Volle Paperback – January 1, 2005

Bookworm Speaks!Volleby Kyell GoldAcquired: Amazon KindleSeries: Argaea SeriesPaperback: 317 PagesPublisher: Sofawolf PressLanguage: EnglishSubject: Fiction*****WARNING!!! This review may contain spoilers!The Story: Volle is the first published novel by Kyell Gold--a stirring tale of romance, espionage, and the intrigues common to both. Follow the adventures of a young gay fox trying to be a spy in a foreign palace, where enemies and temptations abound. Received the Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Novel of 2005. Warning: contains sexually explicit scenes. Not for sale to underage readers.The Review: After reading and really enjoying Waterways by Kyell Gold, Bookworm was eager to explore more of the worlds he had built. One of his most famous works, the one that put him in the limelight as it were was the eponymous Volle (rhymes with ‘wall’) series.A spy adventure in a foreign land starring a cast of furry characters, several of them happen to be gay? A few years ago, that last part may not have tickled Bookworm’s fancy, but again, Waterways worked so why not this one?So Bookworm purchased the e-book, loaded up on his Kindle App and began to read.He did not like it.Why?It can be summed up in a single word:BORINGThe book is incredibly dull.The main character, Volle, is a red fox, who is supposedly a spy, does very little in the way of spying. He just seems to walk around, talk to people (animals), get laid (a lot), and make connections.Yawn.In his defense, that is what spying really is, not at all like what James Bond makes it to be. It really is an anticlimactic process of schmoozing with the movers and shakers of a particular locale and trying to see if they are planning anything untoward the spie’s homeland. Spying really more passive than reactive.Then again, Bookworm is not here for ‘reality.’ He cannot speak for all readers, but he reads, plays, and watches things to escape the humdrum nature of day to day life. If he wanted to read about the real life nature of a subject i.e. spying, he would have gone to the non-fiction section.What makes it ultimately fail in the end is the overall lack of conflict for the majority of the book. The mission Volle is sent on is extremely vague and honestly if the reader is not careful, they will spend the majority of the book wondering what his mission even is.Things go a little too easily for him during the first two thirds of the entire book. The only real challenge he seems to face is having to perform a sexual favor for a fat, greasy, clerk. Otherwise, it just seems that he just…hangs out.Even the sex isn’t done well. If anything it may make the volume worse. Waterways got hot in a few places but it fit in with the overall them of a young man coming-to-terms with his newfound sexuality. The sex in this one is not only repetitive, it just seems…hollow.Bookworm wouldn’t be surprised if Volle turned out to have a sexual addiction of some kind. Bookworm wonders if nymphomania can apply to men, both straight, gay, etc. Volle goes to the brothel seemingly just to get his fix. This cheapen’s the quality of the sexual scenes and ultimately leads them to becoming distasteful. The author couldn’t even be bothered to put Volle with a different boy-whore every night. It would have at least spiced things up a bit.When reading further, a reasonable hypothesis comes to light in that Volle suffers not so much from sex addiction as problems with relationships. Several scenes attempt to explore this, but after having to stew through gay erotica and palace banter, it is also a reasonable hypothesis that the reader will put the book down before reaching the deeper parts.Also, perhaps this is to be expected, but there seems to be a disproportionate amount of homosexuals in Volle’s adopted home. They seem to be everywhere. There’s nothing wrong with that mind you, it just doesn’t feel realistic. Homosexuals tend to be in the minority in most places.On another note, they are homosexual males up the yin yang but is there any mention of lesbians? None whatsoever.The story does not really pick up until the last third when Volle meets and begins a relationship with a leopard named Xiller. After waffling back and forth on this book for a while, when Bookworm finally got to this point he became more interested in finishing the book. Volle’s more sensitive side finally made an appearance and many of his bargains and exploits in his adopted home land come to a head.In the end it was just a little too late. The appeal of the final third is ultimately nixed by an ending that feels very rushed.Final Verdict: Volle was a disappointment. Too much sex and not enough story.Two Foxes out of Fivethecultureworm.blogspot.com

I have to admit, as a novel this was Okay, however as a furry novel nothing can compare. Gold's writing style isn't the best, but it's certainly strong enough to carry a good story. I was happy to learn that the cheesiness was kept to a minimum something many furry writers could learn from. My only gripe was just a problem with flow. I felt the story really began to progress only during the final few chapters. As soon as it had began it was over. It seemed a lot of loose ends were tied up all at once on the final few pages.The protagonist is a fairly level headed intelligent guy who's sexual desires play a strong role but don't entirely command his life. This is described as, "Adult fiction," but behind the erotica there lies a pretty fascinating fantasy. Sex did not dominate the story. Sexuality is a major focus of the entire story but the actual indulgences seem no more than typical for a privileged lifestyle, they are just more graphic in portrayal.Homoerotic isn't really my thing, but with furry you really don't have much choice, however the homoerotic scenes really didn't bother me and I think some other straight furries wouldn't mind it either. I was only a little disappointed at Volle's lack of interest in a particular female for whom I was kind of rooting.The quality of the book itself was good and the pages were well printed and stable. There were also a few beautiful and tasteful illustrations that only helped to give the reader a better immersion to the scenes within.I did enjoy the book and will likely read Kyell Gold's other novels.Would I recommend this book? To a furry: certainly. To anyone else: probably not unless they asked for a good furry read.

This story is rather intricate and well-thought-out, and those that love government dramas will like it. There are some unexpected plot twists in that area, and it incorporated the workings of a feudal-esque government very well. As someone who isn't really into the more... risque... aspect of the furry fandom, the "scenes" were not too graphic, and I wasn't finding myself wanting to scrub my brain afterwards. Though I feel the love story was a little... sudden? I appreciate Volle as a character, but I wish his home friends had been a little more involved, so that his character is explained a little more by how they view him.If you're interested in this book, know it does contain homoerotic scenes and a single heteroerotic scene between many species of anthropomorphic animals. As I said, they're not as heavily focused on as in some books, and are written more eloquently than most, but you are forewarned.

Volle was a pretty big leap for me. It was the first book I had ever read in both the Furry genre and in the Erotic genre, and at first I wasn't really sure what to expect. But wow, not only does this book have an entertaining and even complicated plot-line full of the dramas of being a spy, but it also has, quite frankly, some really amazing sex scenes. The author does a very good job of making you feel for the characters in that they're not just Furries banging around, but well-developed characters with, and I cannot stress this enough, a believable plot-line. Another thing I found in Volle was that the book can be very much enjoyed no matter your sexuality (provided you aren't repulsed by the act of gay sex).Basically, if you're interested in-spy/espionage-Furries-gay romanceor some combination of the three, this is a very good book (and author) to look into.

Great book, would recommend to any furry readers. Bought the sequel “prisoners release”.

griped to my kindle I could not put it down I need more Volle !!!!

An incredible book that perfectly transmits the emotions of the characters to the reader, while erotica is an important part of the book and very well written at that it doesn't turn into a mushy love story or an exclusively sex driven one and the plot stands on it own because of its quality writing, it always managing to keep you on your toes with excellent twists that make it an incredibly enjoyable read which cements this writer and its othe books as some of my favorites.

Volle ist ein junger Fuchs, der mehr widerwillig als fleißig die Akademie in Caril besucht und den Hauptteil seiner Zeit damit verbringt, der nächsten - männlichen - Eroberung nachzujagen. Als er die verantwortungsvolle Mission bekommt, im benachbarten Königreich Tephos unter der Identität eines jungen Landadligen ein Plot gegen sein eigenes Reich aufzuklären, ist er genauso wie seine Vorgesetzten alles andere als begeistert. Nur leider gibt es niemand anderen, der die Rolle kurzfristig einnehmen könnte, und so begibt sich Volle ahnungslos in die Höhle des Löwen. Während er noch mit seinen eigenen persönlichen Vorlieben beschäftigt ist, zieht sich über ihm schon ein tödliches Komplott zusammen...Kyell Gold hat mit seinen Geschichten, in denen Tiere auf menschliche Art und Weise in einer Fantasy-Welt in verschiedene Rollen schlüpfen, schon mehrere Preise gewonnen, u.a. den Ursa Major Award für anthropomorphe Geschichten. Wer allerdings auf eine Neuauflage der REDWALL-Geschichten im Stil von Brian Jacques gehofft hat, sollte sich darauf gefaßt machen, daß es sich im Gegensatz zu diesem Klassiker hier um einen Crossover mit M/M-Erotica handelt, der diese einmalige Story für Kinder ungeeignet macht und bei den Erwachsenen auch nur für Liebhaber dieser Sparte auf uneingeschränkte Begeisterung stoßen dürfte.Kyell Gold stellt seinen vierpfotigen und doch so menschlichen Helden in eine mittelalterlich-feudale Fantasy-Kulisse, die bis in viele Details sehr gut gezeichnet ist. Auf Magiesysteme oder übernatürliche Wesen wie Drachen oder Elfen wird verzichtet, statt dessen nimmt Religion eine wichtige Rolle ein, wobei die Panbestianische Kirche mit ihren orthodoxen und reformierten Zweigen erstaunlich realistisch aufgebaut ist und dennoch auf die unterschiedlichen Tierspezies eingeht. Volle stört sich zunächst sehr an den Regeln dieser Kirche, die ihn bei Hofe im Palast von Divalia zunächst seiner erotischen Vergnügungen mit den - männlichen - Angehörigen verschiedener anderer Tierspezies zu berauben scheinen.Anfangs hat mich diese Fixierung des Helden auf den nächsten erotischen Kick etwas gestört; bei aller Sympathie für einen jungen homosexuellen Helden, egal ob zwei- oder vierbeinig, scheint sich sein ganzes Denken und Handeln fast nur um die Befriedigung seiner Triebe zu drehen, so daß zunächst kaum Handlung stattfindet und der junge Rotfuchs sehr oberflächlich wirkt. Den Ernst seiner Mission und die Gefahren seiner Situation scheint er gar nicht wahrzunehmen. Erst im Lauf der weiteren Handlung zeichnet sich dahinter die Charakterentwicklung der Hauptfigur ab; erst durch bittere Erfahrungen und Verluste muss er lernen, dass es nicht um ihn geht, sondern größere Werte und das Schicksal Vieler auf dem Spiel stehen und dass er es sich nicht erlauben kann, nur seinem Vergnügen nachzugehen. Dabei sind einige niederschmetternde Erfahrungen und einige Opfer nötig, und auch Skrupel kann sich Volle nicht immer leisten.Volles Reifung und seine Erfahrungen an dem fremden Hof machen den Reiz der Geschichte aus. Dass diese als Handlungselemente auf viele erotische Szenen zurückgreift, die auch vor sexueller Nötigung und nicht ganz alltäglichen Praktiken nicht haltmacht, ist vom Autor bewußt gewählt, wie er in seinem Vorwort ankündigt. Damit hat er einen einzigartigen Genremix geschaffen, der seinesgleichen sucht und spannend und flüssig geschrieben ist bis zur letzten Minute.So gern ich M/M-Crossover lese, insbesondere auch im Fantasy-Bereich, hätten es für meinen Geschmack auch ein paar erotische Szenen weniger getan. Immerhin bietet die Geschichte eine schlüssige Handlung, die von diesen Szenen unterstrichen wird; man kann dem Autor zu keiner Zeit den Vorwurf machen, damit eventuelle Mängel der Handlung zu überdecken. Wer offen ist für Neues und Ungewöhnliches, sollte dieses eBook auf jeden Fall lesen; wer sich eher schwertut mit homosexuellen Stilelementen, sollte vielleicht besser zu einem anderen Buch greifen.

Just wanted to give a chance to furry novels. Kyell Gold is one of the most famous writers when it comes to erotic furry novels, so I picked one of his books.Language is quite neat and clear. The storyline seems to be pretty interesting, even more detailed than I expected from a furry novel. Dialogues aren't really anything new, but they're fun and entertaining.The author is also quite good at making you figure out how characters and environment look like.Worth reading!