Cycle of the Werewolf

This is one of those Stephen King books that isn't always readily available. Unless of course you are willing to pay an unfair price on auction sites.I'm a big Stephen King fan and I am glad to have finally read this one. It is not one of his best works but still enjoyable. The illustrations are really just there to pad out the book (in my opinion) and are completely unnecessary, but on the other hand King likes to do things differently. He split one of his books up and sold it in parts (Green Mile) he wrote a story strictly for the internet (Ride the Bullet) he is currently involved in transferring his Dark Tower books into comic books so he probably had a hand in this.My only real problem with the illustrations is that they served as spoilers to the storyline. But it was a basic werewolf storyline anyway so probably a tad predictable.The film Silver Bullet was based on this book, but it's not really a straight take on the book, just someone taking liberties so if you've seen the film, expect to read a different story.

Superb! love Stephen Kings work.

I loved every minute of this book

this book was a little different to other stephen king books i have purchased. i have the entire works of stephen king, yet this is nothing like his other books. it is short and illustrated and is really quite odd. the story is simple and follows the lives of various people through ever month of the year and it also follows the year long cycle of a werewolf. it was a great book, yet maybe only one for serious collectors, as it isnt a book that you can sit back and enjoy for an extended period of time, as you will most likely finish it within an hour.

I had been after this book for a while as I am a huge fan of both Stephen King and the artist Bernie Wrightson I was disappointed by the page count (there are twelve chapters one for each month of the year) the story itself is about a town where a series of grisly murders take place and of a young boy in a wheelchair who knows the truth. As for the illustrations they are beautiful but gory typical Wrightson.....all in all a cracking read but do not look at the illustrations first as they give away the identity of the werewolf.....shame it's so short and not cheap!!

Great read

Im a massive fan, so I'm not impartial, but another good book from him.

I loved it. Read it years ago and only saw the film version last year