Wolfen

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Summary: Wolfen
Review: The Wolfen is sooo scary! It is a REALLY good book, but definately the most scary book I have EVER read. My mother read it in high school and she claims she locked all of the doors and windows and sat on her bed, too scared to do anything else! I read it for the first time in 6th grade and I loved it. It is the best book out there for people who loved to be frightened.

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Summary: Strieber's Early Work Shines
Review: The Wolfen makes for a fast, easy and highly entertaining read. Strieber deftly weaves werewolf legends, NYC politics and hardbitten homicide cops into a suspenseful tale that's gauranteed to please.

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Summary: An excellent story, you wont want to put it down.
Review: This is one of only two fictional books I have read in the past ten years the other being Clockers by Richard Price. Exercise your imagination, Streiber makes you believe that this story could very well be 'based on real events'. Good entertainment.

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Summary: Classic
Review: Two hardened NYC detectives, with a complicated relationship, stumble across a series of brutal murders and mysterious disappearances. Assigned to the case, they find themselves on the trail of predators who have hidden themselves from men so effectively, they are mentioned only in terrifying legends. As the impossible reality dawns on the two detectives, they find themselves targeted by a pack of highly intelligent creatures that will do anything to protect their race. They are The Wolfen. And they consider humans easy prey... This is a classic take on the werewolf legend. I was 12 or 13 when the book came out and I remember it scaring the hell out of me. The novel is well researched and has a gritty modern day reality to it; from the details of police work to theories on animal intelligence and wolf behavior. Strieber's approach is very credible and very scary. I'll admit, I prefer my werewolves as traditional man/wolf hybrids, but this was a fun read and a must for horror fans.