She Wulf (The Annie Loves Cham Series) [Kindle Edition]

Sheryl Steines (Author)

Book Description

He comes through the centuries to find her, the girl who could save them all. Alone in the future and a foreign land, he must trust the coven’s magic to find the girl in the prophecy, the one who will rid his people of the demons which cannot be killed.

Annie Pearce runs through the streets of the city, chasing a demon, the likes she has never seen before. After finally capturing the creature, she works to find out where it comes from and how to destroy the monster. Cham Chamsky follows a lead and discovers a mystery man in the forest near where the demon was found. This is no ordinary man. He is a Viking—a man from the past—thirteen centuries in the past.

Annie and Cham don’t believe in coincidence, and know the demon and Viking are somehow related. With the demon imprisoned and the Viking on the loose, it is essential they learn the origins of the strange pair in order to protect the non-magical world from their presence. In a startling twist of fate, the Viking Kolgaar drags Annie through a portal to the past, and she learns of the prophecy that has foretold her destiny, one she didn’t know she had.

She must rid ancient England of the regenerating demons—especially Gergalina, the largest and meanest of all the horrible creatures. The monsters have terrorized the Vikings and the coven, destroying everything in their path. When the prophecy was read, there was hope for the first time in centuries. Annie struggles with her new destiny as she adjusts to life in the past, and tries to figure out a way to destroy the un-killable demons with the help of her faithful partner Spencer. It is a purpose she must fulfill if she is ever to return home.

She Wulf is the follow-up to The Day of First Sun, the first novel by Sheryl Steines. Continue the adventure of Annie and Cham as they set out to save the world one more time.

Product Details

• File Size: 530 KB
• Print Length: 270 pages
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B008K8870O
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #563,367 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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4.0 out of 5 stars She Wulf - Why Can't We All Have Some Magic? September 5, 2012

By naimeless

Format:Kindle Edition

I'd like to think I've gotten better since then & here's why.

Day of First Sun was a spectacular read, but I don't think I went into depth as much as I could have. So, for She Wulf, I've decided to be more thorough. I received an Advanced Reader's Copy of this book, and I honestly can't wait to buy it when it's published.

Let's get the simply stuff out-of-the-way.

I'll start, with the prologue, and by stating that narrative this book reads like Poe. It is descriptive genius at its best.
"Thick white clouds gathered at the center of the library. It floated toward the highest shelf, where a book shook and sputtered as it ate away the heavy mist. As the last of the vapor lifted, a white, hot light flashed before burning out, leaving the book on its shelf as it had for centuries."

What's not to love about that? It makes a great opening, similar to The Fall of the House of Usher, and lets the reader step into fantasy-land. I find there are two reactions way in which fantasy/sci-fi authors set up their worlds. One involves creating the world by slowly/descriptively infusing physical parameters into the world. The other sort of pukes it all out o n to the page than smacks the reader with a stick and says 'IDIOT, don't you know how my world works?'

She Wulf world - no puking there. It's glorious blissful narration adds elements at a pace that is sort-of like think painting.

Think painting - I think therefore it appears.

That (think painting) reminds me of another aspect of Sheryl Steines' writing which is the closest thing to magic I've read in a long time.

That quite simply is her ability to instantly portray tone and personality through dialogue. I will admit that at one point, I loved the show Friends. I can still tolerate it in a background noise way, similar to other sitcoms. This book, has the magic that Friends did, they actually jump off the page (very quickly I might add) as a group of friends who are intimately attached, and believe in each other. (Each in their own unique/magical/quirky way.)

Cham, Annie, Spencer and everyone else actually - even if only characters in passing emerge from the page with an entire multi-faceted personality in place. I'm sure that there is some of my own placing of attributes and qualities on everyone, but part of an enjoyable read is being able to identify with everyone in the book in some way.

Steines' writing is as magical as all the characters in the book put together. Her prowess is a super-magic being that transcends all others.

Fundamentally the book is a stoic force to conquer all others in its path. It reads like a movie script waiting to be made, and I haven't even given you the basic plot line.

On the path of movieness, there are vikings, daemons, and a myriad of other creatures that inhabit the world of magic that would make for some great programming and effects in a full length movie. Think Star_Trek ship porn, but with magical creatures.

There's enough action that my heart began racing while I was reading it. It was simply wonderful to read a book that was as fast paced as I needed it to be. There's a portal - and in my experience (reading maybe not in real life?) portals are never a good thing. They lead somewhere, but they tend to be tricky bastards that don't lead back to the same place, or disappear and have to be re-opened. Portals bring about misery, though they also often give in and let us come back after a lengthy battle even if it's just a battle of wills. I hope, that Annie and Cham will always win.

In my world (which could be arguably small) Star trek sits a-top the peak of things I enjoy. She Wulf, has climbed to a perch sitting slightly below, but very close to all my star trek love. I haven't loved a sci-fi world much more than Anne Rice The Vampire Chronicles and Anne McCaffrey's Crystal singer or Pern series. This book joins that crowd.

Can you tell I have a thing for strong narratives and multi-faceted characters?

5.0 out of 5 stars great fantasy November 27, 2012

By Geraldine A. Green

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Just read She Wulf by Sheryl Steines. It was a wonderful fantasy, had a great time in my own pretend world. Thanks for a great read.

3.0 out of 5 stars 2.5 Stars November 20, 2012

By Sam

Format:Paperback

I will start by saying that I did not care much for this book. It is filled with action, and yet I found myself bored. I can't quite put my finger on why this is, because it is practically non-stop action scenes for the first few chapters and doesn't slow down much after that. But, still, I was bored through pretty much the entire novel.

I couldn't connect with any of the characters, which made the story less interesting to me. The characters are developed well enough, but I just didn't find myself caring much about them or their lives. The quality of writing is good, but I think it's lacking in story-telling abilities. It didn't succeed in capturing my interest as it should have, considering the action-packed storyline. It's told in third person, which I am not a fan of, but each to his/her own.

I love the cover. It encompasses the story quite well--the main heroin Annie shrouded in fire as she fights her way through the demons. Overall, I did not enjoy this book. I also found it a bit overkill on how it included all of the following: magic, wizards, witches, demons, vampires, and time travel--too much fantastical elements for one story, in my opinion. Fans of third person narrative as well as all the elements just mentioned might like this book, if they don't feel like I do (about it being overkill). I, personally, just didn't care for the book.

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