Review: A Howling Five Stars for a Wonderful Tale
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 16, 2014
The prospect of reading a prequel to a series that I hadn't read--in a genre, Fantasy, that I don't really like--made me nervous. It shouldn't have though, as I learned just pages into this short novel. It succeeds admirably on three levels. First, it will satisfy fans of the trilogy, who want to know how a different breed of wolves came to populate another planet. Second, it will introduce Fantasy sceptics to a series they'll want to pursue--because we come to love the wolves. Third, this tale will satisfy fans of Diane Rapp's popular mysteries, for she artfully spins a tale of cross-breeding between dogs and wolves, an evil corporation with agendas of its own, and heroic researchers who risk their lives to save the noble wolves. Rapp does a first-rate job in portraying the mental telepathy between the wolves, dogs and cast. Highly recommended.