But who was the first made vampire? How do you properly greet a witch? And why are shapeshifters and werewolves rivals? Prepare to test your Night World knowledge with trivia questions from all nine books; get the inside information about the clans, the soulmate principle, Circle Daybreak, and the four Wild Powers; and take two quizzes to find out how you fit into the Night World. Best of all, L.J. Smith shares her inspiration for the series, answers the questions you’ve been asking, and even reveals fun facts about herself in this official guide.

    But surviving as a lone child-werewolf was more than he could manage—until Jeremy came along and taught him how to straddle the human-werewolf worlds, gave him a home…and introduced him to the Pack. So begins this volume, featuring three of the members of the American Pack—a hierarchical founding family where bloodlines mean everything and each day presents a new, thrilling, and often deadly challenge. For as Clayton grows from a wild child to a clever teen who tests his beloved mentor at every turn, he must learn not only to control his animal instincts but to navigate Pack politics—including showing his brutal archnemesis, Malcolm, who the real Alpha is…Links to the individual short stories and novellas on Goodreads:"Infusion" (1946) Savage (1967) Ascension (1972)"Kitsunegari" (2007)

    Now her Alpha and Omega series—set in a world of shifting shapes, loyalties, and passions—comes vividly to life in this collection of four comic books based on Cry Wolf, the first book in the series. Anna never knew werewolves existed, until the night she survived a violent attack…and became one herself. After three years at the bottom of the pack, she’s learned to keep her head down and never, ever trust dominant males. Then Charles Cornick, the enforcer—and son—of the leader of the North American werewolves, came into her life. Charles insists that not only is Anna his mate, but she is also a rare and valued Omega wolf. And it is Anna’s inner strength and calming presence that will prove invaluable as she and Charles go on the hunt in search of a rogue werewolf—a creature bound in magic so dark that it could threaten all the pack…

    Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror explores all of these enduring characters, chronicling both the mythology behind the films and offering behind-the-scenes insights into how the films were created. Universal Studios Monsters is the most complete record of the horror films of this legendary studio, with biographies of major personalities who were responsible for the most notable monster melodramas in film history. The stories of these films and their creators are told through interviews with surviving actors and studio employees. A lavish photographic record, including many behind-the-scenes shots, completes the story of how these classics were made. This is a volume no fan of imaginative cinema will want to be without.

    But when she witnesses a murder, she is pulled into a world she never knew existed. Join Clary as she is introduced to the Shadowhunters, a race touched by angels and charged with protecting innocents from demons. Now get sample chapters from all three books in the Mortal Instruments trilogy, City of Bones, City of Ashes, and City of Glass, as well as a Q&A with the author.

    Three months after the birth of Amy and Wolfgang's children the world is still adjusting to the way the world is, will Amy and her friends manage to keep the fledgling peace or are there just too many gaps to bridge.Greyhawk and CassRoberto and Shannon

    Alanna's worse nightmare comes to life but at least she is with Sage. Trapped in the world of gods will she be able to let go of her past and grab hold of her future.Alanna and Tarval

    The first in a series titled, The Wolf Maiden Chronicles, each depicts historical romances between alpha Males and their human wolf maidens.

    She lives on the fine line dividing the everyday world from a darker dimension, observing the supernatural community while standing apart.When Mercy travels to the Tri-Cities of Washington for a job interview, she quickly finds herself smack-dab in the middle of a gang war between rival packs of werewolves. And as if fangs and fur weren't bad enough, Mercy must deal with the scariest creature of all: her mother, who is convinced that Mercy is making a mess of her life and determined to set her daughter on the right course.The thrilling adventures of Mercy Thompson-Moon Called, Blood Bound, and Iron Kissed-have topped the New York Times bestseller list. Now Mercy makes her comics debut in an exclusive new story created by Patricia Briggs. Mercy Thompson: Homecoming is sure to please longtime fans and capture new ones with its mix of unforgettable characters and thrilling supernatural intrigue.

    Except he has a big problem--monster phobia! He's scared to death of monsters. But if he doesn't act fast, the streets of Craggy Cove will be crawling with zombies.Will AJ overcome his fear and stop the monsters or bail out? Will Craggy Cove become Zombie Central? Who will be alive when midnight tolls?

    Terri is a Scottish Alpha and Becky a victim of rogues, this is how they learnt they were mates.

    And Brian was already having one hell of a night. After a disastrous outing at a party full of snobs on the rich side of town, his girlfriend Alicia dumps him then promptly vanishes under suspicious circumstances. Searching for her in the dark of night while working his way through a backwoods maze and the outlandish characters that inhabit it, Brian instead finds an enigmatic dark-haired beauty named Jessica and a monster he hadn't believed existed outside his beloved horror films. But before the night is through, everyone and everything Brian cares about will be threatened by a creature that is all too real, a bloodthirsty beast lurking in the woods of Jefferson. Fighting for his life, Brian tries to uncover the truth about the evil stalking him and the mystery surrounding Alicia's disappearance, but time is running out. Welcome to a night in THE STICKS.

    Damon believes he is the last ash-covered survivor, a man's whose past-and future-is inextricably tied to the magick that caused the conflagration. He tracks a phoenix through this apocalyptic wasteland in the hopes of using its magick to restore his lost family to humanity. His family, in turn, have been condemned to limbo as shadow wolves, emerging for a few fleeting moments every sunset to hunt Damon in the hope his death will free them from their torment. The hunt is on!

    A family is torn apart after a horse foaling goes terribly wrong; a sickly man recounts getting mauled by his neighbor's dog; an undead priest is reborn into the world a hundred-fifty years after his untimely death; two brothers run for their lives through a dead field of wheat. Holding all of this together is a young boy named Todd, whose survival pivots on the balance of life and death, and a deranged mental patient with a burnt rose tattoo, whose reality is paradoxical.

    A nightmare world, where monsters really did lurk in the dark shadows.Three years later, Cassandra is still learning to control her magic, while doing the odd magical job for cash. She never dreamed something as big as finding several missing people would fall into her lap.Despite the police telling her to leave the case be, she can't, because the law is fuzzy about the rights of the Preternatural groups involved. The police department may not care, but Cassandra does.Something is out there in the dark and she is determined to do something about it.

    Longer than my beloved, flesh eating zombies that George Romero created with Night of the Living Dead. Werewolves however seemed to have lost the popularity in the horror genre that vampires and zombies still have today. So how does a zombie guy end up editing a werewolf book? I really am not sure but it was certainly an honor to do so.The stories in this book are far from your old school werewolf tales. To me, the coolest take on werewolves in recent years was the film Dog Soldiers. It was my inspiration for this anthology. Werewolves are by nature violent monsters so why not upgrade them for the modern world and turn them into real monsters of war? That is what I have attempted to do with this book.The tales range from werewolves fighting in World War II to wolves in outer space and even gang wars in the streets against rival gangs of shape shifters. These tales may not be Shakespeare but they are FUN. They are filled with blood, guns, and outright terror. So let the war begin . . . and the blood and bullets flyBrannan, Thom & Victorya - Blood And BeliefCurran, Tim - Der WulfDunwoody, David - The Devil’s TeardropDylan, J. Morgan - OverlordFrater, Rhiannon - FleeingFuchs, A. P. - World Were IIGiangregorio, Anthony - Adrift: A Werewolf TaleGoodman, Derek J. - And The Streets Will Run Red With The Blood of BunniesGrover, John - Under a Civil MoonLong, Timothy - Let Loose The Wolves Of WarMcCuaig, John - The World Has Talent … To KillMendoza, Alan - FUBARMoran, Grayson - Once We WerePletzers, Lee - Genetic CodingQuinn, Casey - The Battle After The ApocalypseRooney, T. Patrick Rooney - Simon MideanWales, Franklin E. - Homecoming

    When he leaves to confront her, weretiger Jura Griet goes with him. Neither are prepared for what they discover along the way.

    They call themselves the Warriors, their enemies call them the Bitches. They are a gang of man-eating, motorcycle-riding, war-hungry werewolf women, and they are the rulers of the wasteland. A century after the fall of civilization, only one city remains standing. It is a self-contained utopian society protected by a three-hundred-foot-high steel wall. The citizens of this city live safe, peaceful lives, completely ignorant to the savagery that takes place beyond the walls. They are content and happy, blindly following the rules of the fascist fast food corporation that acts as their government. But when Daniel Togg, a four-armed bootlegger from the dark side of town, is cast out of the walled city, he soon learns why the state of the outside world has been kept secret. The wasteland is a chaotic battleground filled with giant wolves, mutant men, and an army of furry biker women who are slowly transforming into animals. Trapped on the wrong side of a war zone, Daniel Togg makes new friends and new enemies, while uncovering the mysteries of the people living in the wasteland and how they came to be there. Including 45 illustrations by the author, Warrior Wolf Women of the Wasteland is an epic bizarro tale of dehumanization, gender separation, consumption, and violent sexual awakenings. A fast-paced post-apocalyptic adventure in the vein of The Road Warrior, featuring a very unique werewolf mythology.

    She survived a werewolf attack that made her a psychic. But now she's alive and well and on the run from a government hunter, and part of her burns to be Captured..."For Maya Blake, "well" means no tubes in her arms, no electrodes on her skin, and absolutely no lab coats in sight. A werewolf attack victim who has become a powerful psychic, Maya is the property of a government that wants to keep her locked in a research hospital. She's on the run in a desperate attempt to keep her younger sister, a full-fledged werewolf, from the scientists' clutches, but she underestimates the long arm of the law.Werewolves are Adam Shepherd's specialty. In a world being taken over by a monstrous disease, survivors might hold the key to mankind's survival in their veins. Lycanthropy took his family. Werewolves killed his adoptive family. If he can neutralize pack after pack in the name of a cure, then he's fulfilling two driving needs with one urgent mission."Not all fugitives have fangs, however."When Maya's stunned by intimate premonitions about the hardened, no-nonsense leader of ruthless mercenaries as they capture her, she can hardly control herself. Her hands might somehow know the feel of his smooth, muscular skin. Her lips might know his taste. But her heart knows he must be her enemy. How can the man who threatens to take away her and her sister's freedom ever be her lover?"Publisher's Note: This book contains anal play, menage (m/m/f with m/m sexual interaction), and some violence."