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Wolf Island (The Demonata) | 
| Author: Darren Shan
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 174
Media: Hardcover
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.6 x 1
ISBN: 0007260407
EAN: 9780007260409
ASIN: 0007260407
Publication Date: October 1, 2008
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Another thrilling chapter in Darren Shan's epic Demonata series November 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Barcode: 9780007260409
Darren Shan's Demonata series is one which i always eagerly await each instalment of, his skills of storytelling and building of tension keeping you hooked to his every word. With each book, the events of the desperate battle between humans and demons become more and more epic, the sacrifices needing to be made growing ever larger.
Previous book Death's Shadow demonstrated these themes perfectly and with Wolf Island, we now see the events running parallel to that book. We return to Grubbs' point of view as he, Meera and Shark set out to uncover the mystery of werewolves on the loose. Fans of the series will already be aware of the shadowy organisation known as the Lambs and this book sheds some welcome light on them, exposing the true brutality of their work.
Wolf Island as a whole takes a step back from the magical feel of the series, taking on a more scientific, military feel and it makes an interesting change of style. Shan, is just as skilled in this department however and his descriptions of the group of soldiers accompanying Grubbs in his mission brings to mind images of classic Hollywood action thrillers.
The action on the 'Wold Island' itself is just as gritty and harsh as the world of the Demonata themselves and we see the re-emergence of the vile Juni Swan too, the reccuring villain tying various strands of the series together and leading on to the next book in the series.
In terms of characters, Grubbs is as charming as ever and Shark and Meera have their characters developed a great deal here too + the introduction of technological genius Timaas is a masterstroke.
All in all, another work of pure brilliance from Shan and one fans of the series will eagerly lap up. Well worht getting
This Book is Amazing November 23, 2008
This is a great read. I think this is the second best book he has written. The best book written by him is BEC and this is worth buying. The book will keep u enternained right to the end
Very good book November 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wolf Island is a very good book. Full of twist and turns and ended on a cruel cliff hanger.
Grubbs Grady and his friends must fight hordes of demons and werewolves. Grubbs tries to hold his inner wolf in. He and his friends try to survive and escape. This story is at the same time of the seventh book, showing what Grubbs was doing while the famous magician Bernabaus fought his battle, (which is in book seven.)
Good for 12+. There is less action than in the previous books, but a better plot in this one.
After the boring, out of sync rubbish of Demon Apocolypse, and the uneventfull mess of Death's Shadow Mr.Shan is finaly back October 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Now, befoe you read this and start shouting 'IDIOT' i would just like to say this, i AM a HUGE Darren Shan fan, but lets face it, Demon Apocolypse was utter garbage, it strayed from his style with bad writing and the stupidest plot twist of all time.
And Death's Shadow wasn't much better, it was uneventfull and provided next to no story advances (impart from the death of a certain character), suffice to say his last two were horrible weak points.
But now we have Wolf Island, a story running parralel to Death's Shadow (cliche or what?), but hell is it GOOD!
The story advances in leeps and bounds, making up for the past two rubbish books, the characters feel more like what they did in the first four books (thankfully), making the veterans of the series relate and like them again.
The writing style is back to, in Demon Apocolypse and Death's Shadow he seemed to of been suffering from a horrible writers block in which he had to force story out, but it's clearly been kicked out o the way now.
It's smooth, violent and gritty, just how it should be.
In two words: Much better
Arooooow! Wolf Island Rocks October 10, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Another great installment from the horror master Darren Shan. Most of the action takes place on Wolf Island as the title suggests but moves the story on in terms of the genesis of the main character Grubbs Grady. Its fast paced and grisly but fun at the same time. It sets up nicely for the finale next year - I can't wait to see how all the loose ends tie up.
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