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Summary: If I hadn't bought it...
Review: ...I would have quit after 50 pages or so. Ms. Borchardt successfully created a mysterious atmosphere by not explaining many of the characters' actions. There are many undercurrents and mystical events that are never explained. Perhaps if you are an expert on mythology, some of the mysteries will be apparent to you. I'm fairly well read, but much of the book went over my head. I won't buy another of her books.
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Summary: A disappointment and a waste of my money
Review: After buying the first book, The Silver Wolf, I couldn't wait to get my hands on this. The Silver Wolf sucked me in immeditately and I was never able to put it down. This book, however....First off, the transitions are clumsily written, making you feel confused almost all the way to the end. Not only that, the plot moved like a snail. From the portrayal of Maeniel in the first book he seemed interesting and a character of depth and honor. As I read on in the sequel, however, I felt as if he was nothing after all but an animal. He has not even half the depth of Regeane's character from the first novel. I think that maybe this book was rushed or something. I hope she puts a lot more effort (and better character development) into any upcoming sequels. This book was a severe disapointment to me and I know (using The Silver Wolf as an example) that she can do much better.
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Summary: Mythology meets History...
Review: Alice Borchardt (the sister of Anne Rice), spins a tale of sex, violence, and politics, set to the backdrop of the Roman Empire. We follow the adventures of Maeniel, a wolf/man (not a warewolf, but a shape shifter), who because of his curiosity and fasination with women, (attracted by their smell, hooked by their taste), finds himself trapped in a world where you either conquer or are conquered. Torn between two existences, Maeniel, who has lived most of his life as a wolf, must now learn what it is to be a man, after he is trapped through sorcery in his human form by a beautiful Amazonian warrior. In his human form he discovers new pleasures and perils, estacy and agony. A dichotomy which, as a wolf he had never experienced before, and the reader witnesses through his innocent eyes, the cruely of man. His adventures take him from a struggling Britain to Europe where he meets, and is befriended by Mark Anthony, the alcoholic, womanising right arm of the Roman Emperor, Julius Ceasar. Sex in the woods and battles in the fields and in the area add to the flavour of this tale while history brings this tale to it's natural ending. At times it seemed that there were two different story lines happening in this book. Although interesting, it would have been easier for the reader to follow if the writer concentrated more on the principle character, Maeniel. There were times in the story where too much seemed to be going on. However, the writer has an enviable skill and talent. Her descriptions are clear and uncluttered, lyrical in places and easily understood. From the very 1st page, she quickly transports the reader to a time long since gone, enabling them to enjoy the tale. Her words are simple, yet stylishly woven together in a way that helps the reader see immediately what Maeniel is seeing. The style of this book is stunning. Night of the Wolf is beautifully written. The character of Maeniel is a strong one and it would be good to see his character enjoying more adventures.
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Summary: The Silver Wolf was a delightful escape, I can't wait for #2
Review: Although not the calibre of Anne Rice's (Borchardt's sister) writing, The Silver Wolf was a fastinating story I couldn't put down. If you love historical novels, fantasy and romance -- then this book, a combination of all, will delight you. And like me, you will be anxiously waiting for the Night of the Wolf and hopefully the others to follow.
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Summary: Fantastical history
Review: An inverted were-wolf story--a wolf's troubles and joys when he first turns human for love of women--Borchardt mixes in the stories of other characters living on the margins. As in The Silver Wolf, set some 700 years later, we get a view of what life must have been like at the wrong end of the stick (human/wolf or Roman/Kelt), this time earlier during Caesar's conquest of Gaul and the lethal transition from Roman Republic to Empire. Sisters Borchardt and Anne Rice have an uncanny empathy and affinity for liminal creatures like were-wolves (or vampires) on the fantastic edge of hard reality. Whether it contains real wolf-thoughts or not, this engrossing story feels right, expressed in often shimmering prose. For the diverse characters--shape-shifter, amazon, honorable, or cruel--among whose parallel stories the plot shifts, their roads lead to Rome at the fell Ides of March, to a soaring and fantastical consumation. These books are an engaging mix of historical settings, suspense, nature description, graphic romance, animal insight, gore, adventure, and fantasy--a sometimes unsettling category-breaker.
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Summary: quite a good followup
Review: At first, the Night of the Wolf didn't grab me in the same was as her previous book - The Silver Wolf. This could be because, like others, I was disappointed at the absence of Regeane. But Maeniel's tale soon caught me up in its intricacies. I was fascinated by the lush descriptions of Caesarian Rome. I even ended up dreaming about the book and its characters. The book takes the reader to many settings and involves many characters, but I did not find it confusing in the least.
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Summary: quite a good followup
Review: At first, the Night of the Wolf didn't grab me in the same was as her previous book - The Silver Wolf. This could be because, like others, I was disappointed at the absence of Regeane. But Maeniel's tale soon caught me up in its intricacies. I was fascinated by the lush descriptions of Caesarian Rome. I even ended up dreaming about the book and its characters. The book takes the reader to many settings and involves many characters, but I did not find it confusing in the least.
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Summary: Disapointing...
Review: Compared to "The Silver Wolf", I found this book to be a real disapointment. True enough, the story itself is a very thoughtful one;the way it was told was just the down side. Not to belittle Borchardt at all, I just couldn't get into this book as with the first. I figured wow, the story of Maniel... this should be cool. Yet when I got about halfway through it, I thought that I was back in school doing an assignment! To finish the book, I literally had to force myself. Too many flashbacks and flash-fowards, and the characters didn't seem to be as deep as before. Will I try the third in the series? Probably, but it will be hard to start it with the memory of this one haunting me; And I hate to give a bad review of anything!
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Summary: Not really a werewolf story, more like a erotica!!!
Review: Even though I like this book, I have to say it's a bit disappointing compare to Alice's other book- The silver wolf. The story itself was quite interesting and I found it a good bed-time-reading book. However it was a bit lack of depth, kind of like TV soap, you read it, you enjoy most of it, but you don't give second thoughts to it. There were quite a few sex scenes in the book, I think it was a bit pointless. Sure it was to show parts of characters's personalities, but it was just a bit too much, especially when the same characters was involve again and again. There were a few parts made me wonder if the author got the history straight, also Dryas being refered as an Amazon was a bit stretching. The book was not related to "The silver wolf", and got even less story line about werewolf then The silver wolf, so I wouldn't recommened to readers who want a story similar to The silver wolf! However, it was a relax and enjoyable read for me.
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Summary: Night of the Wolf
Review: Excellently written like reading two books in one, woven together artfully. The story of where Maeniel(of Silver Wolf) came from, his strugle between man/wolf and desire, his tameing, and connection between an Amazon woman and the most powerful ruler of the world, Caesar. Her grasp of ancient history lends a touch or realism to this beautiful, sensuous story. It leaves you hungry for her next piece of work.
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