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Summary: A Unique Book!
Review: This was one of the most unique and original books that I have recently read.The hero and star of this novel is Michael Gallatin
He is a British master spy and a werewolf.He first sees action in Egypt against the forces of Rommel. He retires and is called back into action by the British spy agency.He is parachuted into Nazi occupied France to uncover a Nazi master plan designed to stop D-Day. In France he encounters several characters.He encounters Chesna Van Dorne a German film actress who is actually an English spy who aids Gallatin in his mission.He has to battle Harry Sandler, an American big game hunter who Gallatin
has a score to settle with.Another Nazi villain that Gallatin does battle with is Colonel Jerek Blok.He is the mastermind behind the plot to stop D-Day.
Another interesting part of this book is Gallatin's youth in the Russian forests at the White Palace.This is where he is turned into a werewolf and spent his youth.His youth as a werewolf is quite interesting.
This is an excellent book that makes for very interesting reading.The werewolf superspy is for real.Buy this book.
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Summary: The best fiction book I've ever read ...
Review: The book came into my hands by a friend who had liked it (it wasa gift). The moment I started reading it grabbed me so muchthat despite it's volume I couldn't let it go. I ended up losing sleep hours to read it. It's about a werewolf spy in WWII, who fights the Nazis. The book moves efficiently back and forth in time to describe his past and present. Much live action, strong emotions, beautiful descriptions, are presented so real and instense that you can't let go ... It was so alive that I will never forget it ... I strongly recommend it to anyone who likes fiction.
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Summary: Lame
Review: This book is pretty weak. It reads like a list of cliches taken from James Bond and every other cheapo action book you could imagine. The women are all beautiful and mainly interested in sex with the hero; the Nazis (of course) wear big boots and are psychotic; the head of the secret government agency has to come to beg the hero to come out of retirement for one more job; there are shoot-outs and fist fights galore..... I think you get the point. The language is at its worst during the romantic scenes, which are barely one step above Romance novel cliches. I will give the book the following. There is a ton of action from stop to start. But generally, this is a weak thriller.
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Summary: TRULY UNIQUE!!
Review: How many times can you say you've read a truly unique book. Because there are so many writers, especially in the horror genre, ideas seem to run out pretty quick, only to be repeated a few years later by another author. Well, at first sight, it might appear that Robert McCammon has just written about the same old idea of the Werewolf, that was created in the beginning of the last century. Thinking this, I was not prepared for such a unique story. I am awe struck even now. I dont believe that I have EVER read a book with such detailed action, and suspense. This is the perfect book for those boring, rainy, depressing days, when you need a little exitement in your life. My applause, once again, to Robert McCammon, for such a wonderful book.
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Summary: Entertaining.
Review: McCammon's contribution to the werewolf story is a little different because he makes the monster the hero. The villain roles he saves for the Nazis. The novel centers around Michael Gallatin (born Mikhail Gallatinov), a spy for the British during WWII, whom only a small number of people know about his secret. Gallatin is given a mission to find out how the Nazis plan to sabotage the upcoming Normandy invasion. The story also alternates between WWII Europe and Russia during the Revolution, where Gallatin's family is butchered like the Romanovs by the Communist Reds and he survives to be saved by a tribe of werewolves.Like just about all McCammon's novels, you have to take this for what it is - an unrealistic book about entertainment that will hopefully disappoint literary snobs who are looking for a "higher meaning". And if want something historically accurate, you would be better off looking through the History section of your local library. Also be warned, there is a lot of sex and violence in the book. But if you can get past these few flaws - I'll let you decide for yourself if sex and violence counts as one - you may enjoy this novel along with any of McCammon's other books.
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Summary: Yet another amazing McCammon book
Review: This book is just as good as his other amazing works, Boy's Life, Stinger, and Swan Song. It was one of the last books by McCammon I read, maybe because the story, a werewolf in WW2 sounded kind of strange to me. Well, I wish I had read it a couple years ago when I read the other 3 books I mentioned. This book has it all...action, romance, intrigue and suspense, along with liberal dollops of wisdom, humor, and sadness. Just a fantastic book, the best "spy" novel I have ever read. Michael Gallatin makes for a great hero. If you have never read McCammon, do so NOW!!! He is one of the best five authors out there in my opinion. And he does not pigeonhole himself into one genre...his books cover horror, espionage, fantasy, mystery, etc. And he does them all amazingly. It is a shame he hasn't written a new book for years. I don't know if he retired or what, but I hope he did not.
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Summary: An enjoyable, non-stop action read.
Review: This was my first adventure into the world of Robert McCammon, and a fun one at that. The wolf's hour tells the tale of Michael Gallatin, a werewolf who is also a spy for the allies during World War II. Mr. McCammon intertwines two stories at once, the WWII part as well as the story of how Michael grew up and became a werewolf. This second story was my favorite part of the book. Mr. McCammon portrays the emotions of the characters so vividly that you can almopst feel the pain every time the "change" overcomes Michael and you really get a sense of the internal struggle between man and wolf. This is one of those books where suspense lurks sround every corner and the action never lets up. My only beefs are that 1)near the end, the author seems to rush the story and 2)the ending could have been a bit better. Even so, I still gave it 4 stars since the rest of the book was simply awesome.
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Summary: High adventure set in nazi Germany
Review: In the minds of many horror novel fans, Robert McCammon was the 80's best genre writer not named Stephen King. The late 80's and early 90's were particularly impressive as he released a trio of amazing novels such as Swan Song, Stinger and The Wolf's Hour. Mccammon has never written a sequel to one of his novels but if you ask most of his fans they would tell you that The Wolf's Hour is the most likely to have one since the story ends before the end of the second world war therefore leaving Michael Gallatin with many other potential missions. Of course, McCammon has been retired from publishing for upwards of ten years(Speaks the Nightbird is not a comeback novel as it was written several years ago but only published recently) so it doesn't look like there will ever be a sequel to The Wolf's Hour which is sad news for anyone who enjoyed this novel as much as I did. Michael Gallatin is a transplanted Russian who's a top agent for Britain during WWII. In 1942, he overtook Rommel in North Africa and foiled the Nazis' plan to control the Suez Canal, a vital waterway that would ensure that Nazi Germany could choke off Allied shipping and continue their march east into the underbelly of Russia. Fast forward to 1944: the war still rages on and the Nazis are being forced toward Berlin by a vengeful Soviet tide but Western Europe is still in Hitler's grip. Gallatin, in seclusion since 1942, is called back for a vital mission: The first part of the mission has him being parachuted into Nazi-occupied France to retrieve vital information from an informant in Paris who is under tight security from the Gestapo. Once the information's retrieved Gallatin must make his way east to Berlin, the poisoned heart of the Nazis' lair, in an attempt to foil a top-secret Nazi invasion plan that goes by the code name of 'Iron Fist'. But Michael Gallatin holds a secret that no one, foes or allies, know. He is a lycanthrope, able to change into a werewolf at will. A werewolf battling Nazi Germany seems on the surface to be a ludicrous concept but McCammon spends so much time and detail on Gallatin's background and upbringing as a young boy raised by a pack of wolves in Russia that the werewolf concept does become believable in the context of this fictional tale. Aside from Gallatin being a lycanthrope there are no other major fantastical elements to the story and McCammon's careful research and vivid descriptions really made me feel that I was myself fighting for my own life in the throes of World War II in a way that non-fictional accounts I've read were never able to do as well. Although most of the characters are fictional, there are a few real ones such as Erwin Rommel, Martin Borman and of course Hitler himself who's portrayal is effectively chilling. Really the only complaint I have of this novel are concerning the flashback chapters about Gallatin's upbringing within the pack of wolves in Russia. I would have preferred McCammon spent a little bit less time on this. As these flashback chapters are scattered throughout the novel, I often found myself wanting to skip them so I could return to the war story. Many have made comparisons between this novel and the Indiana Jones films which I would have to agree is an apt comparison. This is a high-octane adventure thriller of the first order with several action scenes that would certainly translate very well to the silver screen. Nobody should let themselves be intimidated by the size of this novel as the pages fly by at a brisk pace. Nor would a reader need in-depth historical knowledge of WWII or be a history buff to enjoy it since McCammon summarizes factual events in a clear and understandable way. All in all I would consider this an essential read for Robert McCammon fans and I'm glad I finally read it after years of passing it by.
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Summary: my favorite of his books
Review: i was introduced to Mr Mccammon's books over 10 years ago and have always found myself being drawn back to this one to read again and again , yes its fantasy yes its like James Bond/indiana jones and triple x all in one, but the power and suspense that draws you to keep on reading it i have found to be a trait mccammons books have always seemed to be large quantities so i rate this book very highly
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Summary: Just Another Great McCammon Book
Review: Don't let the 600 pages intimidate you. This book will keep you turning the pages until the end, at which point you may be asking yourself why a sequel has not been written. McCammon is just a great writer. He has written some of the best books I have ever read. This is not his best, but even his lesser novels are great. His ability to write different types of books is astounding. To go from this, to Swan Song, to Boy's Life..Let's just say that anything from McCammon is very satisfying, and when he's great, he's breathtaking. Although this book does not quite reach that level, it has periods when it does. To be truley honest, it is a 4 1/2 star-er.
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