Shadowlords & Get of Fenris

This book was really good for me as an starter for the Werewolf series, because it begins with one of my fav tribes, the Shadows. The book about them ius simply great and it sits the story in a nice way. Also, the book about the Gets is really great, too, and I found myself liking this tribe a lot!!! ;)

This is a great book. It is intelligently written and quite fascinating. This is the first book (novel or game book) that I dabbled in for Werewolf: The Apocalypse, and I must say it was quite confusing at first, but I caught on quickly and was soon absorbed by it. For those unfamiliar with the concepts and terminology of Apocalypse, I recommend downloading a lexicon from a fansite for the most enjoyable reading. I have read preceding novels for WtA, and I must say this is better. Breathe Deeply is written well, but I didn't like the fact that the Crinos form was merely an unthinking monster capable of solely a 10-word, monosyllabic vocabulary. The Silver Crown fixed the whole "unthinking monster" problem, but the writing was childish and sub-par. The advent of the Trive Novels series is a blessed occurrence for WtA fans, because it is about what WtA has grown into, not exactly what it started as. The Crinos form is literate and speech-capable, and the writing is excellent. I rate this five stars because it accomplishes its purpose. It is the introduction to the series, and as such, I would not diminish its value as a good book, because it's an introduction that draws you in. I highly recommend this book for anyone who likes WtA or werewolves in general.

At long last! Finally some WtA writing. I have been starving for some decent fiction since Call to Battle, Silver Crown and Breathe Deeply. Although I am not much of a shadow lord fan it was good writing, and I really liked the Get of Fenris. Can't wait to see what the next books will be like.

It's been a while since White Wolf has released any new Werewolf: The Apocalypse fiction, so I eagerly snatched this one up. It's the first in a series of 7 books, each containing two novellas that focus on a different tribe (14 tribes in all--the 13 regulars, plus the tainted Black Spiral Dancers).The only reason I give this book 4 stars instead of 5 is because the whole thing, while it does contain some nice action and political setup, is more or less exposition for the bigger epic storyline that is the entire Tribe Novel series.I'm not going to get much into plot here, because most of what does actually happen can probably be considered spoilers, but suffice it to say that by the time the Concolation (the largest gathering of Garou--werewolves--that can be called) is called, there are enough problems to worry about as to make future entries of this series interesting.The writing is pretty good, though, because both halves are in novella form, it does sort of lack in terms of detail. But don't let that fool you, the writing is not BAD, and sometimes is quite good. It's just that, like I said, the real meat of the whole Tribe Novel story hasn't actually picked up at this point in the series.I look forward to the rest of the series, but am disappointed that they will only be coming out seasonally, meaning book 7 won't be out until winter.......of next year.....I would think that anyone who is a fan of Werewolf: The Apocalypse would want to check this series out.