Post by Iriscanine on Jul 13, 2007 18:07:30 GMT -5
I'll be the first to post in this forum, I suppose. ^^
How many of you have read The Sight by David Clement-Davies?
For those of you who haven't read it, here is a summary, straight from the back of the book.
"In the shadow of an abandoned castle, a wolf pack seeks shelter. The she-wolf is about to give birth, and her pups will not be able to survive the harsh Transylvanian winter. But something more threatening than snow and wind stalks the pack-- a lone wolf, Morgra, possesed of a mysterious and terrifying power known as the Sight. And with her travels a raven, a bird that feeds on the dead.
Morgra's art show her that one of the pups born beneath the castle holds a key to power even stronger than her own-- power that could give her control of this world and the next. But the pack she hunts is brave and loving. They will do anything to protect their own, even if it means setting in motion a battle that will involve all of nature including the creature the wolves fear most-- Man."
This book is one of my top 3 favorite nonfiction works ever! My copy is missing a cover, torn up, and annotated from so much reading. I think it completely blows his previous novel, the Firebringer (about red deer) out of the water. It is filled with death and gore, but the details concerning the behavior and actions of wolves and other animals are amazingly accurate. The ending is one of the most phenominal I have ever read in fiction, second only to Ender's Game. The story is thought provoking and brought me to tears at the end. A truly beautiful book for anyone who loves wolves.
How many of you have read The Sight by David Clement-Davies?
For those of you who haven't read it, here is a summary, straight from the back of the book.
"In the shadow of an abandoned castle, a wolf pack seeks shelter. The she-wolf is about to give birth, and her pups will not be able to survive the harsh Transylvanian winter. But something more threatening than snow and wind stalks the pack-- a lone wolf, Morgra, possesed of a mysterious and terrifying power known as the Sight. And with her travels a raven, a bird that feeds on the dead.
Morgra's art show her that one of the pups born beneath the castle holds a key to power even stronger than her own-- power that could give her control of this world and the next. But the pack she hunts is brave and loving. They will do anything to protect their own, even if it means setting in motion a battle that will involve all of nature including the creature the wolves fear most-- Man."
This book is one of my top 3 favorite nonfiction works ever! My copy is missing a cover, torn up, and annotated from so much reading. I think it completely blows his previous novel, the Firebringer (about red deer) out of the water. It is filled with death and gore, but the details concerning the behavior and actions of wolves and other animals are amazingly accurate. The ending is one of the most phenominal I have ever read in fiction, second only to Ender's Game. The story is thought provoking and brought me to tears at the end. A truly beautiful book for anyone who loves wolves.