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Any Robert McCammon fans here?

Posted on 7/18/17 at 10:49 am
Posted by boxcarbarney
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Posted on 7/18/17 at 10:49 am
I started reading his novels in high school; Swan Song and Wolf's Hour being my favorites.

I just found out that he wrote another book based on Michael Gallatin from Wolf's Hour, The Hunter From the Woods. It was a limited release, not available in stores, but I was able to find one on ebay for $20. I hope it's as good as the original.

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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.


Posted by Green Chili Tiger
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Posted on 7/18/17 at 10:51 am to
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Swan Song and Wolf's Hour being my favorites.



Same here.
Posted by boxcarbarney
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Posted on 7/18/17 at 10:53 am to
I've seen Swan Song compared to The Stand. I read The Stand for the first time recently, and didn't think it was all that great. Swan Song is a much better post apocalyptic novel.
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
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Posted on 7/18/17 at 10:57 am to
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I read The Stand for the first time recently, and didn't think it was all that great. Swan Song is a much better post apocalyptic novel.


I wouldn't go that far. The Stand is fantastic story. So is Swan Song. The only thing they really have in common is that they are both post apocalypse.

The Stand is more mystical and Swan Song is closer to Scifi.
Posted by Freauxzen
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Posted on 7/18/17 at 11:04 am to
Swan Song is outstanding.
Posted by boxcarbarney
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Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 7/18/17 at 11:09 am to
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I wouldn't go that far. The Stand is fantastic story


I don't know. Something about it I just didn't like. It may be because King just doesn't know how to end a story.

I agree that they are two different stories, I've just seen people make the comparison. And if that comparison is being made, I think Swan Song is the better novel.
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
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Posted on 7/18/17 at 11:12 am to
One of my favorite small things from The Wolf's Hour was that he aged in "dog years" for the time he spent in wolf form. I always thought that was a fantastic "cost" that was added to the character.
Posted by boxcarbarney
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Posted on 7/18/17 at 11:29 am to
Yes. And how he can lose his humanity by staying in wolf form for too long. I can't wait for this new book I ordered to come in.
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