Robert McCammon's The Hunter from the Woods
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The Hunter from the Woods by Robert McCammon (November 2011) Dust jacket and interior illustrations by Vincent Chong
Limited: 1000 signed numbered hardcover copies — $75 In his November 2010 posting "Some Thoughts on The Wolf's Hour," Robert McCammon wrote this about The Hunter from the Woods:
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The Hunter from the Woods marks the much-anticipated return of
Michael Gallatin, the lycanthropic hero of Robert McCammon's 1989
classic, The Wolf's Hour. These all-new, interlinked stories
offer a full measure of McCammon's trademark narrative excitement, and
comprise a fascinating composite portrait of a unique fictional
creation.
The volume opens with a pair of brief glimpses into Michael's early life in Russia and his initial recruitment into the British Secret Service. It ends with a haunting vision of the werewolf at twilight. In between, McCammon gives us three stellar novellas depicting different phases of Michael's long, brutal war against Nazi Germany. "Sea Chase" is a nautical tale about the hazards of transporting a defecting German scientist to a place of sanctuary in England. "The Wolf and the Eagle" is the account of an unlikely friendship between rival men of action and a harrowing portrayal of a lethal forced march through the North African desert. "The Room at the Bottom of the Stairs" tells of an impossible, ultimately tragic love affair set in the embattled city of Berlin during the latter stages of the war. Erotic, visceral, and filled with moments of desolating horror and unexpected warmth, The Hunter from the Woods is a triumph of imaginative storytelling. Like the best of McCammon's earlier work, it offers intelligent, world-class entertainment. In the process, it shines a welcome new light on one of the most uncommon heroes in contemporary fiction. |
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