Shapes [Mass Market Paperback]

Steve Vance (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1991

A CIRCLE OF DEATH. The shapeshifter stalked the moonlit night, thirsting for blood, hungering for the flesh of new victims. Once a man, now a grotesque monster, he left behind him a bloody trail of mangled corpses. Before him lay only more death. A RING OF MADNESS. They were the believers, men and women sworn to exterminate the beast from the face of the earth. But all their strength could not prevent the hunters from becoming the hunted. For soon they were trapped in a terrifying game that led not to death-but to everlasting pain and eternal hell. Their only hope for survival was to succumb to the powers of the shapeshifter they had once sought to destroy.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Steve Vance has found his niche as a popular author of horror. Among his titles are: The Hyde Effect, The Abyss, Shapes, and the very popular, Spook. Other titles from this talented author are forthcoming. Mr. Vance is an aficionado of boxing, and finds fascination in the possibility of UFO's and the existence of Bigfoot. He lives in Dalton, Georgia. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Leisure Books (September 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843930179
• ISBN-13: 978-0843930177
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,257,140 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting 'sequel' that stands on its own, July 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Shapes (Mass Market Paperback)

I read this novel knowing nothing about the author, and was in fact surprised to see it was a sequel to another of his books. I think I'll have to try and track that one down now because 'Shapes' offered some real interesting twists to the werewolf legend. From reading those reviews of 'The Hyde Effect,' it looks like this sequel is an expansion on the basic themes of the first book. We are introduced to several characters, some of whom witnessed the events of the first novel. Now the focus becomes an expansion of the basic werewolf myth, where the characters discover there's a heck of a lot more to it and it will directly affect their own lives. Hard to say more without spoiling it, except to add that it's made clear early on that there is an organzied society of beings with the basic werewolf abilities and much more. I think I'd label this book horror fantasy, as it really sets up an interesting world outside what we understand. A weakness of the novel involves the main human characters and the choice each must eventually make. There are moral and religious questions that each really should have contemplated more fully. I could spend a while talking about that with other people who have read the book! Very thought provoking, and it deserved closer analysis. Beyond that, Steve Vance's reinvention of the werewolf myth is fascinating. Recommended!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting 'sequel' that stands on its own, July 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Shapes (Mass Market Paperback)

I read this novel knowing nothing about the author, and was in fact surprised to see it was a sequel to another of his books. I think I'll have to try and track that one down now because 'Shapes' offered some real interesting twists to the werewolf legend. From reading those reviews of 'The Hyde Effect,' it looks like this sequel is an expansion on the basic themes of the first book. We are introduced to several characters, some of whom witnessed the events of the first novel. Now the focus becomes an expansion of the basic werewolf myth, where the characters discover there's a heck of a lot more to it and it will directly affect their own lives. Hard to say more without spoiling it, except to add that it's made clear early on that there is an organzied society of beings with the basic werewolf abilities and much more. I think I'd label this book horror fantasy, as it really sets up an interesting world outside what we understand. A weakness of the novel involves the main human characters and the choice each must eventually make. There are moral and religious questions that each really should have contemplated more fully. I could spend a while talking about that with other people who have read the book! Very thought provoking, and it deserved closer analysis. Beyond that, Steve Vance's reinvention of the werewolf myth is fascinating. Recommended!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A INTERESTING SEQUEL TO THE HYDE EFFECT, June 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Shapes (Mass Market Paperback)

ALTHOUGH THIS BOOK KEPT ME WANTING MORE. I WAS LOOKING FOR THE SAME SUSPENSE THAT VANCE PRODUCED IN THE HYDE EFFECT. THIS IS A VERY WELL WRITTEN SEQUEL AND I HAVE BEEN EGERLY WAITING FOR A THIRD NOVEL. I AM HOPING FOR A BRIAN LUMLEY TYPE SERIES INVOLVING THE WEREWOLF LEGEND.