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    Talulla Rising
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    Talulla Rising

    Written by Glen Duncan

    Narrated by Penelope Rawlins

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    About this audiobook

    When I change I change fast. The moon drags the whatever-it-is up from the earth and it goes through me with crazy wriggling impatience . . . I'm twisted, torn, churned, throttled-then rushed through a blind chicane into ludicrous power . . . A heel settles. A last canine hurries through. A shoulder blade pops. The woman is a werewolf.

    The woman is Talulla Demetriou.

    She's grieving for her werewolf lover, Jake, whose violent death has left her alone with her own sublime monstrousness. On the run, pursued by the hunters of WOCOP (World Organisation for the Control of Occult Phenomena), she must find a place to give birth to Jake's child in secret.

    The birth, under a full moon at a remote Alaska lodge, leaves Talulla ravaged, but with her infant son in her arms she believes the worst is over-until the windows crash in, and she discovers that the worst has only just begun . . .

    What follows throws Talulla into a race against time to save both herself and her child as she faces down the new, psychotic leader of WOCOP, a cabal of blood-drinking religious fanatics, and (rumor has it) the oldest living vampire.

    Harnessing the same audacious imagination and dark humor, the same depths of horror and sympathy, the same full-tilt narrative energy with which he crafted his acclaimed novel The Last Werewolf, Glen Duncan now gives us a heroine like no other, the definitive twenty-first-century female of the species.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJun 26, 2012
    ISBN9780307989222
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    Talulla Rising
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    Glen Duncan

    Glen Duncan is the critically acclaimed author of six previous novels, including Death of an Ordinary Man; I, Lucifer; and, most recently, The Bloodstone Papers. He lives in London.

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    • 5/5
      Fabulous writing! I took my time to devour each word.
    • 2/5
      I posted my review once of this book and it wouldn't leave my currently reading shelf and when I tried to delete it off the shelf it totally deleted my review. So here it is again. I thought this book was boring. The cover said it was terrifying and I didn't think so at all. I was looking forward to a good scare. I wish I hadn't picked it up. I had high hopes for it because it was being listed in my book emails as a book to read. I guess I won't always listen to what is recommended.
    • 4/5
      After several weeks of reading light fantasy, I really needed to get into some serious books. The Last Werewolf, by Glen Ducan, came at the perfect time. The writing grabbed my attention and held it until I read so much that my eyes were sore, and the narrative tone is witty and interesting, fluid and enjoyable. It almost felt as if Ducan was telling the story to a group of friends, with such a beauty of language that everyone was hypnotised until he finished. The best: The Last Werewolf starts with the title character being told that he is indeed the last werewolf. Rather than picking the monstrous side alone, Ducan portrays a character who is both human and an animal (or monster, if you prefer). You see him and all the other characters live and react, and you care for them. Their behaviours are very deep and make the book worth being read if only for the characters. The worst: It's another werewolf story. Yes, the story takes a new perspective and fluid style, but vampires and werewolves are starting to be too mainstream for me. The imagery was sometimes excessively gory for my taste (I admit I skipped a scene or two). The literary descriptions were sometimes too far-fetched and strange, but that was not too frequent. However, I liked the winks the protagonist gives to the imaginary nature of werewolves; a smart way of standing out in a crowded genre.
    • 4/5
      After the brash language of the first chapter, I wasn't sure if I'd finish this book. But I actually ended up really liking it. I'll pick up the sequel at the library sometime.
    • 1/5
      I really disliked this. There were some gems in the purple prose, but for the most part it was dense and overblown. There were all sorts of tropes that were employed, and the narrator talked about how they were tropes, but that was it. There was zero attempt on the author's part to engage with or subvert them.

      Also, those last pages that were from the woman's POV--christ, is that what he thinks women think about??

      I do not, under any circumstances, recommend this. If you want a good literary horror werewolf book (that covers some of the same themes, even), read Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones. It was a hundred times better than this drivel.
    • 1/5
      Enough! Boring. Repulsive at times and unnecessarily difficult language. The least points I give without looking as if I didn't rate it.
    • 2/5
      Jake Marlowe our narrator is the last werewolf. This can cause problems. The Hunt want Jake dead but the vampires need him. Eternal life is not always easy.This book was another halloween read with the theme of werewolf. I have to say I really had high hopes for this tale, but I was left disappointed. The book had many positives but lots of negatives too.I liked the descriptions of the myths of the werewolf. Jake does a good job with his narrative of his nearly two hundred life as werewolf. The story being horror has plenty of gore, guts, blood and silver bullets.The story itself was interesting and the whole thing could have been so much more enjoyable if not for the constant sex, I am going to say Jake's erections and the overuse of the C word. There was no need for this in the story, the tale was good enough without it. I found myself heavily skipping pages to avoid the repetitive sexual antics of Jake. I thought the story was going to settle down until Talulla appears and away we go again.I wanted a good read about werewolves and with this book it didnt happen. It could have been but it wasn't. This is a shame because half of the book was taken up with unnecessary sex scenes. Very disappointed with this book and I won't be continuing with the next two books.
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed the different take on werewolves and vampires, sexy in places and a writing style that really appealed to me.
    • 5/5
      Delightfully witty & visceral at once...
    • 1/5
      It reminded me of the moment in Revenge of the Nerd when Lewis declares that all nerds think about is sex. Over sexed and over written. Characters were charmless and it seems that the author may have never really spoken with a woman.Not even a guilty pleasure.
    • 4/5
      Good to have a Hollywood-traditional werewolf back, with all the gore and excessive use of the "c" word you could ask for.
    • 3/5
      "Fuck, kill, eat!" So says Jacob Marlow is the mantra of the lycanthrope, and this is his story. The biography of the last werewolf, sought after by the members of WOCOP, who have taken out, one at a time, the rest of his kind. This is not a "sparkly" werewolf story full of cuteness and pretty creatures. Its a gritty story about a suicidal werewolf that has lived too long, or so he thinks. I found myself both liking and being annoyed with this book. Most of my annoyance was at an excessive wordiness and a need to exhibit that he knew a lot of big words. As much as I appreciate the English language and the massive pool of words that can be pulled from, the fact is that it begins to come across as an insecure need to prove oneself when you overuse large and elaborate words. Its also writing down to your readership. That said, Mr. Duncan also has a very lovely style of writing when he wants to describe the more tender affections and feelings. I was swept away a couple of times with his tales of the time with his wife. Added to that, the stark contrast of the creature of primal necessity he becomes once a month. Its nice to see that there are still those that portray the creatures of nightmare tales like werewolves for what they are, terrifying vicious creatures that unlike the current Twilight genre, cannot become what they are not and deny their true nature. They kill. They kill humans. The wolf doesn't hold the same morals as the human. At the time of the full moon, the wolf rules. I would recommend this book. Its worth suffering through the strained and overly verbose passages.
    • 3/5
      I loved the first half. The midpoint revelation have me a strange feeling that things would get even better, or much worse; in the end, I think the second half is just, not as good. The ending feels a bit like a cliffhanger. Lots of unresolved stuff. If I'd known it was the first in some kind of series I might have hesitated. We'll see.
    • 5/5
      An astoundingly well written novel that breaks out genre stereotypes and any other expectations I had for it. Definitely not for the weak of heart (and stomach) The Last Werewolf is wickedly dark and cruel, the characters seem to be overflowing with humanity and the author seems to lack any fear of going to unfathomable depths of emotion and desire.
    • 2/5
      The narrator is unpleasant. He is a monster and not a seductive one. His journey is complicated and in some respects the author knows he has unpleasant genre requirements. The sexual compulsons, the introduction of a league of werewolf hunters, the 50 families that rule the vampires, yadda, yadda. I was entertained only because of my inexperience with the genre and the plot surprises. I guess I'm not recommending this to anyone unless they are die hard fans of the genre.
    • 1/5
      I am no prude, but when I got to yet another description of anal sex, I put this one down. I mean, good grief, we get it already: werewolves like sex. Putting this stinker on my "do not bother" list. Because I hated it so much, I'm pretty sure Hollywood will turn it into a movie.
    • 3/5
      Let's hope it's the last.
    • 1/5
      Jake is the last werewolf, at least that is what he thinks. But while he is deciding whether he wants to live any longer (maybe 400 years is enough), the Hunters are trying to kill him even as the vampires are trying to keep him alive. And that is pretty much the story. This author seems to be in love with language, and uses paragraphs where a sentence would do. To say he is verbose is an understatement. But that being said, if what he wrote had even been interesting, the novel might be worth reading. Unfortunately, it was not. Even more unfortunately for me, this novel was a book club selection, and so I was compelled to read it. And that was the only reason I finished it. If only I were like some of the smarter members of my club who decided that there are too many good reads out there to bother with this one.
    • 4/5
      A really interesting take on the werewolf story. Duncan's werewolves are vicious, frightening an inhuman. The way that they eat the lives of the people they kill, and carry them around with them, is a fascinating and beautiful take.

      Not for the faint of heart or easily disgusted, however.
    • 2/5
      I kept hearing how this was an amazing book so I thought I would give it a shot. Jack is a 200 year old werewolf that is tired of living. He is targeted for death and he is fine with it since he ate the guy's dad. But everything changes when the vampires need him for something and Jack becomes a hot commodity. I found it interesting that vampires are allowed by treaty to keep their numbers at five thousand but werewolves are being wiped out. Everything that Jack even if he is in human form is really dictated by the wolf in him. Granted he has choices but takes the easy way out in his life by refusing to really connect with people. He will only have sex with women he doesn't like to cut himself off from love. I finished the book more to see which ending the writer was going to chose than because I was really wrapped up in the story.
    • 4/5
      Pretty good book about the last werewolf, those wanting to kill him, those wanting to save him, and the one who surprises him. At times graphic, at times funny, the story over three lunar cycles by Jake Marlowe, the last werewolf. He is writing in his journal.A switch to Talulla writing in the last chapters alerts the reader to Jake's fate.Funniest line is a Star Wars joke:"What do you call a small robot vampire? Nosferatu D2"
    • 3/5
      Read from June 03 to 05, 2011I read somewhere that this is Twilight for adults...let's be clear, if you like the romance of Twilight...the love story...the chaste love between a girl and her vampire...you won't like this book. This is the tale of Jake Marlowe...the last known werewolf. It's his survival story told through his journals. What a story it is...for one, werewolves like to have a lot of sex...and it isn't the kind with roses and chocolate. But If you can move beyond the gore, it is a really solid story. The last few chapters flew by and, of course, left me wanting a sequel...Three stars because of the slow start...
    • 2/5
      I read this because of some reviews that made it sound interesting. Forget it, listen to Warren Zevon if you want werewolves.
    • 3/5
      Jake Marlowe is the last werewolf. They've been hunted to near extinction and a werewolf bite can no longer turn a human. Jake doesn't care. At 200 years old, he's fed up with life and doesn't want to put up a fight when the hunters come for him. Jake narrates the story, and his voice is similar to that of Humbert Humbert from "Lolita". He's jaded, erudite, and able to make you understand, even like him, although he makes no attempt to conceal his Curse-born cruelty and murderous nature from the reader.

      Rather, we end up asking the tough question: what separates us from him? Run your tongue over your canine teeth. Have a rare steak. Recall the times you've lost yourself in passion. We all hunt, kill, and rut. We just conceal the fact beneath a veneer of civilization.

      This book isn't just a think piece. There's a plot, which I won't give away. But I will say that there's room for a sequel here. You see, there are also vampires in the world Duncan has created, and they have their own society, which is tantalizingly hinted at. Maybe Duncan will write a book concerning the vampires. We'll see.
    • 3/5
      [Read in eBook format 07/31-08/03/011]
    • 5/5
      Most of what I'd really like to say about this book are spoilers, so I'll leave it at this: discomfiting and vulgar and inescapably male and philosophical and lyrical and beautiful. I recommend listening to it, if you can, because Robin Sachs as the narrator was beyond perfect voice casting
    • 4/5
      This book was dark, filthy, and fairly awesome.
    • 4/5
      I was promised Brett Easton Ellis and Werewulf. This was delivered.
    • 4/5
      Jacob Marlowe is a two hundred years old werewolf. He's been everywhere, seen everything and is basically suffering antipathy from too much life. And once a month he eats people. He is fully aware of what he is doing, while he is doing it. He isn't the good guy and he knows it. Recent stories of werewolves paint werewolves as basically good, soulful, handsomely brooding, romantic creatures. The Last Werewolf takes things back to their basics. Glen Duncan's werewolf lives a desperate, violent life with very few attachments. Jacob faces a lavish, though stripped down existence, unable to really form meaningful relationships and ready to finally end his lonely existence. A secret order dedicated to the eradication of werewolves is only too happy to assist Jacob with his final wish. But as they say, life is full of surprises, even for a creature who has lived through so much of it. Readers who want their horror monsters with bite and blood will be happy for a good old fashioned werewolf who is unapologetic (mostly)about his lifestyle.
    • 3/5
      I finished "The Last Werewolf" yesterday. I enjoyed it although I thought the first half dragged a bit. There was quite a bit of explanation and agonizing in the first half. Lots more things happening in the last half. Still enjoyed the whole thing. Have the next in the series sitting off in a pile around here somewhere.