Loading ...Queer Legends: Queer Wolf Edited by James EM Rasmussen
Wolf Strap by Naomi Clark – Returning home for her cousin’s funeral after years in self-imposed exile, Ayla thinks the worst of her problems will be her prejudiced, traditional parents. However, that all changes when she finds herself hunting down the monster whose been killing Pack members in her old city.
Moon Sing by Laramie Dean – Drew is a little werewolf in the big city living in a house of wolves who pretend to be human. He’s trying to make it work, but Breed isn’t mean for the urban jungle and he knows it. Then Jason appears, and suddenly the decision wasn’t when to leave… but could he.
Wolf Lover by Michael Itig – Nigel has a werewolf fetish. When he invites a werewolf over and tricks him into shifting during their romp among the sheets, he’s disappointed with the end result…until the lycan gives him a note about a wolf party, where he meets Luke, a lycan who wears his own bullet around his neck.
Shy Hunter by Ginn Hale – David is a werewolf better known to the world as a rescue dog. He’s been hiding in his dog skin for a good while, thanks to some bad memories, including the assault that cursed him. Since then, he’s been wary of his nature, afraid to fully accept what he’s become. But when a killer begins stalking his lover, he may just have to embrace the very things he feared.
The Stray by Anel Viz – John has been trying to convince Farkas to move in with him for ages, and a month after the stray appeared, he finally agreed. After that, the stray continued to come around, but whenever he was there, Farkas wasn’t. John always thought it was just a coincidence that the two never crossed paths… but was it?
New Beginnings by Cari Z – Michael wasn’t looking for change, but change found him anyway. It came in the form of Tori, a young werewolf with a hard past. Michael has always been a loner, and Tori’s affections are unwelcome… at first. But to make a new beginning, they’ll first have to survive the end.
Where the Sled Dogs Run by Jerome Stueart – Fourth grade teacher Drew Halliard takes his class to the Mather House every year to teach them about the late Horwood Mather and his sled dogs. The field trip always goes the same. Except this time, someone from Mather House slipped a note into his pocket. ‘I can tell you where the sled dogs ran in the city.’ Drew always thought he knew everything about the late Mather and his dogs, but apparently the dogs want to know about him.
Pavlov’s Dog by Andi Lee – Sometimes wolves go bad. It is this knowledge, and his own memories of his pack’s self-destruction, that kept Josh in self imposed isolation. At least, until Caleb came to the Pavlov’s Dog Public House, and he realized that sometimes they don’t.
Wolves of the West by Charlie Cochrane – Sometimes your life is defined by the secrets you keep. The Wolves of the West society knows this well. They work hard to keep their lycanthropic identities a secret, but when a complaint arises in the form of a newspaper headline, Wolf Eats Sabrina’s Chihuahua, they realize that they’re going to have to work a little harder, lest they be discovered.
Family Matters by Moondancer Drake – It was supposed to be a quiet evening at home for alpha wolf Tala Nqumayo and her mate Mirabella, then a friend called, saying there was trouble at the nature reserve. Tala and Mirabella go with the pack to investigate the matter, but what started as an investigation turns into a fight for the survival of the city they’ve sworn to protect.
Wrong Turn by Stephen Osborne – Kevin Thomas shouldn’t have been at that bar that night. But he was, and he met Shawn Jameson, an intriguing man who asked him to dance. It was a pleasant experience, and when he left with directions to the hotel he should have been at, he didn’t expect anything more to happen. And then he was attacked by a werewolf and saved by the man he should have never met.
Leader of the Pack by Robert Saldarini – The beginning of Adolfo’s new relationship has unleashed a slew of emotions onto the lycan, causing him to reminisce on other beginnings, like his own change from man to wolf, and his friend Yeller’s. When he tells his friend of his nostalgia, he learns a side of that beginning that he never knew, a side steeped in death and lies.
War of the Wolves by Charles Long – Hunter is part of a misfit pack of gay, lesbian, and transgendered wolves given the gift of lycanthropy by one of the senior members, the woman who’d consoled him years ago when he called a gay teen hotline. Now it’s his turn to console a caller, a young man named Jared. Jared’s life is heartbreaking and familiar to Hunter, and when Hunter offers the gift he’d been given, Jared eagerly accepts it. But things are never that easy…
Flip City by Lucas Johnson – With nightmares invading his city, Ryan’s only refuge is the silence of the park at night. But one night when he makes the trip to his sanctuary, he’s attacked by a wolf and bitten, plunging him into a whole new world of nightmares…or so he thought.
Night Swimming by RJ Bradshaw – Joseph often likes to visit the river in his town late at night to swim. One night when he decides to indulge in his favorite pastime, he meets Todd, a fellow werewolf and a man from a different path of life. By that river, he discovers that they have more in common than wolf pelts.
In the Seeonee Hills by Erica Hildebrand – Claire became a werewolf by accident thanks to her lover Jules, who’d never told her she was a lycan until the bite that’d cursed Claire. However, the incident played in her favor, giving her the opportunity to search for the Seeonee pack. When she did, she found Geneva and discovered that she may not be the only wolf with a secret agenda.
A Wolf’s Moon by Quinn Smythwood – Sebastian is a werewolf haunted by what he is, but that’s not the only problem he has. There’s an interloper in the city, stalking the wolves. His eyes are set on Sebastian now and, to his mate Hadrian’s dismay, the wolf might fall for the stranger’s spell of seduction.
I was particularly interested in reading Queer Wolf as it was the first publication by this press, QueeredFiction. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I began, but I’m happy to say that I’m pleasantly surprised. This anthology was lovely read indeed. The classic humanoid wolf and the true wolf alike are both present in this anthology, as well as plenty of twists on the creation and origin of lycanthropes, making it appealing to different breeds of werewolf fans.
However, this anthology wasn’t perfection. Some of the stories didn’t feel like self-contained works and felt like parts of bigger stories that I wouldn’t get the chance to read, which was disappointing since reading those particular works piqued my curiosity. Overall, though, I consider this anthology a quality piece of GLBT fiction, offering up a nice dollop of drama, an array of action, and, of course, plenty of howls.
Book Stats:
- e-book, digital format
- Publisher: Queered Fiction
- Book Length: Anthology
- Language: English
- ISBN: 978-1-920441-01-2
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