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The Wehrwolf

A Short Story

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The Wehrwolf

De: Alma Katsu
Narrado por: Jim Boeven
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Alma Katsu, the visionary author of The Fervor, The Hunger, and The Deep, brings readers a terrifying short story about monsters among men—and the thin lines that divide them.

Germany, 1945. In the waning days of World War II, the Nazis have been all but defeated. Uwe Fuchs, never a fighter, feels fortunate to have avoided the front lines as he cared for his widowed mother.

But Uwe’s fortune changes when Hans Sauer, the village bully, recruits him to join a guerilla resistance unit preparing for the arrival of Allied soldiers. At first, Uwe is wary. The war is lost, and rumor has it that Hans is a deserter. But Hans entices him with talk of power, brutality, and their village’s ancestral lore: werewolves.

With some reluctance, Uwe joins up with the pack and soon witnesses their startling transformation. But when the men’s violent rampage against enemy soldiers takes a devastatingly personal turn, Uwe must grapple not only with his role in their evil acts but with his own humanity. Can he reclaim what this group of predatory men has stolen from him?

Or has he been a monster all along?

©2022 Alma Katsu. (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, In., all rights reserved.
Ficción Histórica Histórico Horror Siglo XX Thriller y Suspenso Aterrador Ficción Emocionante
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Brilliant Narration • Engaging Storyline • Historical Integration • Unique Werewolf Mythology • Timely Message
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A great story and a great listen. A reminder that if we fail to learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it. It serves as a reflection on our times, failure to head the voices of compassion and care, anyone can be a monster.

A cautionary tale for our times

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I really enjoyed the narrator. I think he did a great job. I also enjoyed the story. It has a fast enough pace and kept me interested throughout.

Enjoyable short story.

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I believe I got this from prime reading, which also made the audio available, so I have it a go.

In continuously shrinking Nazi Germany, 1945, the arrival of Allied soldiers is all but guaranteed. Uwe just seeks to keep his town safe, so when the town’s bully, Hans, offers him the ability to protect his family, as well as grow powerful, the allure is too great to say no.

In a short story that apparently follows the typical styling of the author (this is a first for me from them) we see the true transformation between man and monster. What drives man to evil, and how sometimes the transformation isn’t all that difficult. Everyday citizens turn into monsters, in this one, literal werewolves. In no time, regardless of what ‘skin’ they’re wearing, the transformation is permanent.

Personally a 4/5* for me. The German accent for the narration was great.

A bleak look at human nature

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This is a work of fiction.

However once you start to listen and I mean listen, it becomes a message from our past of how easily humans can & are transformed into Monsters.

There is so much to absorb in this short novel. The afterwords made a huge impression!

Listen/Remember

Scary & Real

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I'm not into historical fiction, and anything around the World Wars bores me to absolute tears. It's the most overdone and nauseatingly dull time period in historical fiction. I have two books preordered that will be out tomorrow, so I wanted something short. Alma Katsu gets recommended to me often. I figured I would pass the time with this.

With expectations about as low as they could get, I am beyond thrilled at how good this novella was! The war was barely window dressing to the story, and didn't punch the reader in the face with its "message." (Yes, nazis bad, ho hum ho hum...) The author's note at the end about 6 January was more relevant to the plot. THANK YOU, ALMA KATSU!

This is a classic story of good versus evil, who decides which is which, and what lines need to be crossed (or avoided) for a person to believe they are still right.

Excellent story and narration

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This was a chilling story set in WW II Germany about how ordinary men can become monsters literally and figuratively. A good man who is a farmer and loves his family is drawn into something that spirals out of control. You can feel the tension in the air throughout the story. Very well done and the author’s note is a reminder that humans can become the worst monsters of all. I listened to this on audio and the narrator read this in an attempted German accent that needs work.

Chilling Tale of Monsters

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Quite good with a nice ending; engaging with foreign overtones.
Great narration with accents.Well recommended.

The Wehrwolfes of Germany

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I thoroughly enjoyed this story. An interesting take on the Werewolf story set amidst war, and in the dark German forests.

Unique Werewolf Story

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The story was very predictable. There were no unexpected plot twists or devices. If you like your horror/monster stories old school look no further. It’s like a Grimm fairytale in a more modern setting. It wasn’t bad, I suppose I just set my expectations too high. I did not care for the political musings in the author note at the end. I have an academic background in both political science and history (as well as some real world experience) and I (and many others) draw different conclusions to the events referenced. I didn’t really feel a book of this nature was the appropriate place for the author’s political opinions, but it’s not my book.

Predictable

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I rarely leave reviews but had to stop immediately upon completing - on outdoor trail to give this. I won't give anything away but recommend for anyone looking for well written horror wout oversexed teeny boppers making stupid decisions.

EXCELLENT -- Great Suspense, WELL WRITTEN!

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