The Wolf's Hour (Robert R. McCammon)

McCammon has written one of the better werewolf books I have read. While the story line bounces back and forth between two time settings its an enjoyable read. If you like werewolfs this one should be on your list.

Before this, I've read "Swan Song" and "Gone South" and enjoyed all three very much. McCammon is truly one of a kind; his stories are very hard to put down and easy to go back to. He has a way of writing a great story and keeping it going without filler, as I call it; words that have little purpose or meaning to the story. I find myself reading every word as to not miss a single thought or concept; the author is a true genius. When my friend recommended this book, I could not imagine how a story about a Werewolf and World War II could possibly be of any value. However from the first chapter this story grabs you and does not let go until the very end; this novel is full of a great story line with action and excitment. This could have easily been two novels; one of how Michael Gallatin became and lived the life of a young werewolf and the other of how he became a valuable asset in the Allies' fight against the Nazis just prior to D-Day. McCammon blended the two tales excellently a... Read more

I loved this book, but I'm disappointed with the ending. He left a few questions unanswered. I can only assume he meant to do a sequel...? Either that or he rushed the ending just to get it over and done with. Regardless of the ending, the rest of this book was a really fun read. Fast-paced and well written.

I like werewolf stories, but when I first heard about this book, I thought that the plot sounded pretty far-fetched. Michael Gallatin is a sexy, handsome, debonair, and highly intelligent British spy, battling the Nazis. He is also a werewolf. Hmm, I thought, it just won't work. Well, I was wrong. This is a page turning, attention grabbing book that will simply not let the reader go, so engrossing and well-written a story does the author weave. The author essentially tells two stories. One is the story of how Michael Gallatin became a werewolf and the man that would dare take on the Nazis. It is a powerful and sensitive telling of his formative years in Russia, weaving a mystical, magical tale. It is also a rip-roaring thriller of how Michael tangles with the Nazis to try and discover their super secret plot to destroy the Allies on D-day. Action packed and full of twists and turns, it is a hell of an adventure! This is simply a superlative, well-written and suspenseful book t... Read more

I almost didn't read this book because, though I like the author, the plot just sounded too ridiculous. I mean, werewolf supersoldier and Nazis? Come on! But I do like the author and it got pretty good reviews, so I read it, and I'm glad I did. I thought it started off pretty slow, personally. I'm not sure if the writing wasn't as good at the beginning (as others have said) or if I was just prejudiced by thinking it was a silly plot. But I do like werewolf books, and this is the best one I've read -- not really for the Nazi plot, but the whole 'becoming a werewolf' I thought was interesting. And I really got caught up in the battle with the beast, when it happened, I thought it was a pretty well written fight scene. The Nazi timeline had sort of a different feel, and someone else summed it up nicely. It's a lot of James Bond meets Indiana Jones sort of action, and once it picked up, was retty pleasant in a campy adventurous sort of way. Not that 'campy' is the right word, but tha... Read more