Published: May 22, 2012
Words: 7,578 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476010885

Short description

PARTS 1 & 2: This is not your traditional wolfman tale. An inventive and original take on a horror classic, THE LYCANING creates a new breed of the monster and a society transformed by a Werewolf Apocalypse. It is at the same time a story about love and sacrifice. PART 2 delves deeper into the origins of character and plot. Secrets are revealed. Werewolves, humans, and were-zombies clash.

Extended description

PART ONE: How far will a mother go for the sake of her son? The answer is a disturbing twist on the lycan legend as Lori R. Lopez (author of "Bloodpath", "Heartbeat", "The Wraith", AN ILL WIND BLOWS, CHOCOLATE-COVERED EYES and much more) depicts an experiment gone terribly awry. Charles is a man living with illness and deformity, working in a lab with his scientist mom whose primary goal has become the desperate search for a cure to his debilitating disease. Their work releases a plague that will transform the civilized world into a savage jungle of kill or be killed. Is there hope for Mankind, or will these new creatures wipe out the human race? PART TWO: As a man schemes to capture the male and female werewolves, Charles discovers the truth behind his original disease and the secrets his mother was keeping. Werewolves, humans, and were-zombies clash in a world filled with change.

Tags

romance, short fiction, love, horror, literary, pregnant, mercenaries, family, short story, science, werewolves, mother, evil, monster, legend, sacrifice, secrets, wolf, unique, trapped, disease, clan, son, experiment, new world order, survival, brutality, new world, disaster, lycan, sequel, villain, birth, soldiers, dying, mutant, twist, genetics, beasts, wolfman, laboratory, part two, cure, lore, deformity, disfigurement, alpha male, hiding, abusive boyfriend, end of civilization, new breed, werewolf apocalypse, botched, lycaning, cerebral books, comicbook hero

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Reviews

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Review by: L. I. Adams on Aug. 10, 2012 :
Oh Wow!! What a concept. This short is filled with bravery, cowardice, love, depravity, and generosity. This is a story about the ending of an old way of life and the beginning of something new and vital. I love the way Lori Lopez has blended an old concept with a new way of looking at were-people. I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves werewolves and zombies.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

Review by: Sara Smolarek on June 27, 2012 :
A little bit of horror + a little bit of paranormal + a little bit of romance = another excellent short story from the mind of Lori Lopez!

I have to be honest, short stories are not usually my "thing". I like developed characters and well-explained plots, and most shorts just can't carry that off.

Then, I discovered Ms. Lopez's stories. She has full-length novels that are amazing, but her shorter tales are equally well-done. With her gift for words, she deftly makes you aquainted with her characters by telling you what you want and need to know in order to make you care about them. She makes you think of questions as you're reading, and then succinctly gives you the answers to those questions.

The Lycaning holds true to this style. You'll find yourself rooting for the main characters. You'll fear the worst, and then comes the twist...
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: JENNIFER THOMAS on May 25, 2012 :
I will be the first to admit, and I have many times, I am not a werewolf fan. This story changed that.believe me, this is not the usual werewolf tale. Lori takes this age old monster and makes it her own in the best of ways.
Weather a werefan or not you will enjoy the new twist this storyteller has put to paper for our enjoyment. I don't want to give anything away but you will find a bit of love between these e -pages.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

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