Come inside the mind of your best friend…Thor is a German shepherd living with a human family. He loves his family and takes his role as their protector seriously. But when Uncle Ted comes to stay, Thor finds his loyalties and instincts sorely tested. To Thor’s sharp canine senses, Uncle Ted is clearly not entirely human. If the family could see and smell what Thor does, they’d realize Uncle … realize Uncle Ted is in fact a werewolf, with an uncontrollable thirst for blood.
Tense and suspenseful, moving and terrifying, Thor is an absolutely unique novel, riveting and unforgettable. From the author of NIGHTLIFE, a contemporary vampire novel for adults.
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I’ve wanted to read this story for a long time, and am glad it finally happened. Bad Moon has been my favorite werewolf film for 25 years and I am a mark for comparing films to books. First off, I loved how Wayne Smith didn’t overdo the inclusion of the werewolf. He was very much present when it mattered, but unlike the movie, didn’t just show up to kill random people in the middle of the night and then scamper off. I also really enjoyed the style of writing, as it is very similar to my own, because it is more from a narrator point of view and not always directly from the character’s perspective. And not since Call of the Wild have I read a story that focused so much on the animal as the main protagonist. Thor (The dog) is a wonderful and deep character experience, told in a very unique fashion! However, the viewpoint does shift around a lot, especially towards the end, which makes it hard to follow at times. I also felt that the movie was a simpler story, that still encompassed the best parts of the book, whereas the book had an excess of characters that seemed to just come across as place holders. I wouldn’t say that the film or movie was a better version of the story, but each are distinct in their own ways.
What a nice surprise, it was really good ! A werewolf story told from the dog’s POV. It’s not like anything you’ve read before. I did not expect much more than a heart warming dog story, what I got was a heart, warming, breaking, thriller, horror story with a great dog. Give it a try.
It had a unique perspective and was very entertaining, literally could not put it down! I gave it five stars on Amazon and wished I could give it TEN!