Rise of the Wolf: 1 (Wereworld)

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Drew is a farm boy living with his family in a remoted part of Lyssia. He doesn't fit in and, when compared with his twin brother, feels that he can't do much. One night, something terrible happens to him and before he knows it, he finds himself on the run and having to survive in hostile environments full of werecreatures. His journey though is only beginning and he will go through more than he could ever imagine. I was never really interested in Werewolves, they seemed pretty dull and unoriginal but these book with their fantastic character and world building creates a new twist on werewolves that is exciting and interesting from beyond down to the core. Not to mention the introduction of other WereSpecies like WereLions and WereRats AWESOME!!! .

And, i had thought one thing when i read the part in the beginning with Drew's father when he wanted to kill Drew, thinking that Drew killed his wife:That Christmas follows a series of entwined tales about love and loneliness, family and friends, and Santa Claus making a big mistake, not to mention an enormous number of turkeys!” words. I’m not one to like reading but when I started this series of books I couldn’t get enough. I Snow Means Death/ Snow Means Love: Both Drew and Trent make their last stands against the Wyldermen during a snowfall. Both end their fights in the hands of a love interest. Possibly subverted as the snow turns to rain over the course of events.

Dying as Yourself: Averted with Hector at the end of the last book. Drew instead cuts off Hector's arm while he is begging for death, which removes Vincent from his body. Drew begins to speak to Hector, who had been curing him from Vankaskan's torture, and reveals that he is not mute, and is a Werelord. Hector talks about the differents kinds of werelords, and is kind to Drew. An Arm and a Leg: Drew loses his left hand in Book 2 after losing his left little finger in Book 1. The characters are enchanting. Some you love, some you are weary of, some you admire. By the end of the story, I remembered each of their names(which is an accomplishment for me), and am actually invested in their futures. this is not a short story, and we have plenty of time to get to know them intimately.

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The relationship between Drew and Hector is something special. It’s nice to distinguish how their bond of friendship strengthens and grows throughout the book. I have to mention that the inclusion of silver in its traditional context against werecreatures had been given a whole new element in this story. WELL WELL WELL this review is so difficult to write because there is so much to say. The series is so good there are no words in the dictionary to describe how I feel. I'll just have to do my best. Justified in that the characters' families have strategically married one another to avoid weakening lines due to incest (Gretchen's mother died in childbirth due to this). However...

Hook Hand: Drew has his hand replaced with a trident blade after losing it. After the blade is rendered useless, he temporarily replaces it with a shield, before leaving the stump bare. In book six it is replaced with the White Fist of Icegarden. Whilst all this is going on, there is of course the other plot strand running - that of Hector and his companions. I am sorry to say that the future is looking fairly bleak for Hector - he is now firmly attached to the vile of his dead brother Vincent, a spectre that is invisible to all except Hector, and who never misses a chance to goad his brother, gradually eating away at his self-esteem. It was a horribly fascinating experience to read as Hector slowly seems to descend into a kind of madness, the flames of his growing paranoia constantly fanned by Vincent's cruel taunts. Who knows where Curtis Jobling will take Hector next? Perhaps even betrayal of the people he called close friends? We will just have to wait and see. Red Right Hand: Hector's "scar" from his botched communing eventually consumes his entire left arm, rendering it lifeless, but also making it immune to pain.Combat Pragmatist: Drew throws sand into Duke Manfred's face while training at the start of Book 2 and gets chastised for it. However, this doesn't stop him throwing hot coal into Djogo's face later, among other things. The villains are evil. This is more of a PG-15 read for all its violence, and it's not too depressing, but can be. It's war, and people will die. This series had me hooked right from the start. The characters were likable, and felt real. Characters had real motivations, and I was with the characters through their ups and downs. The main character is an underdog, in more ways than one, and I was rooting for him the whole time, hoping he could defeat all odds thrown his way. Tilly Ferran whispered the word ‘No’ over and over, again and again, but she knew this was her end, knew there was nothing she could do to stop the monster. The beast shook its head, stinking drool falling on to the table beside her head. Neotext has announced a new novella from comics titans Benjamin Percy and Francesco Francavilla called Wereworld. Out digitally September 14, the new illustrated novella is about a year of increasing terror in a small Minnesota town. Stay tuned to the AIPT Comics podcast this Sunday as we chat with Percy about Wereworld.

The way ancient English roots, modern English language, and assorted names from no classification of English coexisted got to me at some point, but I might have imagined this fact, so never mind. Of course, speaking of roots, what did strike a nerve or two were all the uses of were–, which, as some people must not know, simply means man, translated to modern English. I guess I just have to console myself by thinking of it as a derivation from werewolf, because otherwise the series will constantly be to me, Man-world, which doesn't sound very impressive. Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves: Interesting example with Count Vega the Wereshark. He fought on Wergar's side against Leopold, but betrayed Wergar when he saw that they were losing. Leopold won, and Vega hoped he'd be able to get a cut of the victory spoils. Leopold then betrayed him, saying that anyone who would sell out his leader for gold could just as easily do it again, not only refusing to give him anything, but also taking his homeland, the Cluster Isles, away from him. Eye Scream: A few characters get blinded in one eye. Djogo loses an eye after Drew throws hot coal into his face and Vala loses an eye to Gretchen. High Fantasy: Werecreatures, Damsels in distress, Magic, Necromancy, Tyrannical rulers... You get the picture. The creature slowly advanced into the kitchen, drawing out the inevitable. It stepped through the chaos, wind cloaking it with rainwater as it shambled up to the table. A huge clawed hand trailed playfully along the wood, blood dripping on to the surface.In this new book we are granted the opportunity to 'meet' a whole host of new Werecreatures in this book, and Curtis Jobling maximises this treat for his readers by taking his characters off to different places, just as Tolkien did in The Lord of the Rings. In The Fellowship of the Ring we are introduced to the lead characters, and then in The Two Towers Frodo and Sam head off for Mordor, whilst Pip and Merry are taken in a dfifferent direction by the Orcs. These diverging story strands enabled Tolkien to show us more of the incredible world he created, and Curtis uses a smiliar device in this book. Therefore, we get to meet a plethora of new characters on Scoria, where the enslaved Drew is forced to become a gladiator; and we also get to see other parts of Lyssia and its seven realms, and its inhabitants, as Drew and his party head out across the ocean. Mr Jobling seems to manage all of these new additions to his story with consummate ease. In the epic journey that follows, Drew discovers he is the chosen one: the last living werewolf among heaps of other werecreatures such as werebears, wereboars (please, Jobling, no more piggy and fatty jokes!), werebadgers, werelizards (also known as the evil lizardmen), weresharks, and other types of werefish. He is destined to battle the evil dark lord King Leopard the werelion; very vague prophesies say so. Fate Worse than Death: The Hawklords were banned from transforming for supporting Wergar even after his death. They also had their homeland handed over to the Crows. Gryffin having his wings torn off may also count. Yes, he was a monster in life, but Vankaskan having his spirit cannibalized by Vincent and having his knowledge/ magic drained by Hector must not have been a pleasant experience. Trent Ferran, Drew’s brother, who was in the Lionguard, hunting Drew. He wanted his brother dead more than anyone… Of course, as I loved Drew, I instantly hated Trent for hunting Drew down. But as I saw his reasoning, and what he was like, I grudgingly admitted he wasn’t too bad. He was quite honourable and very determined. I think he will come into himself in Book Four, and I’m looking forward to that. The battles were intense. This is military fantasy at its best, and we're thrown into the story through the eyes of a young man who finds out his parents were not his actual parents. He goes on a journey of self-discovery, and asks himself questions about whether he is fit to be the true King or not.