Now just over 200 years old, jake has an insatiable appreciation for good scotch, books, and the pleasures of the flesh, with a voracious libido and a hunger for meat. If youve had your fill of dreamy teen vampires, then glen duncans new novel, the last werewolf, will give you a reason, in the immortal words of ozzy osbourne, to bark at the moon. Duncan continues the long tradition of werewolf literature in this harrowing novel of lupine transformation. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the last werewolf last werewolf trilogy book 1. A brilliantly original thriller, a love story, a witty treatise on male. By blood we live the last werewolf 3 the last werewolf trilogy glen duncan. I could say that the last werewolf is smart, thrilling, funny, moving, beautifully written, and a joy to read, and this would all be true. For now we have jake marlowe the centerpiece of glen duncans playfully brainy new novel, the last werewolf a 200yearold. Jan 01, 2011 the last werewolf is not what i expected it to be, but i enjoyed it. An initial book of the series is entitled talulla rising. Beginning this book was like slipping into a warm bath moodlit by aromatherapy candles, perfectly steeped cup of tea in hand. The last werewolf trilogy sometimes alternatively called the bloodlines trilogy is a supernatural horror series written by contemporary author glen duncan.
The last werewolf series written by glen duncan is comprised of a total of 3 books, which were released between the years 2011 and 2014. The last werewolf by glen duncan kansas city public library. Talulla rising the last werewolf 2 the last werewolf trilogy glen duncan. Jul 12, 2011 glen duncan delivers a powerful, sexy new version of the werewolf legend, a riveting and monstrous thrillerwith a profoundly human heart. Oct 06, 2011 the last werewolf is written with such scandalous ferocity and such grizzly humour it feels like the literary equivalent of howling at the moon. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. Books advanced search todays deals new releases amazon charts. Talulla rising is the second part and by blood we live is the final instalment. The first novel follows the titular last werewolf, jake, as he counts down to his expected death.
Glen duncan delivers a powerful, sexy new version of the werewolf legend, a riveting and monstrous thrillerwith a profoundly human heart. The last werewolf is a work of fiction by glen duncan. Just when you think youve seen it all in the fictional werewolfvampirewitch craze, british novelist glen duncan comes along with a story unlike anything else out there. Each of the books in this series features the romance between the main characters, one of whom is shown as a werewolf. For now we have jake marlowe the centerpiece of glen duncans playfully brainy new novel, the last werewolf a 200yearold, kantreading, chainsmoking aesthete whom. Download read the last werewolf 2011 by glen duncan in. Duncan was previously best known for his 2003 novel i, lucifer. At the start of british author duncan s fine supernatural thriller, centuriesold lycanthrope jake marlowe learns he has become the last known werewolf on earth. The last werewolf read online free by glen duncan novels22. One of the most original, audacious, and terrifying novels in years.
Now just over 200 years old, jake has an insatiable appreciation for good scotch, books, and the pleasures. Glen duncan books list of books by author glen duncan. The last werewolf is written with such scandalous ferocity and such grizzly humour it feels like the literary equivalent of howling at the moon. If there is one thing i most definitely am not, that is a werewolf fiction aficionado. The last werewolf the last werewolf 1 by glen duncan paperback. In the 21st century the victims of werewolves bites have been dying rather than transforming, so when the penultimate werewolf is eliminated, jake marlowe becomes the last.
Buy the last werewolf the last werewolf trilogy main by duncan, glen isbn. The last werewolf last werewolf trilogy book 1 kindle edition by duncan, glen. Before moving to washington, he edited the books section of the christian science monitor in boston. At the start of british author duncans fine supernatural thriller, centuriesold lycanthrope jake marlowe learns he has become the last known werewolf on earth. The last werewolf returns to the themes investigated in many of glen duncans previous seven novels. I cant in all honesty think of another pure werewolf book ive read, although i have of course read books where werewolves feature at some point and watched several famous films i believe glen duncans the last werewolf must be the first book ive read in which the lycanthrope plays the lead, and. Aug 25, 2011 if youve had your fill of dreamy teen vampires, then glen duncans new novel, the last werewolf, will give you a reason, in the immortal words of ozzy osbourne, to bark at the moon. But it would also be a woeful understatement of what glen duncan has accomplished with his. Glen duncan talks about the last werewolf and the gap between the way we are and the way we want to be the space where, he says, horror, comedy, tragedy, and love. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
I have never known canongate books to produce a bad book, and glen duncans the last werewolf is no exception. As the current story begins, 167 years have gone by since jake involuntarily became a werewolf, and he is now the last of his kind known to be in existence. Read the last werewolf online free from your pc, mobile. He studied philosophy and literature at the universities of lancaster and exeter. Now just over 200 years old, jake has an insatiable appreciation for good scotch, books, and the pleasures of the flesh, with a voracious libido and a hunger for meat that. Glen duncan, the author of seven previous novels, will discuss his new book the last werewolf which is, according to nick cave. This is the third glen duncan book ive read, and probably the one ive liked the most. Glen duncans the last werewolf is a steamy combination of james bond and stephenie meyers blockbuster neckbiting sagas. The last werewolf last werewolf trilogy book 1 kindle. In 1990 duncan moved to london, where he worked as a bookseller for four years, writing in his spare time. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. I enjoyed i, lucifer, and i thought death of an ordinary man was just too damn depressing. The last werewolf last werewolf trilogy book 1 kindle edition by.
Buy the last werewolf the last werewolf 1 by glen duncan, in very good condition. Nov 05, 2017 the last werewolf is a work of fiction by glen duncan. Glen duncan is a british author born in 1965 in bolton, lancashire, england to an angloindian family. His dark, atmospheric and gripping the last werewolf has more in common with anne rice than stephenie meyer, but. The last werewolf the last werewolf 1 by glen duncan. Glen duncan s the last werewolf is a steamy combination of james bond and stephenie meyers blockbuster neckbiting sagas. The last werewolf is not what i expected it to be, but i enjoyed it. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. He studied philosophy and literature at the universities of lancaster and. The last werewolf was, for me, a perfect fit between what i was in the mood for and what the book and the wonderful reader since i listened to this one delivered.
One can take an awful lot of sex and violence if its artfully done. The vampires actually have only walkon or flyon parts. So goes the lore, at least, in glen duncans gorily ludic romp. A complicated game of cat and mouse ensues as harley and jake try to prevent this from happening. Apr 09, 2011 the last werewolf returns to the themes investigated in many of glen duncan s previous seven novels. The last werewolf the last werewolf 1 by glen duncan used. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Duncan creates a narrator who the reader should by all counts feel nothing but disdain for. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The last werewolf last werewolf trilogy book 1 by duncan, glen. First glen duncan gave us his monstrously thrilling, genrereinventing the last werewolf.
Talulla rising is the second in the last werewolf series by glen duncan. Following the death of her creator and lover, jake, at the end of the last book, talulla and her familiar, cloquet, are fleeing the sinister wocop organisation and the hunt. In jake, glen duncan has given us a werewolf for the twentyfirst centurya man whose deeds can only be described as monstrous but who is epub in some magical way deeply human. I listened to it on audio and the narrator was excellent. Glen duncan talks about the last werewolf and the gap between the way we are and the way we want to be the space where, he says, horror, comedy, tragedy, and love reside. There is a lot of explicit sex and this book depicts werewolves as the beings they aredont expect everything to be all prettied up because youll be disappointed. Not since lon chaney and john landis has lycanthropy been such a blast, and glen duncan offers more danger, gristle and lunatic brilliance per sentence than any writer i can think of. Two things set this book apart from other monster stories. Published earlier this year, the last werewolf is glen duncans eighth novel and his attempt to bring classic werewolf folklore into the modern literary age.
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