Michael Gallatin is a master spy during World War II. He also happens to be a werewolf. He comes out of retirement for one last mission: to stop a secret Nazi operation called Iron Fist. Can Michael stop Iron Fist and retain his humanity?

The Wolf's Hour is what would happen if Captain America was a werewolf instead of a super-hero. Yes, I remember the atrocious CapWolf storyline from the 1990's. That doesn't count since it didn't happen during World War II.

Wolf's Hour tells two parallel stories: More...

This is probably my favorite of all the McCammon books. How can you go wrong with a werewolf master spy fighting against the Nazis? You can't.
Its just pure pulp fun. Some may consider it trash but they're just not enlightened.

The fact that this book even exists is so great, I can barely even contain myself. My friend M. Sweeney Lawless passed it on to me when I was working on a screenplay based on my werewolf blog, and I fell in love, mainly with the huge balls it took the author to write this book.

From the Back Jacket: "He is Michael Gallatin, master spy, lover-and werewolf. Able to change shape with the lightning speed, to kill silently with savage, snarling fury, he proved his talents against Rommel in Africa. An More...

This is still to date one of my all time favorite novels. McCammon has written some great tales but this is one I can (and have) read over and over and over again. 007 meet the Wolf man; actually no... 007 IS the Wolf man. McCammon takes you back and forth between WWII espionage, personal vendetta, 007 spy action and werewolf Russian heritage. As much as i would love to read a sequel I don't want the fun of the original to be squandered. If you want a great werewolf novel or just an interesting More...

I'll be reviewing more of Robert McCammon's books, but this is one of my favorites. Of course I can't get my wife to read it since she still judges the book by its cover and says, "I don't want to read a book with a werewolf on the cover howling at the moon." *sigh*

That being said, they really should change the cover art for this book, because it is NOT a cheezy werewolf novel at all. It's a fantastic journey thru the life of a man who indeed gets bitten by a wolf and then is taken into the pack More...

You know how sometimes you read a book and you can just tell that it's being written to a specific genre even if you don't know what genre conventions it's actually answering? Well, this book is clearly a Manly Adventure Story of a sort which is unfamiliar to me. Since the first time I read this I've tried to get into several of the author's other novels and just sort of rebounded off the genre.

Why do I enjoy this one, then? I think it's the concept, and I think you'll agree it's a doozy: Werewo More...

The Good

Michael Gallatin is a werewolf who works for the allies during World War II. The top brass asks him to head deep behind enemy lines to make contact with a double agent so that he can retrieve information that will reveal Hitler's Super Secret Plan to overcome the grim economic consequences of running a military state and actually win the Second World War. Why does it all fall to this dapper, lycanthropic individual? Because he's the man for the job, dammit!


The Not-so-good

Ya got your pres More...

Subterranean Press recently released a limited reprint of this book, which was originally published in 1989 by Grafton (Harper Collins). In honour of this, it deserves a re-read and a review as I am sure that there are a few people out there completely unaware of this gem.

It is a werewolf story completely unlike any other I have ever read and even 20 years after it was released is still a good read. Forget Underworld, forget The Howling, and definitely forget Twilight... this Lycanthrope is more More...

It takes a pretty good writer to pull this off:
Write an espionage tale about a British spy who is in a race against time to determine what secret the Germans have in mind to thwart the Allied Invasion of Europe. Now throw in the fact that he's a werewolf without making the whole thing sound stupid.

Yeah, it sounds really stupid, and the front cover of my paperback does nothing to dispel that.
But it really works! Of course, it helps if you're the type of reader who can suspend disbelief and just s More...

Ok, so it's a book about Michael Gallatin, a Russian werewolf super spy going after the Nazis just before D-Day. And do the ladies love his musky smell, and the way he eats his meat almost raw? Yes they do.

Been re-reading some of the over the top Robert McCammon novels I loved in the 80's. I'm having a blast doing it.

I hate when people call McCammon trash. What he is is pulp. Sure it is cheesy, but I always have the impression of a generous author who always tries to pull out all the stops to g More...

Evil Nazis versus secret werewolf spy and his comrades. Lotsa blood and guts, some torture and cannibalism, and of course the obvious who's the monster idea. Some of us wear the fur and claws on the inside. Really intense action, narrow escapes and distinctive characters. I'm not a WWII buff and preferred the parts of the story involving life as a rustic wolfy entity, although I did particularly enjoy the airborne action, that stuff was really cool. Everything is so well described that I sometim More...

This author has quite the imagination! It had a little something for everyone: mythology, sex, adventure, action, history. Kind of a cross between Wolverine, James Bond and Inglorious Bastards. I've never read anything quite like and enjoyed it immensely. It's very fast-paced with a hero you love who is British spy/werewolf/ladies man during Hilter's reign. It actually has a story within a story as throughout the book it goes back in time to explain how he became a werewolf and the life he had b More...

I will preface this by saying that I love Robert McCammon; I think he's a fantastic storyteller! I was trying to find another book of his to read and came across The Wolf's Hour b/c there was a Kindle edition. At first I thought the premise - a werewolf helps the Allies during WWII - was a bit cheesy, so I was hesitant to read it. However, after starting the book I read it in about three days and was quickly enraptured with the story. The characters are well developed and well written, and McCam More...

I'm not really into writing reviews for the sake of other people. But I'm going to write them for myself, as im pretty sure that a few years from now I'll have difficulty remembering my thoughts on every book ever read. Just getting it out of the way.

So, this is a nice book, but not really ground-breaking or prone to incite strong emotions in the reader (like, in my opinion a good book is).

The story is divided on two branches.

One with Michael Gallatin, a super spy, who is also a werewolf. This More...

When I was in high school I wanted to write a story with a werewolf and my friend suggested I read this book. I had never heard of Robert McCammon before so I wasn’t sure what to expect. What I got was a book that I couldn’t put down. Wolf’ s Hour is much more than just a werewolf book, although just at that level, it’s a fantastic read.

Wolf’s Hour is as much a World War II novel who’s main character, Michael Gallatin is a British spy who also happens to be a werewolf. That in itself is a pretty More...

Here is something that should appeal to fans of thrillers and horror. Author Robert R McCammon has masterfully blended the two genres by creating his central character Michael Gallatin, a Russian immigrant now living in Wales working for British Intelligence as an agent during the Second World War.

The action moves from the theatre of war: North Africa and Europe then back to Gallatin’s upbringing in Russia. In this way the narrative keeps the reader hooked on his exciting and daring mission to f More...

I could go even to [9/10] for the sheer amount of entertainment I got out the Michael Gallatin adventures and the skilled control of McCammon over the plot and the pacing of the narrative.
There are a lot of things done good in this high octane thriller and few to criticize. In true Indiana Jones style the hero goes from one rollercoater ride to another, from the sand dunes of El Alamein to the rooftop of the Paris Opera and from the rushing train on the Berlin outskirts to a desolate rocky islan More...

I love this book. It is full of action and the characters are great and it has werewolves and Nazis; what more could you want. This is the third time I have read it and it was just as good as the first.

I know some people do not like flashbacks, but this book had flashback sections which are put beautifully in line with the main story in the era of the D-Day landings. Hence we are given plenty of action and plenty of history as well so Michael (the lead character) has much greater depth.

There are More...

What fun! A werewolf who becomes a British master spy and takes on the Nazis almost singlehandedly! It sounds like pure pulp, but I've always admired McCammon a lot more than the literary establishment seems to, and I find this a case where an author set out to do a very specific thing and did it extremely well. The book is gripping and it provides an interesting take on the life of the good old werewolf, staple of horror that he is.

The only reason I give this four stars is that I feel that in More...

this is a great one. McCammon knows how to end a chapter. a true master of his craft. I love this book and its a long time favorite. demands to be reread again and agian. not your typical werewolf story at all. Nazis take it hard. set in world war two. wait til you meet Boots... ha
you gotta track down a copy and then you'll be hooked.

I really enjoyed this unique take on a spy thriller. Michael Gallantin is not only a more than competent British spy, he's also a werewolf. The story of his life is intertwined with that of perhaps his most important mission and both parts complement each other perfectly.

The premise is so comic book it's a step away from juvenile,... while England is battling the WW2 menace of an imminent Nazi invasion, they send a covert secret agent to uncover the plot that could turn the entire war to Germany's favor,... & that agent also happens to be,... yes,... a werewolf. I know, I know, what am I thinking? What was Robert thinking?

Thing is, Robert's really good. His particular brand of gritty realistic horror has a way of adding a realm of tangibility to a fantasy s More...

Wir schreiben das Jahr 1944, D-Day steht kurz bevor und für Nazideutschland wird die Luft dünner. Doch im norwegischen Hinterland arbeiten Hitlers Wissenschaftler an einer geheimen Superwaffe, die die Invasion mit einem Schlag beenden könnte.
Die Hoffnung der Alliierten liegt auf den Schultern eines Mannes: Michael Gallatin, Meisterspion, Liebhaber und - Werwolf! Auf der Suche nach dem Geheimprojekt "Iron Fist" kämpft er sich vom besetzten Frankreich bis nach Berlin durch. Doch Stunden vor der La More...

This is a great story about a man who is a spy for the government and happens to be a werewolf. Sounds sort of corny, but it's not. It's fantastic! You will love these characters. Very enjoyable!

-Hay batidos sabrosos, que ni engordan ni son nutritivos, pero quitan la sed un rato-.

Género. Narrativa Fantástica.

Lo que nos cuenta. Tres años después de una exitosa misión en el norte de África pero que acabó en tragedia, Michael Gallatin, un parco y discreto hombre lobo, vuelve a ser contactado por la inteligencia militar aliada para llevar a cabo una misión en el territorio francés ocupado por los alemanes con el objeto de averiguar si la Operación Overlord podría estar en riesgo debido a u More...

My 8th McCammon book. Very good, very hairy Bond fighting the Nazis.
This guy knows his way around a war and tells it beautifully.

I love this book. I just re-read it again. McCammon takes folklore and remakes it into a remarkable story.

In my humble opinion, Robert R. McCammon is on par with Clive Barker and the BRILLIANT Stephen King. His stories have great imagination and pace and his use of description of the terrors lurking in his novels, are guaranteed to have you sleeping with the lights on; if you are in fact able to sleep. I have enjoyed thoroughly the 5 - 6 novels of his that I have read including this one. My suggestions for those who are new to Mr McCammon are as follows.

1: Stinger
2: The Night Boat
3: Wolf's Hour
4: Go More...