The Vampire Queen's New Monster

"The Wolf Gift" is vintage Anne Rice—it's a lushly written, gothic, violent, gory, metaphysical tale. This time, with werewolves.

The novel marks a return to the horror genre for Ms. Rice, 70, whose books have sold more than 100 million copies. Her "Vampire Chronicles" series, beginning with "Interview With the Vampire," published in 1976, revived the vampire literary motif, which had been largely dormant since the days of Bram Stoker. In recent years, the genre has seen a new explosion of popularity with young-adult series like "Twilight" and "The Vampire Diaries."

Ms. Rice, who converted to Roman Catholicism in 1998, has veered away from monsters in her recent novels, focusing on the life of Jesus Christ and a series about an angel and a hired assassin. Now, following her very public breakup with organized Christianity in 2010 (a move she announced on Facebook), she's returning to her pulpy roots.

"The Wolf Gift" features a handsome young reporter in the Bay Area who finds himself at the center of the story when he's attacked by a werewolf, and turns into a wolf man himself. (He documents his new hairy look with his iPhone.) He's not your typical feral, rampaging beast: The lunar cycle has no effect on him, he learns to control his transformation and he only unleashes his beastly appetite on the truly wicked.

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Bobseeks

The last I heard, Ms. Rice left the church of rome amidst a lot of publicity because it would not accept her atheistic, lieberal agenda. From an interview I read when she "converted" to catholicism, she never really became a catholic and she was certainly never a Christian. On top of that, she is a lousy writer and her books are as scary as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
evermyrtle

This mind set is one of the greatest things that has altered the Christian world. We love the cruelty and outrageousness, that this idiotcy displays and this reflects on the opinions that our children and grandchildren who grow up with. It is the opposite pole of GOD AND HIS WORD and it is making great roads in the way people think. I see that many or our "Christians" accept it as well as non-Christians. Where is the cut off place? I do not know!!
Steve03

As to her faith, Mrs Rice herself says this: "My commitment to Christ remains at the heart and center of my life. Transformation in Him is radical and ongoing. That I feel now that I am called to be an outsider for Him, to step away from the words, "Christian" and "Christianity" is something that my conscience demands of me. I feel that my faith in Him demands this of me. I know of no other way to express how I must remove myself from those things which seek to separate me from Him."
As for her being a lousy writer, Bobseeks, don't you hate it when lousy writers sell millions of books, while a genius like you can't get published anywhere but here?
- Bobsaeeks
  
  The fact that she sells a lot of books speaks only to the fact that there are millions such as you who are totally lacking in discernment and wit. Also, commitment to Christ is completely lacking from Ms. Rice's stated beliefs in favor of abortion, homosexuality, and feminism and she left the chuch of rome because they did not (suprise, surprise) accept her "moral leadership" in these matters. But, according to your perverted, lieberalism, that probably makes her a perfect Christian proving, once again, that you are nothing more than a lieberal troll.
  - Steve03
    
    As it is written, "How can you claim: We are wise; the law of the LORD is with us? In fact, the lying pen of scribes has produced falsehood" and "He that is not wise will not be taught."