Murcheston: The Wolf's Tale - Softcover

Holland, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812579283 ISBN 13: 9780812579284

Publisher: Tor Books, 2001

Synopsis

Amid the gothic backdrop of Victorian London, Edgar Lenoir, Duke of Darnley, aristocrat and werewolf, chronicles his life as a wolf. He views his condition not with horror, but with a fascination he believe to be thoroughly modern. Unfortunately, he is also narcissistic, ruthless and ultimately seduced by his own misguided self-interest to justify as natural and healthy the bestial desires that consume him...

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Shrouded within the dark corners of imagination, the werewolf holds a supreme place in fable and folklore--the night-beast, stalking its prey under the light of a full moon. Such is the popular conception. but what of the beast himself? In Murcheston: The Wolf's Tale, a werewolf documents his own case of lycanthropy.

Amid the gothic backdrop of Victorian London, the author presents three gentlemen and one woman as they share the telling of this tale: the tale of Edgar Lenoir, Duke of Darnley, aristocrat and werewolf.

The centerpiece of the novel is Darnley's journal chronicalling his months as a werewolf. The duke views his condition not with horror, but with a fascination he believes to be totally modern. Unfortunately, he is also narcissistic, ruthless, and ultimately seduced by his own misguided self interest to justify as natural and healthy the bestial desires that eventually consume him.

About the Author:

Author David Holland has worked as a freelance journalist and film critic, and award-winning copywriter and creative director. Currently, he works as the Creative Director of WHAS Radio & TV. He lives in Kentucky.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tor Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0812579283
• ISBN 13: 9780812579284
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384