This volume, telling Clay and Jeremy's back story, opens with Infusion, a short piece about Jeremy's father and the circumstances surrounding Jeremy's birth. From there, it jumps ahead 21 years to Gift and we hear how Clay, the only-child werewolf, was accidentally created. As long-time Armstrong readers already know, Clay and Jeremy's stories intertwine from almost that point forward, and so MEN OF THE OTHERWORLD weaves in and out through the years when Jeremy was raising, taming and educating Clay.
Malcolm, Jeremy's father, has a central part to play in Clay's upbringing, as well. The rest of the pack also has a crucial role in the book. The pack has enjoyed (endured?) a long period of stasis and things are about to change. A new Alpha is about to be chosen and pack brothers are lining up and picking sides. Not everyone will walk away from this fight alive. Not everyone is meant to.
For devoted fans, this book is a gift. It's a departure, of sorts, from the rest of the series, and I found the back story fascinating. Although many fans will have read some of the stories online (I've been reading the series since the first book and I've never read any of them before), this will be the first opportunity to have hard copies for their collections. For new readers, MEN OF THE OTHERWORLD is a fantastic jumping off point since it's really a prequel to the entire Women of the Otherworld series. This novel is another solid home run for Kelley Armstrong.
New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong
has captivated readers with her spellbinding Women of the
Otherworld series. Now, for the first time, in this
collection of four tales she gives center stage to the men
who love these sexy, supernatural womenβthe men who live on
the other side of humanityβ¦the wild side.
As a curious six-year-old, Clayton didnβt resist the biteβhe
asked for it. But surviving as a lone child-werewolf was
more than he could manageβuntil Jeremy came along and taught
him how to straddle the human-werewolf worlds, gave him a
homeβ¦and introduced him to the Pack. So begins this
tantalizing volume, featuring three of the most intriguing
members of the American Packβa hierarchical founding family
where bloodlines mean everything and each day presents a
new, thrilling, and often deadly challenge. For as Clayton
grows from a wild child to a clever teen who tests his
beloved mentor at every turn, he must learn not only to
control his animal instincts but to navigate Pack
politicsβincluding showing his brutal archnemesis, Malcolm,
who the real Alpha is....
From the nature of fear, weakness, and courage, to the
triumph of belonging and the complications of love and
loyalty, these mesmerizing tales reveal the trials of a
werewolf coming-of-age, and lay bare the hearts and minds of
the men strong enough for the women of the Otherworldβand
adept enough to take on two worlds.
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