Shara [Paperback]

Steven E. Wedel (Author), Kirk Alberts (Illustrator), Gord Rollo (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 22, 2006

Girl Shy and withdrawn after being raped by her high school sweetheart, Shara Wellington needs somebody she can trust. Josef Ulrik, a college zoology professor, takes an interest in the dark-haired girl and offers her a gift he's sure will give her self-confidence. Werewolf Ulrik takes Shara into the wild and teaches her to survive as a wolf, then abandons her to civilization. Alone and frightened, Shara marries the first man to show her compassion. But the marriage is torn apart when she gives birth to the offspring of a wolf. Woman Determined to find a cure for her affliction, Shara mixes ancient magic with modern medicine. Meanwhile, the Pack has learned of her ability to give birth naturally and is hunting her, some to kill her, some to hail her as the Pack's messiah. Shara only wants to live a normal, happy life with her new husband and their infant son. But the Pack has found her .

Product Details

• Paperback: 316 pages
• Publisher: Scrybe Press (May 22, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933274085
• ISBN-13: 978-1933274089
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,107,398 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Steven E. Wedel was born in 1966 and today lives in central Oklahoma, where he spends his days as a high school English teacher. Steve has been writing since the mid-1980s. By the early 1990s he was wishing he'd paid more attention to his own high school English teachers because editors were pointing out his grammatical mistakes. He sold his first story, "Unholy Womb", to The Midnight Zoo magazine in 1993. His first novel, Shara, was published by 3F Publications 10 years later, and quickly disappeared when the company went under. Scrybe Press took over the series the following year.

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Avid Fan of Werewolf Novels' Review, November 7, 2004

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L. Clasen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shara (Paperback)

Summary:
Shara is a confused moralistic girl who accepted the 'Gift' for all the wrong reasons. She becomes the only werewolf able to bare children naturally and is thus hunted by all other werewolves as an abomination to be killed by some and the werewolf messiah to lead the pack by others.

Warnings:
Honestly I wish I hadn't read the prologue, it ruined the ending for me. If you hate smut you might not want to read this book, it puts all the romance novels I've read to shame. Shara is the Multi-Orgasmic Werewolf!

My Thoughts:
Shara's character changes many times in the course of the novel. I really hated her character in the beginning of the novel but after the setting up of the storyline was over with it got good and stayed that way. Once you get into the story it holds a steady interesting pace and the writer's skills notably increase. The fact Steven started writing this book in the early 90s shows. Overall its an easy read that keeps you curious as to what happens next. I do not regret buying this book even after being so critical about it.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rejuvenating Werewolves!, September 16, 2004

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Kelli Owen - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shara (Paperback)

Absolutely refreshing! A new spin on one of the oldest subgenres in Horror, Shara is a classic tale in a modern novel that leaves you breathless, desperately hoping 'the pack' has more to tell!

Shara is not your average rip-n-shred weretale. It allows you to support the murderous monster on her quest to become what is most vulnerable to the werewolf in her - something not quite the beast yet more than the human she once was.

Written with such skill and clarity of his characters, you don't even notice Wedel's writing style at all. Completely dimensional characters that you can reach out and touch make the story, and easily pull you into the pages.

It flows gracefully, perfectly, from drama to comedy to horror and back again. The pace is relentless if you want to read before bed and actually get sleep - I read this in one sitting and was late for dinner because I had to finish it!

The story is comfortingly familiar, yet unnervingly unique - you have no idea what could be coming next, and you like it that way! The atmosphere is tightly written close enough to reality to make you pause at the possibilities of superstitions. And fun metaphors [a beast during her monthly cycle] are wonderfully woven to be whatever emotion is necessary at that moment, while the trials and triumphs are literally felt by the reader.

I will flat out tell you the cover doesn't do it justice and the back is slightly misleading...but you will not be disappointed by what you find in between! Rating is definitely a five

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bravo for Steven E. Wedel, March 10, 2004

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Cheryl C. Nazzaro (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shara (Paperback)

"Shara" is a haunting tale of a shy, timid girl given "The Gift" to become a wolf. A werewolf. Here her tale begins, grabs you by tooth and claw, and takes you into a story you'll soon not forget. Steven Wedel has done an incredible job creating characters that are utterly believable. Even more accomplished is the fact that he makes the emotions they are feeling flow out of the book and into you. He has truly taken the horror genre to a new level.
If you want to read a beautifully written, chilling tale that will keep you on the edge of your seat, this is the one to read. I highly recommend it, and guarentee you will not be disappointed, but looking forward to the next book.