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Revenge in the face of bloodlust is seldom sweet...There's one sound a woman doesn't want to hear when she's lost and alone in the Arctic wilderness: a howl. For Cheyenne Clark, there's a bad moon on the rise. When a strange wolf's teeth slash her ankle to the bone, her old life ends, and she becomes the very monster that has haunted her nightmares for years. Worse, the only one who can understand what Chey has become is the man - and wolf - who's doomed her to this fate. He also wants her dead. Yet, as the line between human and beast blurs, so too does the distinction between hunter and hunted...for Chey is more than just the victim she appears to be. But once she's within killing range, she may find that - even for a werewolf - it's not always easy to go for the jugular.
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David Wellington was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where George Romero shot his classic zombie films. He attended Syracuse University and received an MFA in creative writing from Penn State. He now lives in New York City with his wife Elisabeth and dog Mary Shelley.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Cursed is the tale of Cheyenne Clark, a twenty-something we meet while she is struggling through the Northwest Territories of the Canadian Arctic. "Most people's lives change very slowly, more slowly than the seasons. Some people are born into the life they're going to lead and nothing much ever comes along to force them to change. For Cheyenne Clark, change came about in the space of thirty very bad seconds." She is hunting for something, but it seems like something is hunting her too...
It is desperately hard to synopsise this novel without giving too much away about the plot (which is why I have kept it as sparse as possible) - and I feel as though part of the strength of Cursed comes from watching the mystery about Chey unfold. To start with, she is merely a girl in danger of her life, and I enjoyed being given little hints and tips about her back story and what she is really doing in the Canadian Arctic.
In recent times many books involving werewolves have made these creatures into soft, cuddly affairs - taking away the animal quality from them. David Wellington more than makes up for this in Cursed. In fact, his werewolves are another strong element of the novel. We are able to see the world from the perspective of the wolf - almost a separate entity from the person - and it is a fearsomely hard world to live in. In fact, the sequences with the wolf reminded me of nothing so much as books like White Fang by Jack London - it is extremely clear that Wellington has worked hard on representing a realistic picture of what it would be to turn into a wolf night after night.
Wellington presents the bleak world of the far north with great depth and passion - the details about the landscape and the moonrise/moonset are inserted perfectly, so that it never feels as though we are being handed a lesson in the natural world.
The characterisation is Spartan, but effective. Chey is a character you want to sympathise with - you know she has her secrets, but her reactions to learning about the wolf are honest and genuine. Powell is a darkly enigmatic man, who takes a very pragmatic approach to life in the frozen north. By far my favourite character though was Dzo - he is mysterious, and I'm hoping he returns in all his odd glory in the second book by Wellington.
In fact, I only had a couple of minor problems with the novel. The main one was the fact that Wellington left the details of his world fairly blank: it was clear that I was dealing with a version of Earth, but in this version lycanthropes, shapeshifters and werewolves (interchangeable terms?) were known as being real. Apart from that, Wellington gave us nothing. In other novels I'm used to be handed far too many details about a world (which creates a whole other problem of boredom), and I think a balance needs to be struck between that approach and that of Wellington. I could have done with a little more background.
That aside, Cursed was a compulsive read - chilling, dark and fatalistic for much of its pages, but containing an element of hope to take onward to the second book in the series. Chey and Powell were characters that I want to journey with, and I found this ultra-realistic take on the werewolf myth a very effective addition to the canon of lycanthropy. Highly recommended.
It is desperately hard to synopsise this novel without giving too much away about the plot (which is why I have kept it as sparse as possible) - and I feel as though part of the strength of Cursed comes from watching the mystery about Chey unfold. To start with, she is merely a girl in danger of her life, and I enjoyed being given little hints and tips about her back story and what she is really doing in the Canadian Arctic.
In recent times many books involving werewolves have made these creatures into soft, cuddly affairs - taking away the animal quality from them. David Wellington more than makes up for this in Cursed. In fact, his werewolves are another strong element of the novel. We are able to see the world from the perspective of the wolf - almost a separate entity from the person - and it is a fearsomely hard world to live in. In fact, the sequences with the wolf reminded me of nothing so much as books like White Fang by Jack London - it is extremely clear that Wellington has worked hard on representing a realistic picture of what it would be to turn into a wolf night after night.
Wellington presents the bleak world of the far north with great depth and passion - the details about the landscape and the moonrise/moonset are inserted perfectly, so that it never feels as though we are being handed a lesson in the natural world.
The characterisation is Spartan, but effective. Chey is a character you want to sympathise with - you know she has her secrets, but her reactions to learning about the wolf are honest and genuine. Powell is a darkly enigmatic man, who takes a very pragmatic approach to life in the frozen north. By far my favourite character though was Dzo - he is mysterious, and I'm hoping he returns in all his odd glory in the second book by Wellington.
In fact, I only had a couple of minor problems with the novel. The main one was the fact that Wellington left the details of his world fairly blank: it was clear that I was dealing with a version of Earth, but in this version lycanthropes, shapeshifters and werewolves (interchangeable terms?) were known as being real. Apart from that, Wellington gave us nothing. In other novels I'm used to be handed far too many details about a world (which creates a whole other problem of boredom), and I think a balance needs to be struck between that approach and that of Wellington. I could have done with a little more background.
That aside, Cursed was a compulsive read - chilling, dark and fatalistic for much of its pages, but containing an element of hope to take onward to the second book in the series. Chey and Powell were characters that I want to journey with, and I found this ultra-realistic take on the werewolf myth a very effective addition to the canon of lycanthropy. Highly recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
With many of the Werewolf titles now moving more into Urban territory here David Wellington, takes the reader to the wilds on an adventure that is not all that it seems. Definitely a different take on the Werewolf myth as our principle protagonist is about to discover when the world she thought of as black and white is more shades of grey than she could imagine.
It is well written, the character reachable by the reader and above all else it's the backstory that really makes this offering. It's got action, its got adventure but perhaps most of all its got humanity about it. Whilst this won't please very supernatural reader out there its different enough to find a firm base with a large number of readers out there that want something a little different to the norm.
It is well written, the character reachable by the reader and above all else it's the backstory that really makes this offering. It's got action, its got adventure but perhaps most of all its got humanity about it. Whilst this won't please very supernatural reader out there its different enough to find a firm base with a large number of readers out there that want something a little different to the norm.
Format:Paperback
Cheyenne is a dedicated woman and she has a job to do, but when she is scratched by the very thing that has haunted her since she was twelve years old, she now becomes that very monster. Her life drastically changes and her survival is at risk. The choices she has to make will determine what kind of future she will have. Nobody can help her decide; her thoughts have to battle themselves before she can make one final choice. Will she join the beast that ruined her life all those years ago, or will she lift that gun, the one with the silver bullet...
I loved this book. Unlike other urban fantasy, it centres on one woman's survival without the silly things in-between; such as random sex scenes or the boring, stupid actions of a dumb heroine. This is not a romance book, nor is there any romance in it. But it didn't matter.
Cheyenne goes through so much, physically and emotionally, but she never gives up. She is one amazing woman and I really can't say anything bad about her. She does what she needs to and never disappoints. Just if all female leads were like that...
The other characters were well written; Powell coming off as lonely and an old soul and Dzo... well Dzo peeked my curiosity. I liked him. Very mysterious indeed. I can't say I liked Bobby much, his hair actually made me cringe. Yuck.
There is quite a bit of back story, explaining both Chey's and Powell's past. I found it very interesting even though it strayed from the main story. I didn't get bored at all; in fact I wanted to read it, which surprised me. Usually back tracking over past events bores me to the point I want to skip ahead.
The setting in this book was simply beautiful. David Wellington describes things so well and being a wannabe writer, I really appreciated the detail and it gave me motivation to try and get that standard of stunning atmosphere writing. The Arctic, while beautiful, is just as deadly, and we get to see the hell Chey has to endure. In fact, when walking my dog through the woods just the other day, I found myself thinking what it would be like to be Chey. Of course there was no snow, but nevertheless, the pine needles sent my mind racing.
I usually like the change from human to wolf as painful as possible. I preferred the get-down-on-all-fours-with-bones-shifting-and-fur-sprouting and not the easy way. I remember watching the movie Blood and Chocolate and hating the simple flash of light and BOOM, wolf. While I still prefer the horror way, I accepted the magical way in this book. It was a curse after all, tied completely to the moon.
The wolf and human as separate beings is more enjoyable than them being the same. They are two halves of a whole, the wolf hating humanity with its very core. This was a great touch.
A great adventure in my opinion. It was refreshing. I can't wait to read the next one. While this is classed primarily as 'horror', I wouldn't call it so.
© Catherine Forbes 2011
I loved this book. Unlike other urban fantasy, it centres on one woman's survival without the silly things in-between; such as random sex scenes or the boring, stupid actions of a dumb heroine. This is not a romance book, nor is there any romance in it. But it didn't matter.
Cheyenne goes through so much, physically and emotionally, but she never gives up. She is one amazing woman and I really can't say anything bad about her. She does what she needs to and never disappoints. Just if all female leads were like that...
The other characters were well written; Powell coming off as lonely and an old soul and Dzo... well Dzo peeked my curiosity. I liked him. Very mysterious indeed. I can't say I liked Bobby much, his hair actually made me cringe. Yuck.
There is quite a bit of back story, explaining both Chey's and Powell's past. I found it very interesting even though it strayed from the main story. I didn't get bored at all; in fact I wanted to read it, which surprised me. Usually back tracking over past events bores me to the point I want to skip ahead.
The setting in this book was simply beautiful. David Wellington describes things so well and being a wannabe writer, I really appreciated the detail and it gave me motivation to try and get that standard of stunning atmosphere writing. The Arctic, while beautiful, is just as deadly, and we get to see the hell Chey has to endure. In fact, when walking my dog through the woods just the other day, I found myself thinking what it would be like to be Chey. Of course there was no snow, but nevertheless, the pine needles sent my mind racing.
I usually like the change from human to wolf as painful as possible. I preferred the get-down-on-all-fours-with-bones-shifting-and-fur-sprouting and not the easy way. I remember watching the movie Blood and Chocolate and hating the simple flash of light and BOOM, wolf. While I still prefer the horror way, I accepted the magical way in this book. It was a curse after all, tied completely to the moon.
The wolf and human as separate beings is more enjoyable than them being the same. They are two halves of a whole, the wolf hating humanity with its very core. This was a great touch.
A great adventure in my opinion. It was refreshing. I can't wait to read the next one. While this is classed primarily as 'horror', I wouldn't call it so.
© Catherine Forbes 2011
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