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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780312875954
ISBN number: 0312875959
Label: Tor Books
Manufacturer: Tor Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 320
Printing Date: June 01, 2002
Publishing house: Tor Books
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Betrayal, love, and lycanthropy in the time of the Crusades
Based on one of the Lais of Marie de France, The Wolf Hunt is a breathtaking adventure that showcases, once again, Gillian Bradshaw’s respectability as both a historian and as a novelist.
When Marie Penthièvre of Chalendrey is abducted from her Norman priory and taken to Brittany’s court, she vows never to dishonor her family’s ties by marrying a Breton brute. There is only one man who might change her mind: Tiarnán of Talensac, a handsome, skilled, and noble knight indeed. But Tiarnán does not love her, and when he marries a slip of a girl instead, Marie vows to become a nun as soon as she is able.
But Tiarnán has a secret, and that slip of a girl betrays him once she learns of it. When Tiarnán disappears and is presumed dead, his widow marries his one time rival and assumes title to his land, which steadily begins to decline under her unskilled, merciless rule. Marie knows something is wrong, and only she is clear headed enough to rescue Tiarnán and return him to his rightful status. But can she do so before it is too late?
Rich in romance, and intrigue, steeped in history and wonder, The Wolf Hunt is historical fiction at its best, by one of its most skilled practitioners.
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I really loved this book. It was a surprise to me because I picked it up not knowing much about it, and only having read Gillian Bradshaw's early novels many years ago. It's it all there though; action, interesting insights about the history of the period, romance, even a bit of the supernatural. I kept having moments where the twists and turns of the plot took me so by surprise that I just had to tell someone, only no one I knew had even heard of this book! That's why I'm sharing it with everyone.
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What an inventive story! A Werewolf tale told in medieval times! The heroine Marie is wonderful as are the supporting characters. The love story is tender and poignant. The prose flows smoothing and the writing is effortless. I loved it!
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Gillian Bradshaw is an author that I have to admit I don't understand. Whenever I read descriptions of her books they sound amazing, with fabulous plots that would be really exciting to read. Then I read the book and it's just very ordinary, with a plot that doesn't live up to it's expectations or potential and isn't bad but isn't good either.
I thought "The Wolf Hunt" might be different because it's in third person (and has werewolf's which are always fun to read about) but this book was just extremely....level. It had a very consistent level of writing and enjoyment which never varied. The exciting parts weren't that exciting; the boring parts weren't that boring. It was just ok throughout.
I'm not saying I hated this book. I read it in about a day so obviously enjoyed it to some extent but it could have been so much better. It could have been great! I mean, a kidnapped noble woman who wants to be a nun who falls in love with a man who is a werewolf who marries another and is betrayed and the former nun has to save him-it's a great plot. It could have been amazing! But instead it was just kind of blasé.
I have to say after reading this and "The Beckon at Alexandria" I can't say I'm too keen to read more of Bradshaw's books. I know there is a devoted following but for me this just didn't have the needed variation in writing style to make it interesting enough.
Three stars. Not great but not that bad.
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This was the very first book by Gillian Bradshaw that I read and I have subsequently searched out several others by her - all surprisingly different from this one!
Warning - there are plot spoilers below!
The plot is that of a young girl, Marie, who is kidnapped and ends up by finding her loyalties torn - those who kidnapped her are her father's enemies, but they treat her so well that she is unsure of the right path. She initially escapes from her kidnappers and is very nearly raped and worse by some fibre people she comes across - she is rescued by a strange man, Tiernan. We hear of Marie's introduction to the court of Duke Hoel and Marie discovers Tiernan is engaged to Elin. As a reader I decided Tiernan would probably come to his senses before the wedding and realise Marie is the woman for him, but this didn't happen. In fact he loves Elin very much, and Marie has to watch them marry and try to subdue her feelings.
At this point the focus of the story changes and we start to follow more of the story of Tiernan. He is a very interesting character - and he has a secret. This was fairly easy to guess as the story progresses, and it was more interesting to see how the characters around him dealt with this. His new wife Elin is repulsed when she discovers her husband sometimes turns into a wolf and she schemes to have him disposed of - not by death, but by ensuring he remains trapped in his wolf form.
It is here that Marie returns. The section where Tiernan is a wolf is brilliantly written - his part human but mostly animal intellect and senses is very evocative. We begin to understand what it's like for him - the freedom of his wolf form, but the knowledge that there is more out there for him as a man. It's brilliantly written, especially the section where Duke Hoel is hunting him, with Elin's new husband Alain the chief protagonist - he wants his rival the wolf to be disposed of for good.
Marie's gentleness and understanding as she gradually realises that the wolf that Duke Hoel has as his tame pet is actually Tiernan is great to read. Tiernan is rescued from his wolf form and returns to his village after an absence of a year, eventually ending up with Marie.
I understand that this book is a reworking of a poem, but I didn't know that until after finishing it. I felt the book worked excellently - it wasn't too predictable, the characters were flawed and interesting, and the description of life in Mediaeval times worked really well. This is an excellent read with a gentle love story and a gripping plot.
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I like historical fiction, and so I decided to check this book out. The beginning almost made me disappointed, but the by the end I couldn't put it down. It is quite engrossing and kept me on edge, even though the ending was qutie predictable. But the tortures the characters went through sincerely moved me. I recommend this book for anyone who is quite bored and would like to find some entertainment for a couple of hours. The villains' inner thoughts are thoroughly explained, so that they become humans instead of just the "villains." The heroine was perhaps not as well in depth, and was quite pious, strong, and good. And the hero as well.
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