Running With the Pack

by Ekaterina Sedia (Editor)

Paperback, 2010

Status

Available

Call number

Fic SF Sedia ed

Collection

Publication

[Rockville, Md.?] : Prime Books, c2010.

Description

Fantasy. Fiction. Horror. Short Stories. HTML: Remember the werewolves of classic stories and films, those bloodthirsty monsters that transformed under the full moon, reminding us of the terrible nature that lives within all of us? Today's werewolves are much more suave�??and even sexy�??and they've moved from British moors to New York City lofts, shaved, and got jobs. But as the tales of these writers will show you, they remain no less wild and passionate, and they still tug at the part of our being where a wild animal used to be. Running With the Pack includes stories from Carrie Vaughn, Laura Anne Gilman, and C.E. Murphy, and they will convince you that despite their gentrification, werewolves remain as fascinating and terrifying as ever

User reviews

LibraryThing member devi
I'm going to try something new for me and attempt to review each story as I read it. This is very much a review in progress.

Wild Ride - Carrie Vaughn
TJ is introduced in Kitty and the Midnight Hour where he's an established werewolf and has some power in the pack. This is the story of how he became
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a werewolf. I would have liked a longer story that really focused on the conflicts within TJ. This was more of a framework. But it's a good read and I'm glad to have learned more about the character.

Side-Effects May Include - Steve Duffy
This story almost killed my intention to review each story in the book. I didn't like it and part of that is because I read it in small bits during breaks and had forgotten about the framing. I felt the events were predictable and didn't know what was supposed to be new about it. That's one of the problems with themed anthologies like this. Of course the main character is turning into a werewolf! Knowing that detracted from the story. Again, I think I'd have liked this if it were longer. There is an interesting twist that could be explored and I liked that the MC didn't become a cuddly werewolf who held himself up to mortal morals.

Comparison of Efficacy Rates for Seven Antipathetics as Employed Against Lycanthropes - Marie Brennan

Haven't finished this one, but I love the concept. It's written as a factual, scientific study of methods of killing werewolves. And an essay from Patricia Briggs' website is cited :)
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LibraryThing member Krumbs
I'm sure somewhere out there you can find a story about a werewolf that has a happy ending. However, none of those stories are in this book. How awful and depressing.
LibraryThing member LupLun
There's no major theme or gimmick for this anthology, beyond werewolves. That means the authors have full license to unleash their creativity, and produce a remarkably varied body of work.

Read the full review at Lupines and Lunatics.
LibraryThing member jennybeast
I know I read it years ago, I think I liked it at the time. Not feeling it at the moment, however.

Language

Original publication date

2010

Physical description

339 p.; 23 cm

ISBN

9781607012191

DDC/MDS

Fic SF Sedia ed

Rating

(27 ratings; 3.1)
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