leave, Morgan agrees to remain until the circus turns a profit. He performs as the Wolfman. After a fire devastates the circus, Niall Munroe offers needed funding if the circus performs in Denver for an orphanage his wheelchair bound sister Athena sponsors. Athena and Morgan fall in love as he shows her the hidden wolf inside her, but her sibling has other plans that exclude Morgan.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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"After finally being released from prison, Morgan Holt wanders with wolves and claims he will never again be a part of humanity until fate intervenes. Finding kindness among the outcasts of a society that demands normalcy, Morgan is driven to join a circus, one that will perform for a charity function sponsored by Athena Munroe, wheelchair bound because of a childhood accident. It comes as a surprise to both of them to discover they are both of werewolf blood and heritage they have both denied for different reasons, and that the force of attraction between them is building whether they, or Athena's powerfully wealthy brother Niall, like it or not. "
Vanda De'lore, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%
Tone of book
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy story on current Earth
Romance
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Animal Story
Yes
Kind of animal
- wolf
Human/magical couple?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
- performer
Age:
- 20's-30's
- long lived adults
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- can change shapes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
- wealthy
Eccentric:
Yes
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
- a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Terrain
- Forests
Earth setting:
- 19th century
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- descript of touching personal anatomy
- actual description of sex
- description of breasts
How much dialogue?
- significantly more dialog than descript
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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