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by no means great literature--but a fun book with an engaging story with werewolves-if you want fun and entertaining, you could do a lot worse.
I hadn't read a McCammon novel for some time but when I do, I always seem to enjoy them no matter how preposterous the story may be. McCammon is known for his horror stories and his novels have been favorably compared to Stephen King. This one is a great WWII adventure with the protagonist also being a werewolf! Michael Gallatin was born in Russia to a noble family during the reign of Czar Nicholas and Alexandra and it is rumored that his biological father was actually Rasputin. Then the Russian revolution happens and Mikail's (his Russian name) family is killed by revolutionaries but he manages to escape by being bit by a werewolf and taken into their fold. The novel uses two time periods to tell Michael's story: his life growing up amid the werewolves and his life as a spy for Britain during WWII. It's a very long story at over 600 pages but it never failed to keep my interest with Michael fighting Rommel in North Africa and then being sent on a mission that could affect the Allied invasion on D-day. His adventures involve the resistance in France which eventually leads to Berlin and some very bad Nazis who are developing a weapon that could stop the allies. Michael gets involved with several women along the way and of course his ability to change into a wolf doesn't hurt. Overall, a very engaging read from McCammon that I enjoyed quite a lot.
