Shadow Lords & Get of Fenris

Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Tribe Novel #1

by Gherbod Fleming, Eric Griffin

This first book of White Wolf's exciting new Tribe Novel series shows the Garou - the werewolves of the World of Darkness - at their best and at the worst. In Shadow Lords, we see how the fractious Garou struggle for dominance over one another, and in Get of Fenris, at a Concolation - the largest gathering of Garou - we see them standing together in their endless war against the Wyrm. But how long can the Garou continue to fight this war? Their numbers are diminishing, and as this seven-book series will reveal, their past is being taken from them as well.

Genres: World Of Darkness, Urban Fantasy, Werewolves, Role Playing Games, Horror, Fantasy

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Carolina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Si bien es de esperarse que una novela enmarcada en la dinámica de un juego de rol asuma cómo público objetivo a aquellos que ya se encuentran familiarizados con el argot del juego me parece que esta novela utiliza un lenguaje excesivamente rimbombante de forma innecesaria tratando con ello de mostrar la distinción y lo dificil que es desenmarañar las intrigas de los Shadow Lords pero ese mecanismo me hizo la novela muy tediosa de leer aunque la y voy a seguir dandole la oportunidad a la saga completa

[Jackal Alltrades · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so damn good.

The Shadow Lords segment provides some really sharp looks into the life of Garou-- my favorite example is the Silver Fang who is genuinely angry that the Kinfolk woman he likes has been killed. Its such a quiet little character moment and the sort of thing we don't often see out of silver fangs in general.

The Get of Fenris novel has intrigue of its own, and I think the way it ends is beautiful, and don't want to spoil it.

While some tribe saga novels are hit and miss, this one is a solid double recommend.

[Roberto Ortega · Rating 4 out of 5]

Llevaba años buscando esta saga y hacía mucho tiempo que no disfrutaba tanto con Mundo de Tinieblas. Aparte de la épica que se le espera a los defensores de Gaia esta novela muestra bien como viven, separados de la sociedad humana y del resto de criaturas de la noche, según sus propias leyes y tradiciones, convirtiendo en ritos tribales antiguas costumbres y leyendas de los diferentes pueblos en cuyos terrenos se asientan y de cuyas culturas vienen.

[Fénix · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entretenidos ambos tomos. En algunos momentos, sobre todo en Camada de Fenris, se marea un poco la perdiz; la trama principal del tomo de Fenris no da para mucho. Pero se deja leer bien y los capítulos están bien compensados y están bien escritos. Hay momentos muy buenos que te hace querer acabar los tomos.

Si te gusta la fantasía oscura creo que no te decepcionará; al menos estos dos primeros tomos.

[Adrián M. Pallaviccini · Rating 4 out of 5]

A ver. Es genial para aquellos metidos en el Lore de Mundo de tinieblas. Es muy interesante sinceramente, sin embargo, me cuesta darle un mayor puntaje porque lo evalúo como lector promedio.

Su manera de narrar es interesante, al igual que sus personajes, pero se siente muy necesario conocer el contexto previo.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full review here:

http://jamesgenrebooks.blogspot.com/2...

After the Clan Novels, a volume wherein the story picks up almost directly from the preceding volume is a welcome relief.

[Lanfear · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sin contexto es un absoluto caos. No entiendo nada del argot del libro aunque he ido pillando algunas cosas por mi cuenta, la tejedora, el wyrm, el kaos, pero no son cosas tangibles como unos ejércitos, no puedes luchar contra el aire y la imaginación. No entiendo las facciones y no se quien es quien. Solo me parece un batiburrillo de nombres y terminología extraña. Es como un inside joke.

[Mathieu · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first part in the 7-parts saga of Werewolf: The Apocalypse novels. I've read them when they first came out and picked this first novel from my shelves just before leaving for Greece to read on the plane since Werewolf: 20th anniversary made me want to re-connect with my "primal self."

Re-reading these first two novels, I really liked the first one, "Shadow Lords," but found the second one, "Get of Fenris," quite faulty. Affirming the Fenrirs' rambunctious way and appreciation of life by repeating it with a lot of adjectives is not the same thing as actually making the reader see and feel it. It's often the fault I find in those who profess an admiration for the Fenrir and for the values they are associated with (virility, strength, family, etc.): stating how much one venerate them without making us understand why only strikes me as the uttering of a would-be reactionary or even fascist. Which can become a problem.

Anyway, this is probably too severe a critic for a RPG novel but I had often this impression when reading some texts for Werewolf. And I regret it because I share the values they werewolves stand for, even metaphorically and in the context of a game. This is why I don't want to see them treated in a stereotypical fashion.

[Mel · Rating 4 out of 5]

So far, remains the most interesting of the series.