The Last Werewolf

By: Glen Duncan

Narrated by: Robin Sachs

Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

Then she opened her mouth to scream - and recognised me. It was what I’d been waiting for. She froze. She looked into my eyes. She said, “It’s you.”

Meet Jake. A bit on the elderly side (he turns 201 in March), but you’d never suspect it. Nonstop sex and exercise will do that for you - and a diet with lots of animal protein. Jake is a werewolf, and after the unfortunate and violent death of his one contemporary, he is now the last of his species. Although he is physically healthy, Jake is deeply distraught and lonely.

Jake’s depression has carried him to the point where he is actually contemplating suicide - even if it means terminating a legend thousands of years old. It would seem to be easy enough for him to end everything. But for very different reasons there are two dangerous groups pursuing him who will stop at nothing to keep him alive.

Here is a powerful, definitive new version of the werewolf legend - mesmerising and incredibly sexy. In Jake, Glen Duncan has given us a werewolf for the 21st century - a man whose deeds can only be described as monstrous but who is in some magical way deeply human.

One of the most original, audacious, and terrifying novels in years.

©2011 Robin Sachs (P)2011 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“A brilliantly original thriller, a love story, a witty treatise on male (and female) urges, even an existential musing on what it is to be human. Get one for yourself and one for the Twilight fan in your life.” (James Medd, The Word , UK)

“Space should be cleared for this violent, sexy thriller... The answer to Twilight that adults have been waiting for.” (Courtney Jones, Booklist)

“Yes, there are vampires here... But don’t give this book to Twilight groupies; the frank tone, dark wit, and elegant, sophisticated language will likely do them in... smart, original, and completely absorbing. Highly recommended.” (Barbara Hoffert, Library Journal)

Humanistic Monster Tale

The story personalizes the experience of being a monster and includes the complicated logistics of life lived outside traditional boundries of behavior. I found the some of the stroy to be a little over sexed in places.

Recommended.

fuck! kill! eat!

I absolutely recommend LAST WEREWOLF. Without a doubt it's worth owning. If I could write well, i'd wish for Duncan's command of prose.

This book is soooooo slow....

Please, I'm hoping this audio book picks up. Rght now the character is remembering, reflecting and basically boring me to the point of tears. I'm hoping to get through it and perhaps I'll hear some action, some moving forward instead of "rear-view" mirror explaining. The narrator is excellent and for right now, this is the only compliment I can think of for this presentation.

A Complex, Original Werewolf

Jake is—at once—a complex and original werewolf. The last of his kind and a survivor in a world growing increasingly deadly and small. It's harder and harder to disappear and remain unseen, but with a network of resources amassed over multiple lifetimes, it's not impossible.

This story is refreshingly original and mesmerising! The characters are easy to fall in love and sympathise with; you easily become friends with these people and share in their joys and fears throughout the story. It's wonderful to see werewolves as the GOOD GUYS for once rather than the menacing evil, which is something that I absolutely adored about this trilogy.

Settle in for an adventure with Jake, Talulla, and the gang. You won't be disappointed.

Awesome

This is graphic and violent but incredibly written, british flavor. I just loved this book and the narration was fantastic.

Intelligent and Sexy

This is one of the best books I've read (or heard) in quite a long time. Between the brilliant story-line and Robin Sachs' wonderful narration, this audio book offered an incredibly engaging and sensually rich experience. As soon as I finished the story, I began searching for more books on Audible by Glen Duncan, but, alas, this was the only one. I may have to actually pick up a paperback to get another juicy dose of Glen's writing.

So good!

If you could sum up The Last Werewolf in three words, what would they be?

Smart, dark and entertaining, I couldn't stop listening. Paranormal Romance for the intellectual set.

Any additional comments?

The narrator's voice is hypnotic.

Well Written, Intelligent Horror

This book reminded me of Lev Grossman's "Magician" novels -- urban fantasy that read like literary novels. Yes it's graphic in terms of sex and violence, but how can you have a werewolf story without them? To my mind, that's the point of horror fiction: to take what we fear in our mundane lives and to exaggerate it for effect, I liked the narrator's performance as well; his deadpan delivery matched Jake's world-weary ennui perfectly. Looking forward to listening to more of Duncan's audiobooks, as they become available.

Amazing.

This is probably one of the best Werewolf tales that I've read in my life. Can't wait to read book 2!

I love the first Half

I would have been perfectly happy with an accounting Of the final days of the last Werewolf. That's what I was expecting to get when I started this book. It seems like you would be a great character study maybe devoid a little bit of Development but I was OK with That. Open halfway through with the arrival of certain female character it Became this very typical terran normal finish the novel that I believe I took a lot of shine out of a greatOpening. If you like Modern Paranormal novels I would recommend giving it a try in forming your own opinion.