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Way of the Wolf

The Vampire Earth, Book 1

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Way of the Wolf

By: E. E. Knight
Narrated by: Christian Rummel, E. E. Knight (Introduction)
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 Louisiana, 2065. A lot has changed in the 43rd year of the Kurian Order. Possessed of an unnatural and legendary hunger, the bloodthirsty Reapers have come to Earth to establish a New Order built on the harvesting of enslaved human souls. They rule the planet. They thrive on the scent of fear. And if it is night, as sure as darkness, they will come.

On this pitiless world, the indomitable spirit of mankind still breathes in Lieutenant David Valentine. Brought into the Wolves - an elite guerilla force sworn to win back Earth - Valentine leads his first command in the Kurian Zone. Driven by the losses of his past and the hope of a future, Valentine is in it to win. No matter how long it takes. No matter what doom awaits him beyond his wildest nightmares.

Bonus Audio: Includes an exclusive introduction by author E.E. Knight.

This title is part of our Vampire Collection, a selection of our favourite dark listens.©2003 Eric E. Frisch (P)2008 Audible, Inc. Adventure Dark Fantasy Fantasy Military Science Fiction
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Brilliant writing.....
Luv it, Luv it, Luv it. I want more more more. Loads of action, I just could not put it down. I have just brought book 2.

Fantastic!!!

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I greatly enjoyed this novel, which surprised me. To explain, I don't normally like vampires and dislike fantasty fiction in general (excluding the works of Terry Pratchet), and as such I've always avoided novels that include vampires for such reasons - that and a dislike of bloody details that usually seem to fascinate these authors. This novel, however, manages to capture a world inhabited by vampire like monsters but not focused on these demons directly. Cast in the mould of the Warhammer novels, the book focuses on the military in a sci-fi setting, but manages to pull off a more engaging world than the far future of the warhammer universe (which I do like as well). It manages to efficiently explain the world the novel takes place in, and the descriptions of events and places is of a high quality. The novel has convinced me that the Vampire Earth series it worth trying out in its totally.

Vampire Earth: Like Warhammer but better

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If you could sum up Way of the Wolf in three words, what would they be?
Not about vampires

Who was your favourite character and why?
Valentine of course, well in this one anyway. As the series progresses Ahn-Kha is mine and a lot of fans favourite but he doesn't appear in the 1st book.

Have you listened to any of Christian Rummel and E. E. Knight (Introduction) ’s other performances? How does this one compare?
Mr Knight is to be quite honest, a brilliant writer but a god damned boring talker and this doesn't change in any of the other books in the series, that said, it is nice to hear the writer giving a little insight into the story and giving you little teasers of what is to come. Christian Rummel, on the other hand, is a vocal genius, at times you'll be sure there is more than one person reading, especially with the female voices and he also gets accents spot on, which is more prominent in the later books, when you get to Tale of the Thunderbolt you'll see what I mean.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
No tears for me in any of the books so far, but I have laughed a few times, at lucky escapes and even more at the lucky Mr Valentine with the ladies, he does seem to have a bit of the James Bond going on, he has got lucky in every book so far, every time a different woman, lucky fella :)

Any additional comments?
When you see Vampire Earth, you immediately think, "not another vampire series", but this is not another vampire series at all. Yes there is an alien race, the Kurians, that kills humans to kind of "drink" their blood, but this is more about combat, camaraderie and doing the seemingly impossible just to survive, than anything else and you won't find any love-struck teenage girls going gooey over this type of bloodsucker, of this you can be sure!

One of the best series I've read

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