By Blood We Live
“Once more, Duncan’s elegant, striking prose is the star in his enthralling conclusion to the Last Werewolf trilogy . . . There are plenty of battles, blood, and sexy escapades; but the real treat continues to be Duncan’s beautifully twisted way with language and the profound thesis he poses about humanity. Defiant and dramatic to […]
Talulla Rising
Library Journal Duncan did something remarkable in The Last Werewolf. Instead of glamorizing werewolf protagonist Jake (and his stinky enemies, vampires), he made the werewolf act of transformation and feasting ("fuckkilleat") viscerally ugly. Yet at the same time, Jake is sympathetically, conflictedly, yes, human. Jake met his end, having discovered that he really wasn't the […]
The Last Werewolf
The New York Times – Justin Cronin The challenge for any writer working within an established genre, especially a genre with a reputation for high camp, is to bring something new to the table while adhering to tradition. On both points, Duncan…scores high marks…Marlowe…deliver[s] his lengthy confession…with the pounding energy of water shot from a […]