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CYCLE OF THE WEREWOLF Bitten by his werewolf cousin Jordy, Oz has struggled with the forces of evil that transform him to a beast three nights of each month. Those who care about him have learned to deal with his alter ego and accept him for who he is.But Oz himself isn't sure who hereallyis. Part human, part dangerous animal, he must constantly question his basic nature, and worries that he might, as the wolf, bring harm to his loved ones. Therefore, with great difficulty, he leaves show more Sunnydale and sets off on a course toward enlightenment. Giles has told him of a Watcher in the Fiji Islands who might help him to transcend the lunar pull.Oz's journeys take him from Tibet to Australia, and even to Hong Kong. Far-flung regions and exotic cultures provide new understandings of consciousness and human nature. Before long, though, he realizes that he must gain control of his inner wolf sooner rather than later -- or risk finding himself not predator, but rather, prey... show less

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Christopher Golden is the co-author of The Watcher's Guide and several Buffy the Vampire Slayer books, and the author of many other adult and teen thrillers. He is also a comic-book writer and pop-culture critic. (Bowker Author Biography) Writer Christopher Golden was born and raised in Massachusetts, and later graduated from Tufts University. show more Golden has held many positions in various places in the entertainment industry, including Billboard magazine, American Top 40, the Billboard Music Awards, and BPI Entertainment News. He was also editor of Cut!: Horror Writers on Horror Film, which won the Bram Stoker Award for Criticism. Golden has written several young adult fiction books including Buffy the Vampire Slayer (co-wrote), X-Men: Mutant Empire, Of Saints and Shadows, Angels Souls and Devil Hearts, as well as several Star Wars projects. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
Oz: Into The Wild
Original publication date
2002-05
Dedication
In memory of Paige Farley Hackel: Adventurer
First words
Every time he closed his eyes he could feel her flesh tearing in his jaws and smell the copper scent of blood as it soaked the fur of his snout.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Especially when I'm headed home.

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Fiction and Literature, Horror
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
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PS3557 .O35927 .O98Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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