The Wolf Age

Review "Enge writes enjoyable adventures. With The Wolf Age , he has taken a step up. One cares about the characters, and we see as much of the werewolves as we do of Morlock... Recommended ." --Kobold Quarterly, Issue 15, 2010 "James Enge's books are like a strange alloy of Raymond Chandler, Fritz Lieber, Larry Niven and some precious metal that is all Enge's own . They're thrilling, funny, and mysteriously moving. I see 10 things on every page I wish I'd written. I could read him forever and never get bored." --Lev Grossman, New York Times bestselling author of The Magicians "inventive and delightful... [I] promptly tracked down the earlier [Morlock Ambrosius] titles, Blood of Ambrose and This Crooked Way , because I enjoyed this one so much... Enge's plot is admirably twisty, and he keeps things moving with impressive set pieces, werewolf battles, bizarre magical airships, miraculous feats, and liberal doses of skewed humor. One of his great virtues as a writer is weirdness -- he's not afraid to do the unexpected, and his imagination is formidable... The author excels at depicting the bonds of friendship, the pain of betrayal, and the tragedy of well-laid plans going awry, and that emotional payload is what makes this novel into more than just an entertaining adventure story about a guy with a magical sword who fights monsters. Enge is one of the most engaging of the new sword and sorcery authors , and I hope we get to follow Morlock's exploits for a long time to come." --_Locus_, reviewed by Tim Pratt, November 2010 "Enge twists science through arcane skills that allow matter and life to be manipulated in a logical fashion. Very cool stuff , in my opinion...Enge has created a story that I wanted to finish. I wanted to know how things would turn out, and I enjoyed Enge's juxtaposition of loyalty with Morlock's harsh world. The Wolf Age is a very solid book." --Fantasy Literature Product Description "Spear-age, sword-age: shields are shattered. Wind-age, wolf-age: before the world founders no man will show mercy to another." Wuruyaaria: city of werewolves, whose raiders range over the dying northlands, capturing human beings for slaves or meat. Wuruyaaria: where a lone immortal maker wages a secret war against the Strange Gods of the Coranians. Wuruyaaria: a democracy where some are more equal than others, and a faction of outcast werewolves is determined to change the balance of power in a long, bloody election year. Their plans are laid; the challenges known; the risks accepted. But all schemes will shatter in the clash between two threats few had foreseen and none had fully understood: a monster from the north on a mission to poison the world, and a stranger from the south named Morlock Ambrosius.