Talulla Rising

i read the last werewolf the first book, and i had a really hard time getting into it, i had to have my friend kelsey read it to tell me it was worth reading. so when i get it through it i found it to be a funny, dark, sexual and action fulled book.Talulla rising was just the same, the only difference was i enjoy this book from the beginning . it hooked me in from the first page. this is book we learn what happned to Talulla after jack( her werewolf lover and former last werewolf) was beheaded and killed. Talulla , at the end of the last werewolf , find herself Pergant. the only pregant werewolf in history. in the beginning of this book, we find Tallula 7 months into her Pregance. she ends up giving birth in werewolf form and as a little boy, but that momment is short lived, for two reason, she feels nothing for her wolf child and 2nt vampires come and steal him from her. within that same hour she realizes she's still giving birth, to a girl. she had had twins. through the book you see through her eyes the strange feeling of having children, who are werewolves, and children she has a hard time connecting too. she also tryed to get her son back from the vampire's who want to use him to call forth a long sleep leader of thiers. i won't tell you how it ends, don't want to give it away. ;)

I am a huge fan of Glen Duncan's writing, I think he's one of the most brilliant authors of our time. The way he spins a tale, draws the scenery and pulls you in are nothing short of wonderful. Add to that his word choices and you're pretty much guaranteed a perfect novel.I enjoyed Talulla Rising, but not nearly as much as its predecessor, The Last Werewolf, and that isn't due to the story, but do to the protagonist. Jake Marlowe was a relate-able character to me, he was likable and enjoyable, I would have enjoyed having a cocktail with him. Talulla, however, is somehow less human. I understand that she was holding back her emotions for most of the book, I'm kind of like that myself in that I put my feelings on hold when I have to get something done- hysteria isn't productive. However, it just managed to make her kind of unlikable for some reason- I wish I could explain it better than that, but I can't. I did still like the book, but unlike The Last Werewolf, I'm doubtful that I'd read it again.

It rose to the challenge of a good sequel.I will admit it took a while for it to win me ... I really loved The Last Werewolf and initially thought that this was a second rate sequel.This was a much faster paced book with many action sequences and lacking the rather cute literary references from TLW. TLW was witty and clever, TR is gritty and dramatic. The was a surfeit of sex in TLW but in TR it was way over the top. I don't feel that Duncan does female voice of Talulla as well as world weary Jake in TLW.But ... still ... I enjoyed it. It is a well constructed page turner. Characters had depth. The premise Duncan constructed is thought out and the plot is plausible (ok ... I know it is a fantasy ... but it still has to believable!) ... background is provided, threads are knitted together ... and part 3 is set up!

I have been a fan of Glen Duncan ever since I read "I,Lucifer". His flawless command of language and mood is unmatched. He keeps the story going and describes the struggles of his characters without fear. He makes the mundane sound beautiful. He can probably make the task of watching paint dry sound exciting.He uses phrases like "career of moral slippage", "vertigo of the heart", "a crucifixion by contraries", "image of futile ejaculation", "a conversational aphrodisiac" and so many more.The story keeps a breathless pace as the lead character Talulla looks for her lost child. The author makes you feel her suffering, doubt and disappointments at every turn. But he doesn't make her weak or helpless. She's a werewolf after all and you see her vicious nature many times in the book.This is a fitting continuation to The Last Werewolf and just as superbly written. I hope he writes another. Am dying to read more about Rimsha.A great read.

Nothing will replace the sheer originality and ingenious writing of "The Last Werewolf." That said, this is a pretty good sequel, though it gets a bit tedious at times until we get to the end. By now we're used to his clever writing style and his sex-laden plot lines, so the impact is dulled quite a bit. At least it was for me. Also, the storyline seemed a bit drawn out. However, when you get to the last line of the book, guess what! Sounds like a sequel to the sequel is a definite possibility. I wonder, however, if the author doesn't need to apply his original voice and sense of humor to something else. I'll eagerly await to see if he comes up with something fresh. It's time.

I am not a good book reviewer, I just like to read books of all kinds so bear with me. I enjoyed Mr. Duncan's first effort "The Last Werewolf" as his writing style is very literate and moves right along. With this second effort it very good writing style, but the story line was lacking. It seemed to skip around too much to suit me and there was a general uptick in violence and sex! I don't mind that if the story line can support it. This line did not.To me is was fragmented and it seemed he was searching for a thread and never really found it.I very much liked the change of pace from the normal mysteries I like to read and his first book was my first look at a werewolf story! He made it believable. Not so much with this entry.I think I am pretty much done with this, story line and will move on.

The movement was paced well with the characters. I liked this book much more than the first. Lu is amazing and I really want to see her win. Now I can't wait to read the final book and see what other shenanigans her and the pack gets into.

This is a good read but not as good as The Last Werewolf. I would not recommend it to anyone who has not already read Jake's story. As a sequel Talulla is a great read that leaves the reader looking for more.

Glen Duncan has a style that ticks my boxes. Fightclub generation way of explaining the world.Whilst this book is about Werewolves and Vampires I see it more as an interpretation of the human condition.

Talulla Rising is a clever, literary, wickedly humorous horror story. As it begins Talulla is about to go into labour. She is a female werewolf and is about to be pitted against age-old enemies, a particular Vampire cult. They are about to steal her first-born child of twins, a boy.If anyone had told me I would happily read this kind of book, I'd have baulked. But then one of my favourite writers, Glen Duncan, decided to write a horror story called The Last Werewolf and Tallulla Rising is the sequel. It turns out that Jake, the hero of the first book, is not, after all the last werewolf, but Talulla may be, until the birth of her twins. A warning, however, there is bad language and sex scenes within. If such offends you, do not read this book. So, why isn't Jake the last werewolf? In fact, due to some of the activities in this book, there are more werewolves than we started out with. Talulla, as a new and somewhat bewildered werewolf has read The Occult Phenomena journal which tells her: "Werewolves do not reproduce sexually... If you haven't had kids by the time you're turned you're not having any, get used to it. Lycanthropic reproduction is via infection: survive the bite and the Curse is yours. But here's the thing, the old news, the stale headline: no one Is surviving the bite any more.""Thanks to a virus. For which WOCOP has found a cure. A cure they'd shot into me the night I was bitten." Why has the World Organisation for the Control of Occult Phenomena found themselves facing an insurgent offspring dedicated to the Creation of occult phenomena? And how come Talulla holds the key to these strange developments? The book will tell you very entertainingly, without dissimulation and at satisfying length. I'm half-horrified to find myself enjoying this kind of thing, but enjoying it I am. Glen Duncan is an unusually versatile, unaccountably wonderful and accomplished writer.

Talulla Rising is the second in The Last Werewolf series by Glen Duncan. Following the death of her creator and lover, Jake, at the end of the last book, Talulla and her familiar, Cloquet, are fleeing the sinister WOCOP organisation and "the hunt". Deep in the Alaskan wilderness, she prepares for her monthly kill, but biology, fate, and a group of religious zealot vampires have other plans. Talulla Rising takes us on a journey of revenge, betrayal, and of course, horror, as Talulla discovers she is not alone in the fight against those who threaten her existence after all.This is a perfect, guilty-pleasure book. After finishing a huge, historical tome, I needed something dark, funny, gory and dare I say trashy. That isn't meant as a criticism in any way, as I think the narrative revels in the full knowledge of what it is. From rutting, riotous werewolf action, to deftly deaths and kill scenes, you will be in no doubt that this book is fast, frightful and fang-tatsic, and doesn't pretend to be anything else.As Talulla wrestles with her need to hunt and kill a human being, and how the wolf demands balance, so she can't always kill bad guys, her humanity seems raw, even animal-like as you might perhaps expect. This makes even her worst acts at the very least understandable, if not less horrific. You go with her on journeys that fill you with terror, and just as she does, you urge her to go back and turn around. Luckily, I think Campbell has perfectly placed the line most readers are prepared to go, and leads them with trepidation and dread right up to it, letting them look into the darkness that beckoned, but never fully engulfs. She never crosses the line where there'd be no return from, and for that, I'm grateful.Each new twist and turn in the story was a genuine surprise. Characters that made a fleeting entrance in the first book returned to make a weighty impact on the plot. Obvious cliches were hinted at, then dropped and ignored, or pointedly exposed. Without smiling any of the fun, the climax was for me, easily the best part of the book, and the revenge of one character was brilliantly delivered. Most of the scenes that featured the werewolf gave me an extra thrill, and did a perfect job of describing the animalistic senses and raw strength. I honestly can't think of anything I disliked about the book - and Talulla's perspective was a refreshing change to Jake's, who told the last tale. I look forward to the next!

"Talulla Demetriou is the last living werewolf. And she is pregnant. Pursued by enemies and racked by the need to kill, she flees to a remote Alaskan hunting lodge to have her child in secret. There, with her infant son in her arms, it looks as if the worst is over. Until the door bursts open - and she discovers that the worst is only just beginning ...Talulla is plunged into a race against time to save her son."I must admit that I found it hard to get into this book in the beginning and hard to adjust to Talulla after loving Jake so much in the first book  The Last Werewolf , but I did eventually get used to her and actually started to like her though she really isn't very likeable at all. The plot involved the kidnapping of Talulla's son and her attempts to get him back. There are several different factions involved including the vampires. There are also several surprises in store for the reader which I won't spoil for you and lots of violence, blood, gore, sex, and strong language. Talulla doesn't pull any punches. I love the quote from Nick Cave above "'A magnificent novel. A brutal, indignant, lunatic howl. A sexy, blood-spattered page-turner, beautifully crafted and full of genuine suspense, that tears the thorax out of the horror genre to create something that stands rapturous and majestic and entirely on its own' - Nick Cave" 4/5 The Last Werewolf