After working for a long time on my RPG booklist, now here's my list of novels, young adult, comics, manga, movies, and graphic novels I have that center on Shapeshifters and Werewolves. However, there are still a few things I need to add on the list.
Werewolf/Shapeshifter books:
Unread books:
The Werewolf’s Kiss
By Cheri Scotch
The Werewolf’s Touch
By Cheri Scotch
The Wolf Hunt
By Gillian Bradshaw
The Wolf King
By Alice Borchardt
Nonfiction
New Age
Shapeshifter Tarot
By D. J. Conway and Sirona Knight
ISBN: 1-56718-384-0
US Publisher: Llewellyn
First edition in 1998
$29.95
Science/DNA
Myth and Legend/Theory
Encyclopedia
The Werewolf Book
By Brad Steiger
ISBN: 1-57859-078-7
US Publisher: Visible Ink Press
First edition in 1999
$19.95
Fiction
Hair of the Dog
By Brett Davis
ISBN: 0-671-87762-3
US Publisher: BAEN
First edition in Jan. 1997
$5.99
Series
(Anita Blake)
The Lunatic Café
By Laurell K. Hamilton
ISBN: 0-441-00293-5
US Publisher: ACE
First edition in Jan. 1996
$6.50
Blue Moon
By Laurell K. Hamilton
ISBN: 0-441-00574-8
US Publisher: ACE
First edition in Nov. 1998
$6.99
Horror
Gore, stuff that goes 'bump' into the night, etc.
Thor
By Wayne Smith
ISBN: 0-345-38455-5
US Publisher: Ballantine Books
First edition in Oct. 1994
$5.99
Cycle of the Werewolf
By Stephen King
With Illustrations by Berni Wrightson
ISBN 0-451-82219-6
US Publisher: Signet
First edition in Apr. 1985
$15.99
The Howling
By Gary Brandner
ISBN: 0-449-13824-0
US Publisher: Fawcett
First edition in 1977
$1.75
Historical Fiction
As in, most of the story does not take place in modern time. Most of Alice's books concern Roman times, Nadia and Moon Dance in the Western times.
Night of the Wolf
By Alice Borchardt
ISBN: 0-345-42363-1
US Publisher: Ballantine Books
First edition in Aug. 1999
$6.99
Moon Dance
By S. P. Somtow
ISBN: 0-812-51127-1
US Publisher: TOR
First edition in Nov. 1989
$5.99
Note: Usually the people who didn’t like this book also didn’t get the movie ‘A Company of Wolves’, figures… Sigh, people these days and how they have almost no understanding of Symbolic ideas.
Nadya
By Pat Murphy
ISBN: 0-812-55188-5
US Publisher: TOR
First edition in Nov. 1996
$6.99
Mystery
A murder or other accident has happened and somebody is behind it. Sometimes even the werewolf/shapeshifter wasn't behind it.
Blood Trail
By Tanya Huff
ISBN: 0-88677-502-7
US Publisher: DAW
First edition in Feb. 1992
$5.99
Note: A series about a Vampire detective who solves supernatural cases. This book, out of the series, involves a case on werewolves.
Romance
Unfortunately for Hyena, there are writers/readers who dig this dumb fluff as do fanfic writers/readers do. Wilderness is perhaps the only romance novel that doesn't annoy me because it deals with it lightly. And...groan...for the sake of my fandom, I'll probably read more of this stuff on my will to tell others what to avoid of.
Wilderness
By Dennis Danvers
ISBN 0-671-72828-8
US Publisher: Pocket Books
First edition in Jun. 1992
$5.50
Fantasy
Dragons, magic, and all that stuff.
Operation Luna
By Poul Anderson
ISBN: 0-812-58027-3
US Publisher: TOR
First edition in Aug. 1999
$6.99
Note: Ugh...I don't like Poul Anderson. It becomes that boring to read at times, waaayyy too much slow rising action for anyone to handle, by the time you even get to the climax, you only have four pages left to read.
The Anubis Gates
By Tim Powers
ISBN: 0-441-00401-6
US Publisher: ACE
First edition in Dec. 1983
$12.95
Note: Tim Powers....Wow. What a strange read, really bizarre, yet interesting.
The Last Dragonlord
By Joanne Bertin
ISBN: 0-812-54541-9
US Publisher: TOR
First edition in Dec. 1998
$5.99
Note: Weredragons, nuff said.
Dog Eat Dog
By Jerry Jay Carroll
ISBN: 0-441-00597-7
US Publisher: ACE
First edition in Feb. 1999
$12.00
Note: Part of a series, where a guy keeps changing into a dog (or dreams it) and adventures into a parallel fantasy world.
Feet of Clay
By Terry Pratchett
ISBN: 0-06-105764-9
US Publisher: HarperPrism
First edition in Oct. 1996
$5.99
Note: Who doesn't love Pratchett? In this one, we have a vegetarian werewolf.
Shape-Changers
Chronicles of the Cheysuli: book one
By Jennifer Roberson
ISBN: 0-88677-140-4
US Publisher: DAW
First edition in Feb. 1984
$5.99
Note: Part of series, very sterotypical 'unicorn fantasy fluff', if you know what I mean.
The Shape-Changer’s Wife
By Sharon Shinn
ISBN: 0-441-00261-7
US Publisher: ACE
First edition in Oct. 1995
$5.99
Note: If you like Magicians and Shapeshifting, I highly recommend this book. Very interesting.
Dragon Bones
By Patricia Briggs
ISBN: 0-441-00916-6
US Publisher: ACE
First edition in Mar. 2002
$6.99
Note: Yet another interesting fantasy book. I suggest you look it up, also looks like it's going to become a series. In this we have a dragon who can assume the shape of a human boy.
Dragonlance: The Silver Stair
Bridges of Time Series
By Jean Rabe
ISBN: 0-7869-1315-0
US Publisher: TSR/WotC/Hasbro
First edition in Jan. 1999
$5.99
Note: Nothing with weres, but Gnolls (Hyena men) count don't they? One of my favorite Hyena humanoid characters in a book.
The Catswold Portal
By Shirley Rousseau Murphy
ISBN: 0-451-45275-5
US Publisher: ROC
First edition in Sept. 1993
$5.50
Note: More 'unicorn/fairy fantasy fluff'. About humans who can change into cats. And how one female gets stuck in our world after a nasty takeover. I think the best part of the book is how the human artist figures out a way to defeat the evil queen.
Changer
By Jane Lindskold
ISBN: 0-380-78849-7
US Publisher: AVON EOS
First edition in Dec. 1998
$5.99
Note: One of my favorite fantasy series. The main character, Changer, is a coyote shapeshifter. There's even Loki and werewolves in the series. Not to mention King Arthur, Satyrs, Susa-no-o (the Japanese god of Thunder and Lighting), and other gods and mythical creatures hiding out in our world.
Legends Walking
By Jane Lindskold
ISBN: 0-380-78850-0
US Publisher: AVON EOS
First edition in Dec. 1999
$6.99
Note: Another book in the Changer series.
The Blood Jaguar
By Michael H. Payne
ISBN: 0-312-86783-2
US Publisher: TOR
First edition in Dec. 1998
$22.95 (Yes, I own the hardcover)
Note: Another fun book to read if you can get it. Animal humanoids now rule the world, but also have their own gods. Three characters must stop a horrible event caused by the Blood Jaguar.
Sci-fi
Werewolves/Shapeshifters as aliens, gene splicing, highly evolved wolves...er...wolfen, created by science, what have you.
Moonbane
By Al Sarrantonio
ISBN: 0-553-28186-0>>395
US Publisher: Bantam Books
First edition in Oct. 1989
$4.95
Note: WOW! This baby screams to be reprinted. I think werewolf fans would love this one just for how it's represented. To me it has become one of my favorites. In this the werewolves are aliens, after the destruction of the moon, are now invading earth.
The Wolfen
By Whitley Strieber
ISBN: 0-553-12626-1
US Publisher: Bantam Books
First edition in Aug. 1978
$2.50
Note: The book, as always, is different from the movie. In this, highly evolved wolves have been hiding from us for years. And they happen to not only be smart as humans and have their own language, but deadly as well.
The Island of Dr. Moreau
By H. G. Wells
ISBN: 0-812-56707-2
US Publisher: TOR
$2.99
Note: Classic.
Comedy
The books making fun of the old werewolf story, or just being silly.
Howling Mad
By Peter David
ISBN: 0-441-34663-4
US Publisher: ACE
First edition in Nov 1989
$5.99
Note: What if a wolf got bitten by werewolf? Mayhem happens as a wild wolf has to cope and understand how to be a human every full moon!
Based upon ‘TV/movie/PC or Video game/etc’
The game, movie(s), TV show, Radio play came out first, and somebody wrote a book on it (with the company's rights). Sorta like Fanfiction, but they get paid for it.
The Beast Within
By Jane Jensen
Based on the Gabriel Knight Sierra PC Game of the same name
ISBN: 0-451-45621-1
US Publisher: ROC
First edition in Dec. 1998
$6.99
Primal Rage
The Avatars
By John Vornholt
ISBN: 1-57297-230-0
US Publisher: Boulevard
First edition in Mar. 1997
$5.99
Anthologies
Collected stories n' stuff.
However, there’s just one thing I have to say: How many times does ‘Boobs’ needs to reprinted into short story collections!? Yes, I love the story, but I also like seeing variation as well. That’s why I thank Tomorrow Bites for not including it because the book involves Sci-fi with werewolves. So that’s why I’ve have written in “Boobs” should it appear in that book proving it is getting a little annoying seeing it all the time.
The Mammoth Book of Werewolves
Edited by Stephen Jones
ISBN: 0-7867-0087-4
UK publisher: Carroll & Graf
First edition in 1994
$9.95
“Boobs”
Tomorrow Bites
Werewolves in Sci-fi!
Edited by Greg Cox & T.K.F Weisskopf
ISBN: 0-671-87691-0
US Publisher: Baen
First edition in Oct. 1995
$5.99
Women who run with the Werewolves
Edited by Pam Keesey
ISBN: 1-57344-057-4
US Publisher: Cleis Press
First edition in 1996
$12.95
“Boobs”
Isaac Asimov’s Werewolves
Edited by Gardner Dozois and Sheila Williams
ISBN: 0-441-00661-2
$5.99
US Publisher: ACE
First edition in Oct. 1999
“Boobs”
Werewolves
Edited by Martin H. Greenberg
ISBN: 0-88677-654-6
US Publisher: DAW
First edition in Jun. 1995
$5.50
Wolf poop award:
Perhaps the worst of the most horrible books around, something anything a self-respecting werewolf/shapeshifter fan should AVOID at all costs. Hyena gives the Wolf Poop award to:
Quarrel with the Moon
By J.C. Conaway
ISBN: 0-523-48033-4
US Publisher: TOR (Why? Whhhhhyyy!? Did you let this book be published?)
First edition in Apr. 1982 (And I hope it’s never reprinted AGAIN!!)
$2.95
Note: I bought this book out of a used bookstore, hoping it might be a good werewolf book. Boy was I wrong and I’m giving you fair warning not to read or buy it: It’s that bad of a stinker. Many things in the plot make no sense what so ever and the writing style is almost average. The ending makes you feel cheapen, I’ll just stop right here: THIS IS PROBABLY THE WORST WEREWOLF BOOK EVER WRITTEN ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH! …werewolf hillbillies… the pain I tell you…the pain…
Teen
R. L. Stine
Heart of the Hunter
By R. L. Stine
ISBN: 0-671-00296-1
US Publisher: Archway Paperback
First edition in Oct. 1997
$4.99
Bad Moonlight
By R. L. Stine
ISBN: 0-671-89424-2
US Publisher: Archway Paperback
First edition in Jun. 1995
$3.99
Teen Series
(Bad Blood)
Hunters’ Moon
By Debra Doyle and James D. MacDonald
ISBN: 0-425-14362-7
US Publisher: Berkey
First edition in Nov. 1994
$3.99
Judgment Night
By Debra Doyle and James D. MacDonald
ISBN: 0-425-14728-2
US Publisher: Berkey
First edition in May 1995
$3.99
Teen Romance
(Dark Moon Legacy) (Lame-o Romance series, yuck!)
Volume II
The Seduction
By Cynthia Blair
ISBN: 0-06-106151-4
US Publisher: Harper
First edition in Nov. 1993
$3.99
Volume III
The Rebellion
By Cynthia Blair
ISBN: 0-06-106160-3
US Publisher: Harper
First edition in Dec. 1993
$3.99
Based upon ‘TV/movie/PC or Video game/etc’ for Teens
Elvira
The Boy who cried werewolf
By Elvira with John Paragon
ISBN: 0-425-16490-X
US Publisher: Berkley Boulevard
First edition in Apr. 1998
$5.50
Teen Horror
Dances with Werewolves (series? Tombstones)
By John Peel
ISBN: 0-671-53529-3
US Publisher: Archway Paperback
First edition in Oct. 1995
$4.99
October Moon
By Michael Scott
ISBN: 0-590-26591-1
US Publisher: Scholastic
First edition in Oct. 1995
$3.50
Teen Woof Poop Award:
Dark Moon Legacy comes pretty close, but doesn’t make the mark. I still don’t have enough bad teen books to rate much.
Pre-teen
Series
Goosebumps
The Werewolf of Fever Swamp #14
By R. L. Stine
ISBN: 0-590-49449-X
US Publisher: Scholastic
First edition in Dec. 1993
$3.25
Werewolf Skin #60
By R. L. Stine
ISBN: 0-590-39053-8
US Publisher: Scholastic
First edition in Oct. 1997
$3.99
Graveyard School
Little Pet Werewolf
By Tom B. Stone
ISBN: 0-553-54199-4
US Publisher: Skylark
First edition in Jan 1995
$3.50
Fiendly Corners #3
Revenge of the Hairy Horror
By E. W. Leroe
ISBN: 0-7868-1097-1
US Publisher: Hyperion
First edition in 1996
$3.95
(Non-series)
My Brother, the Werewolf
By Nancy Garden
ISBN: 0-679-85414-2
US Publisher: Bullseye
First edition in 1995
$4.50
The Cat who wished to be a Man
By Lloyd Alexander
ISBN: 0-440-40580-7
US Publisher: Dell Yearling
First edition in Feb 1992
$3.50
Choose your own Adventure
Choose your own Nightmare
Night of the Werewolf
By Edward Packard
ISBN: 0-553-48229-7
US Publisher: Bantam
First edition in Apr. 1995
$3.50
Give yourself Goosebumps
#5 Night in Werewolf Woods
By R. L. Stine
ISBN: 0-590-67319-X
US Publisher: Scholastic
First edition in Apr. 1996
$3.99
The Werewolf Chronicles
Night Creature
By Rodman Philbrick and Lynn Harnett
ISBN:
US Publisher: Scholastic
First edition in
$3.99
Children of the Wolf
By Rodman Philbrick and Lynn Harnett
ISBN:
US Publisher: Scholastic
First edition in
$3.99
The Wereing
By Rodman Philbrick and Lynn Harnett
ISBN:
US Publisher: Scholastic
First edition in
$3.99
Other
The Beast
By Robert Stallman
ISBN: 0-671-41383
US Publisher: Timescape books/Pocket books
First edition in Sept. 1982
$2.50
The Immortals: Wild Magic
By Tamora Pierce
ISBN: 0-679-88288-X
US Publisher: Random House
First edition in 1997
$4.99
The Immortals: Wolf-Speaker
By Tamora Pierce
ISBN: 0-679-88289-8
US Publisher: Random House
First edition in 1997
$4.99
The Immortals: Emperor Mage
By Tamora Pierce
ISBN: 0-679-88290-1
US Publisher: Random House
First edition in 1997
$4.99
The Immortals: The Realms of the Gods
By Tamora Pierce
ISBN: 0-679-88291-X
US Publisher: Random House
First edition in 1997
$4.99
Animal Farm
By George Orwell
ISBN: 0-451-52466-7
US Publisher: Signet
$4.95
Werehunter
By Mercedes Lackey
ISBN: 0-671-57805-7
US Publisher: BAEN
First edition in Apr. 1999
$6.99
Time Cat
By Lloyd Alexander
ISBN: 0-14-037827-8
US Publisher: Puffin books
First edition in 1963
$3.99
A Wizard’s Dozen
Edited by Michael Stearns
ISBN: 0-590-86542-0
US Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
First edition in 1993
$3.99
“The Sixty-two Curses of Caliph Arenschadd”
Comics/Manga/Graphic Novels
Should be a no-brainer.
Ranma ½
Sorcerer Hunters
Carrot shapeshifts whenever he is hit by magic, however, there is something more sinister about it when you get deeper into manga.
Ginga Legend Weed
Werewolf by Night
Animation
KO Century Beast
Outlaw Star
Street Sharks
Sonic the Hedgehog
Movies
Video Games
Bloody Roar 1
Bloody Roar 2
Bloody Roar 3
Suikoden II
Bob, one of the 108 stars, can change into a wolf man due to his rune. Could Bob be a throwback to the Jamaican werewolf, Dreadmon, from Mighty Mutanimals?
Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy 9
Final Fantasy 10
