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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780345423610
ISBN number: 0345423615
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 480
Printing Date: May 29, 1999
Publishing house: Ballantine Books
Release Date: May 29, 1999
Sale Popularity Level: 143450
Studio: Ballantine Books
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Into decadent Rome of the Dark Ages comes Regeane, an enigmatic young woman distantly related to Charlemagne. But the blood she has inherited from her murdered father makes her much more than a child of royalty. Regeane is a shapeshifter--woman and wolf, hunter and hunted--possessed of preternatural agility and strength, primal memories extending back thousands of years, and senses so keen they can pierce the veil of death itself.
Betrothed to a barbarian lord she has never seen, Regeane is surrounded by enemies. But outside the gates of Rome, baying at the moon, there is a mysterious dark wolf whose scent awakens the animal in Regeane. Now, as deadly plots tighten like a noose around her neck, Regeane must fight to live with dignity as the proud creature she is: civilized and savage, partaking of both, yet infinitely more than either . . .
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Regeane is a fatherless royal relation who happens to be a werewolf. Her guardian, Gundabald, and his venal son Hugo plan to recoup their fortunes by marrying Regeane to a wealthy bridegroom, even though she might inadvertently make him into a bedtime snack. Gundabald forces her into apparent compliance by threatening to reveal her secret to the Church, which would burn her at the stake. As the bridegroom, Maeniel, journeys to Rome to claim her, Regeane discovers allies in her quest to defeat Gundabald's machinations, including some very strong, funny, and levelheaded women. Unfortunately for Regeane, she also has more powerful enemies than Gundabald.
Alice Borchardt brings 8th-century Rome vividly to life. Her language is earthy and sensuously descriptive: 'The wolf visited Regeane's eyes and ears. The girl staggered slightly with the shock. The light in the square became intense. Smells an overwhelming experience: wet stone, damp air, musty clothing, perspirations shading from ancient sticky filth to fresh acrid adrenal alarm.'
Borchardt is Anne Rice's sister, but she writes a very different sort of tale. Ghosts, the dead, and supernatural forces are here, but so is laugh-out-loud humour and a happy ending. --Nona Vero
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not my usual cup of tea but I really enjoyed this book. I too wish there were more about Maniel and Regeanne . The characters were wonderful and unlike one of the reviews,I am glad there was less of Silve.
Recommended this book to anyone who wants to take a chance and read something very different
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This could have been a great book. Alas, it was not. The overuse of flowery prose killed the story and the superfluous adjectives caused me to laugh out loud when I am sure I wasn't supposed to. Ms. Borchardt tried so hard to be poetic and lyrical in the telling, and it is glaringly obvious that she is copying her sister's style. The result is pitiful. The gratuitous, graphic rape and molestation of a young boy early on in the novel should have been grounds for a toss in the trash, but I kept reading, glutton for punishment that I am. I also found the seduction of Regeane by her female mentor to be gratuitous. Overall, this book is insulting and an affront to werewolves everywhere, who should band together and prevent Ms. Borchardt from ever picking up a pen again. Somehow she has been published again and again, though. This is one of the worst books I've ever read, undeserving of all the 5 star reviews and copious praise it has received.
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I am a voracious reader and when my grandmother offered to take me shopping with her I jumped at the chance to browse the book section. Its not uncommon for me to come back with 5-7 books to read which usually last me a few days at best. I bought this book and put it away because I wasn't I was ready to read it. I was on summer vacation and at the time was in junior high. I began reading this book at 6 p.m on a tuesday and read it till the final page...which was 10 a.m the subsequent morning. I could not put it down and my mother actually yelled at me for not going to bed. I had to suffer a bit because I was not allowed to sleep that day since I needed to get back on a normal sleep pattern but the book was way worth the loss of sleep. 5 stars!!!
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I thought it was a beautiful story and the writer did a wonderful job creating a diverse group of characters that were both likable and hatable - in other words very real and well developed. Regeane is such a complex character, and Alice B. showed her every side of her personality superbly. She was very feminine and gentle at times, and a true wolf at other. Her uncle was unable to transform her into a weeping husk of a woman that her mother became, which was truly amazing based on her upbringing. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the two different personalities (the human and the wolf) that sometimes clashed but most of the time were very in tune with one another. Even though Regeane was taught her whole life that she was tainted, in her heart she truly loved the wolf and that love helped her to become the strong woman she was during those difficult times. Also I liked the fact that the writer stayed true to the period and didn't shy away from the gruesome parts and overall made the story believable.
The only criticism I might add is it was a little too descriptive. It could be just my personal taste for a fast paced action, but I must admit that I speed-read through a number of passages. Other then that, I loved the story and the action. I would highly recommend this book.
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I thought this book was great! it's so much better than other books because in most fantasy books, something happens to the main female character and she fights it. Then the whole story ends up being about when she will embrace it. In this case, she turnned into a werewolf and she accepted it. This gave the author more room to write a story. I'm so tired of reading love stories when all it's about is a girl running from a guy who you know she's going to be with by the end. This book was different and I loved it!
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