The 5 best Werewolf novels

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Werewolf novels? Ought to be a lot of them. But when i started thinking i found it difficult to come up with novels not drenched in romance but actually a good story too. So i found it more difficult to come with werewolfes than vampires. Anyway, here is my 5 picks.

1. Darker Than You Think - Jack Williamson (1948)
2. Cycle of the Werewolf - Stephen King
3. The Wolfs Hour - Robert McCammon
4. Cabal - Clive Barker
5. The Werewolf of Paris - Guy Endore (1933) The foundation book for werewolfes as Dracula is for vampires. So it should be on the list.
 
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Dana Jean said:
Did wolf have a human form? I think it's time for me to read THe Talisman again!
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I want to say yes but it's been so long since I read it that I can't say for sure. There's something in the back of my mind about reading a scene about him transforming. I could very well be confusing that with something else, though.
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I vaguely remember that too. Watching his face as he was
dying.
 
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I had to think long and hard for a suggestion but came up with one! Sort of. Whitley Strieber's "The Wolfen." Actually a pretty good book.

They changed most of the plot for the Albert Finney movie version but that was decent as well. Maybe somewhat dated now but definitely something different.
 
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RichardX said:
I had to think long and hard for a suggestion but came up with one! Sort of. Whitley Strieber's "The Wolfen." Actually a pretty good book.

They changed most of the plot for the Albert Finney movie version but that was decent as well. Maybe somewhat dated now but definitely something different.
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I actually considered that one (lets face it, if you take away the romance fluff vampires out there (and i do) there is not a lot left) but decided it was top ten material but not quite top 5.
 
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I want to say yes but it's been so long since I read it that I can't say for sure. There's something in the back of my mind about reading a scene about him transforming. I could very well be confusing that with something else, though.
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Wolf is one of the main protagonists in the Stephen King book The Talisman. He is a werewolf , and Jack Sawyer's best friend and companion through much of the book. Despite his size, he is normally a gentle giant unless someone threatens Jack. When he and Jack are held prisoner in the Sunlight Home for wayward boys, both of them are persistantly bullied by the boys there. After Wolf is put in "The Box" as punishment, he transforms and rampages through the Sunlight Home, killing several boys before being shot by Sonny Singer, who was aiming for Jack. He then dies in Jack's arms.
 
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Kurben said:
I actually considered that one (lets face it, if you take away the romance fluff vampires out there (and i do) there is not a lot left) but decided it was top ten material but not quite top 5.
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Yes, the werewolf genre doesn't include many selections by the likes of Billy Shakespeare. LOL. I liked Strieber's unique take on the story. It's unfortunate that he went totally off the rails later in his career with the UFO abduction business. He hasn't written a decent book in decades.
 
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Kurben said:
Werewolf novels? Ought to be a lot of them. But when i started thinking i found it difficult to come up with novels not drenched in romance but actually a good story too. So i found it more difficult to come with werewolfes than vampires. Anyway, here is my 5 picks.

1. Darker Than You Think - Jack Williamson (1948)
2. Cycle of the Werewolf - Stephen King
3. The Wolfs Hour - Robert McCammon
4. Cabal - Clive Barker
5. The Werewolf of Paris - Guy Endore (1933) The foundation book for werewolfes as Dracula is for vampires. So it should be on the list.
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I've read 2, 3 & 4. Good werewolf books are hard to come by. I'll check out the other two you recommend.

I think Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is also considered a werewolf-type story.
 
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