Wild Country

The World of the Others, Book 2

By: Anne Bishop

Narrated by: Alexandra Harris

Length: 17 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

In this powerful and exciting fantasy set in the world of the New York Times best-selling Others series, humans and the shape-shifting Others will see whether they can live side by side...without destroying one another.

There are ghost towns in the world - places where the humans were annihilated in retaliation for the slaughter of the shape-shifting Others.

One of those places is Bennett, a town at the Northern end of the Elder Hills - a town surrounded by the wild country. Now, efforts are being made to resettle Bennett as a community where humans and Others live and work together. A young female police officer has been hired as the deputy to a Wolfgard sheriff. A deadly type of Other wants to run a human-style saloon. And a couple with four foster children - one of whom is a blood prophet - hopes to find acceptance.

But as they reopen the stores and the professional offices and start to make lives for themselves, the town of Bennett attracts the attention of other humans looking for profit. The arrival of the outlaw Blackstone Clan will either unite Others and humans...or bury them all.

©2019 Anne Bishop (P)2019 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"Captivating characters and rich detail... a satisfying urban fantasy." (Library Journal)

Love this series!

I love this series! I was so glad when I saw this one come out that I had to get it!

So much is going on in this exciting world!

This was another wonderful installment in a fantastic series. I have devoured each book in the series and eagerly look forward to each new installment. I had a digital review copy of this book but decided to go with the audiobook this time around and I think that it was a good choice. I was hooked by the story right away and had a hard time putting the book aside. I really enjoyed the experience of reading this book.

This book takes place at the same time as some of the events are happening in Etched in Bone. There are some mentions of familiar characters but for the most part, this book tells the story of a new group. This book is set in the small town of Bennett where the town is led by the Others but humans are settling in and living alongside them. It is a big adjustment for everyone, especially the town's Wolfguard sheriff and human officer.

I liked the characters in this book and really enjoyed the variety of the cast. Really, there is a little bit of everything in this book. There are regular humans, just about every kind of shifter that you could imagine, the vampire-like Sanguinati, blood prophets, and even a few close encounters with the Elders. There are even a couple of puppies worked into the mix which was a big plus for me.

I thought that this book was pretty exciting I was eager to learn how everything would come together. There are some scenes that are pretty action packed but I also liked the quieter scenes that illustrated how everyone was working together to make the community work. The only complaints that I really had would be the stupidity of some of the humans and the fact the pack of wild dogs had to be dealt with as they were.

This was the first time that I have had the chance to listen to the narration of Alexandra Harris. I thought that she did a great job with all of the different characters and their voices. She had a very pleasant speaking voice and was able to add some emotion into her reading. I really enjoyed listening to her narration of this book.

I would recommend this book to others. This book does touch on a lot of things that occur in the first five books of The Others series so I would recommend that the series be read in order. I cannot wait to read more stories set in this wonderful world created by Anne Bishop!

I received a digital review copy of this book from Berkley Publishing Group - Ace via NetGalley and purchased a copy of the audiobook.

Ugh

The worst part of this series is waiting for the next book to come out. 😥

LOVE

I can't enough of her books. I love all the worlds she creates and this one like all the others does not disappoint. I also enjoy the narration of the books and feel that Harris does a great job giving each character their own personality.

Wow. Brilliant.

Each character perfectly nuanced and consistent. Great narration too.
Anne Bishop is a masterful storyteller.

Good

I love these books about the Others. One of the things I love about these books is it seems like there is several stories within each book. There is a lot of action in these books and there are several different things going on with several different characters at one time. According to the authors note there is a little overlap with this book and the last book etched in bone. After reading this book there is a little bit overlap but not enough to be annoying in the story. I like the fact that some of the characters in this book are also characters in previous books. I thought the ending could’ve been a little bit better but it felt a little like a cliffhanger.I cannot wait to read the next book in this series.

More Great Characters

This was a good read , filled with great characters that we've seen before but didn't know deeply. I liked this book better than the last others spin off.

inspieeing

all the books of this series are worthy of reading it again again. In paper format they would be part of my treasured hairlumes.

another great read

loved this story. great writing as always. I couldn't put the last few chapters down, had to finish it. Now I'm disappointed it's done.

I needed more faith

I have to admit that this story did not draw me in like the others. I love everything that Anne Bishop writes but there is just something that I cannot get into when it came to this story. I started reading this book when it first came out back in 2019 and it took me about 9 months to complete. The first two to three hours I just couldn't do it. I just felt as though it was not flowing together and in my mind and I had to put it down and come back to it later. Unfortunately for me, coming back to it later meant a whole new year.

As I told myself that I need to complete books that I have started but left behind I felt kind of foolish. I should have powered through the first couple of hours and then I would have realized the beauty and gloriousness that this book is.

I have to admit that I was not anticipating everything that was going to happen within this story. It gave me everything that I love about the series as well as the suspense that I needed.

In the very beginning it was not very intense but as the story progresses there were new characters introduced and they were not nice. They were villains to the 10th power and I was getting my life when they had their own point of view.

I'm very happy that I decided to start from the very beginning and not start where I left off in order to get the whole overall experience of the story. I have to admit that this story is a relisten.

I am very happy with this installment within the series and I know that Miss Bishop is going back to her Black Jewels series but I will be really excited when she decides to go back to this. I should have had more faith in Miss Bishop that she would put out a phenomenal book.