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A Companion to Wolves - Community Reviews back

by Sarah Monette, Elizabeth Bear
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coffee & ink
coffee & ink rated it 14 years ago
Weirdly, or not, I was way more interested in the peculiar nonhuman cultures than all the gay sex, which I found kind of dull. Also, not sure I bought the various quick cultural transitions Isoldr went through, from promising young man to belle of the ball to recognizing the concept of genocide.
Bookish for life
Bookish for life rated it 14 years ago
I'm glad I followed a friend's rec and read this - it's a great, compelling version of a man/wolf story.
altheaann
altheaann rated it 15 years ago
If you are a woman who enjoys sexual fantasies about bisexual Norsemen, then this book is for you.Not the best work from either Monette or Bear, and at times the characters do get hard to tell apart, but if this is your thing, it's definitely enjoyable.
Seeford's Spot
Seeford's Spot rated it 16 years ago
Note:A Companion to Wolves (2007)A Reckoning of Men (forthcoming 2011) renamed "A Tempering of Men"An Apprentice to Elves (forthcoming 2013)
Escaping into My Books
Escaping into My Books rated it 16 years ago
Wow, I don't even know where I start. The bad first: there were moments where I was very confused about the character names. I had some trouble keeping track with who was who..so I thought that bit was too confusing and kind of took away from the book. But the good: everything else. The world create...
Feliz Faber
Feliz Faber rated it 16 years ago
Imagine a world very alike to old Iceland, populated with trolls and wyvern snakes, giant fighting wolves and humans who resemble the vikings of old. There are Earls, and villagers, and there are the wolfcarls, warriors who are mythically bonded to giant wolves. They defend the humans against the tr...
notyourmonkey
notyourmonkey rated it 17 years ago
It's like the Lessa books from the Pern series, except with wolves instead of dragons, with all the creepy aspects of soul-bonded mating fully fleshed out, and with all the women removed! That sounds harsh, but honestly I enjoyed the read. Yes, I have a few quibbles - really dodgy gender politics th...
wealhtheow
wealhtheow rated it 17 years ago
Njall is the teenage son of a jarl when he is inducted into the world of the wolfcarls--warriors who have psychically bonded with trellwolves in order to fight the encroaching trolls. The transition is hard for Njall, because wolfcarls are completely devoted to the fight. They do not own land, the...
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