Running with the Pack [Paperback]

Ekaterina Sedia (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 19, 2010

Remember the werewolves of classic stories and films, those bloodthirsty monsters that transformed under the full moon, reminding us of the terrible nature that lives within all of us? Today's werewolves are much more suave - and even sexy - and they've moved from British moors to New York City lofts, shaved, and got jobs. But as the tales of these writers will show you, they remain no less wild and passionate, and they still tug at the part of our being where a wild animal used to be. Running With the Pack includes stories from Carrie Vaughn, Laura Anne Gilman, and C.E. Murphy, and they will convince you that despite their gentrification, werewolves remain as fascinating and terrifying as ever.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Starred Review. Sedia (Paper Cities) collects 22 tales that look at werewolves from a multitude of different angles. Steve Duffy's chilling dental thriller "Side-Effects May Include" examines how far a man will go to end his pain. A damaged alpha gains the trust of a homeless woman in Maria V. Snyder's "Mongrel." Murderous soccer moms eat cheaters in Samantha Henderson's "Skin in the Game." A woman accidentally turned wolf struggles against her dual nature before learning to accept it in Erzebet YellowBoy's powerful "Inside Out." The origin of T.J. from Carrie Vaughn's Kitty Norville series is told in "Wild Ride," and Mike Resnick's preacher/con-artist Lucifer Jones makes an appearance in the hilarious "Royal Bloodlines." The stories veer from comedy to horror and from tragic love story to coming-of-age tale, showing the richness inherent in the idea of shifting shapes and animal strength.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Prime Books (April 19, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1607012197
• ISBN-13: 978-1607012191
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #438,509 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 22 very good to really outstanding stories, June 27, 2010

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I almost never give 5 stars to an anthology as there are usually some poor stories in there. These range from a trip to the underworld kind of boring and very symbolic but very well written and if you aren't a lore master might be better; to the tragedy of the last story. The Vaughn is a back story on T.J. and is better if you have read Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Kitty Norville, Book 1) but that isn't needed I recommend the book is the start of an excellent series.

But many of the authors are unfamiliar and most of the stories are great, a really good surprise. The Editor has refrained for writing for he volume and shows a lot of talent in selecting excellent stories. I look forward to hearing more from her.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mixed Bag, but Overall Good Read, July 27, 2010

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Amy Hilliard (VA, United States) - See all my reviews
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I like paranormal stories with vampires, witches, and of course, werewolves. I think this anthology is a mixed bag - it contains some good, average, and bad. I have read a lot of different authors with werewolves as characters. Perhaps, that is why this book fell a bit short for me. I have read a lot of good stories about werewolves, and I had high expectations for this book. I was looking forward to reading authors I enjoy and discovering some new ones. Overall, the book was good. There are good stories by authors I enjoy like C.E. Murphy, Laura Ann Gilman, and Maria V. Snyder, but also some duds. I was especially disappointed in Carrie Vaughn's story that starts out the book because I love her Kitty books. I felt that the story TJ's viewpoint didn't cover any new area that wasn't hinted in her first book. I did come across some new to me authors whose work I enjoyed like Stephanie Burgis, Karen Everson, N.K. Jemisin, and Mike Brotherton. I liked the new ideas or new twists to old stories they brought to the book. I gave the review 4 stars instead of 3 because the good stories make up for those I could have done without reading.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loves it, June 5, 2010

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Meta Eliot-Smith (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews

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This volume represents the best werewolf anthology money can buy. If you only have two minutes, hit purchase. You won't regret it.