Cats and Wolves and Tegs - Oh my! Meet Alistair, Ramora and Griddlebone in three stories from the world of P.A.W.S.
Alistair is an aged, yet youthful-looking werewolf who has taken new werewolf, Josh, under his wing. One night, he tells Josh of his cruel, homicidal father who had killed Alistair's mother and siblings (as he watched) for fun. During Alistair's first full moon, so many years ago, he'd needed to seal his fate with a worthy kill, which he had eagerly done with pride.
Ramora a child bride of twelve who is due to wed a man in his late thirties meets Morgana a devious green fairy or teg who offers riches and immortality to Ramora,. Awaiting the arrival of the fairy atop of the mountain of Manus Wu, Ramora fears a potential betrayal by Morgana. In the blink of an eye, Ramora seals her fate.
Griddlebone is the result of experimentation by the Gestapo on Jewish prisoners in Vienna during wartime, combining their DNA with that of felines in order to create the perfect killing machine. As Griddlebone witnesses Jewish prisoners being forced onto the back of a truck by Nazi soldiers, other hidden werecats pounce and systematically tear apart some of the Nazis captors. Those who survive quickly flee on the truck with the prisoners. One prisoner, Esther, is saved. On her transformation, Esther and Griddlebone pay a visit to one of the concentration camps to see if the guards want to come out to play.
As a new release sales haven't been great yet, but I do have this shining review from Reader's Favorite
FIVE STARS - "Debbie Manber Kupfer's imagination is clearly not in short supply, with each of these tales easily visualized in every detail. Tales from P.A.W.S. deals with the macabre, but also brings a tale of justice, which is clearly best when dished out raw with a side of human blood. I found myself cheering for Alistair, feeling sorrow for Ramora, before praying for a happy ending for Griddlebone and Esther. With such a whirlwind of emotions, I would have to recommend this book for those who enjoy their reading on the gory side, with a touch of supernatural in the mix."
Rosie Malezer for Readers' Favorite
They sat at the wooden table with the chessboard between them, just as they had sat every evening for the last two years. The boy scrunched up his face and concentrated. He had never once beaten Alistair, but tonight he was close. Alistair stared at him with his piercing blue eyes, his spidery white fingers casually moving a pawn.
“You think I’m a monster, don’t you, Joshua?”
Josh didn’t answer. He pondered sacrificing his knight. Of course Alistair was a monster, how could he be anything else? Every full moon he chose a victim, a victim for his feast. And every full moon he grew stronger, so that each new victim was easier prey.
But Josh was not a monster. He was proud he had never tasted human flesh—that in the two years since he’d been turned he had quenched his hunger on the night of the full moon with rabbits and squirrels.
“Maybe I am,” said Alistair, “But there are monsters worse than me in this world. You are lucky, Joshua; lucky you have me to protect you. I was not so fortunate.” Alistair took a long breath in and exhaled slowly, “neither was my mother . . .”
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German
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Already translated.
Translated by Wiebke Gruhle
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Italian
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Already translated.
Translated by Serena Curatelli
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Author review: Serena was a pleasure to work with. |
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Portuguese
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Already translated.
Translated by José Rodrigues da Silva
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Spanish
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Already translated.
Translated by Alba Mas
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Author review: Very professional and timely to work with. |
