Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780441016150
Edition: Ace Mass-market Ed
ISBN: 0441016154
Label: Ace
Languages: Array
Manufacturer: Ace
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2008-07-29
Publisher: Ace
Studio: Ace

Now Briggs begins an extraordinary new series set in Mercy Thompson’s world—but with rules of its own.

INTRODUCING THE ALPHA AND OMEGA NOVELS...

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’d learned to keep her head down and never, ever trust dominant males. But Anna is that rarest kind of werewolf: an Omega. And one of the most powerful werewolves in the country will recognize her value as a pack member—and as his mate.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Not really what I expected
Comment: This story which began in 'On the Prowl' was a little dissappointing. I really expected a more to come out of the relationship between Anne and Charles. I understand that Anne is a Omega, which basically means she is submissive in her nature, but she also seemed to be to so worried about everything that I dont think that her true self shines through. The story line was somewhat confusing, you have to try to remember who was connected to who and how everything relates. I bought this book because I wanted to know what happened to Anne and Charles, how their relationship grew, however I think they learn to accept each other, I do not think they love each other. Or maybe their maybe how their feelings are expressed is so mixed up with everything else I didnt see it.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent new universe!
Comment: I thoroughly enjoyed this. There are so many books in this genre, but Briggs manages to breathe new life into it. I really liked the atmosphere she created in this universe and it was appealing and different having the main couple already essentially 'paired' from the get go, i.e. not having to worry about the will they won't they aspect, but still being able to see their relationship with each other grow and develop. That's the romance aspect of it, which I enjoy (being a romance fan), but this is a fantasy genre and this she does equally well, combining them both to create a page turner of a tale! I'm thoroughly interested in Bran and Samuel now too and I'm looking forward to future installments!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent addition to the world of the Marrok
Comment: "Cry Wolf" is set in the same universe as the Mercy Thompson series, but follows the adventures of Anna, an Omega wolf, and Charles, her mate. Charles is Samuel's brother and Bran son, which fans of the Mercy Thompson series will be familiar with.

Anna just recently arrived from the Chicago pack, which brutalized her during her time as a werewolf. This means that while she is a strong character, she has a lot of fears to overcome, and her fears aren't really groundless given what she has endured.

This book was definitely readable and enjoyable and gave a lot of really interesting backstory to Bran, Samuel and the Marrok clan. I enjoy the world this novel is set in quite a lot, and I found the story to be a fun read. My hope is that she will continue writing Anna and Charles' story in future novels, but without Charles being injured as he was for the duration of this novel.

While it has become a trope of the Urban Fantasy genre, I do tire of the multiple boyfriends/complicated lovelives of the heroines. While the lovelife is still complicated in the Alpha and Omega series, at least it just follows one couple instead of being a triangle kind of story. It would be nice if Urban Fantasy would take a cue from series such as J.D. Robb's "In Death" where you can have a couple stay together happily throughout the course of the series. I think Briggs plans on doing this both in this series and the Mercy Thompson series.

I also enjoyed the point of view of the story changing from Anna, to Charles, to Bran, to Asil. I love Mercy Thompson voice, but I really enjoyed the multiple perspectives in this book.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Cry Wolf
Comment: I enjoyed this book even though it was a trifle juvenile. I like the characters - I am looking forward to Ms. Briggs developing this line in her alternate universe.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great new story line from Patricia Briggs
Comment: This was a great new storyline from Patricia Briggs set in the same world as her Mercy Thompson series. It was a nice touch to see featured some of the secondary characters from the Mercy Thompson novels and to learn more about the Marok and his motivations. I hope he gets his own book soon. The only jarring note was the beginning. If you have not read the prior short story published in an anthology, you would have a hard time understanding what had taken place before the start of this book. I do not like anthologies and did not feel like spending the money to pick up the book so I had to piece together what happened and still don't know the details. It would have been nice if the short story had been included in this novel. I can only surmise greed on the part of the publisher for this omission. That being said, I hope Briggs writes as second novel featuring these characters so we can see their relationships further develop.

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