Though his home was undamaged when the Wolf-Queen attacks, Tristan loses it anyway. His father abandons him, sells their pottery shop, and leaves him with nothing but a rucksack full of worthless mementos. Desperate, he turns to his estranged uncle for help who gifts him an ancestral sword: a great paramarion from a bygone age. Tristan's only option is to join the mysterious Huntsmen and track down the horrors that haunt his village in the slim hope of finding the fortune he needs to buy back his home and restore his family. The Huntsman and the She-Wolf is an action packed story of a young man carrying the responsibility of teaching himself to survive at the same time he tries to win back everything taken from him. It is a story that will appeal to readers who love adventure and understand that faith in a cause is a guidepost in the journey of life we all take.

She-wolf explores the cultural history of the female werewolf, from her first appearance in medieval literature to recent incarnations in film, television and popular literature. The book includes contributors from various disciplines, and offers a cross-period, interdisciplinary exploration of a perennially popular cultural production. The book covers material from the Middle Ages to the present day with chapters on folklore, history, witch trials, Victorian literature, young adult literature, film and gaming. Considering issues such as religious and social contexts, colonialism, constructions of racial and gendered identities, corporeality and subjectivity – as well as female body hair, sexuality and violence – She-wolf reveals the varied ways in which the female werewolf is a manifestation of complex cultural anxieties, as well as a site of continued fascination.

Set against the backdrop of the Paris Uprising of 1832, ‘The She-Wolves of Machecoul’ is dripping with political intrigue, sinister plots, and knuckle-cracking villains. However, at its heart, the story is a romantic one, focusing on the fortunes of the eponymous she-wolves, Mary and Bertha. While the plot to establish a new monarch unfolds, Mary and Bertha are both smitten with Baron Michel Logerie. But is the Baron all that he seems, or does he have ulterior motives? Filled with thrills, secrets, and historical detail, ́The She-Wolves of Machecoul ́ is a superb adventure story, which will surely delight fans of Dumas' other works. Alexandre Dumas (1802 – 1870) was one of the most popular French authors and playwrights of the 19th Century. After the death of his father, Dumas travelled to Paris where he eventually decided to work in the theatre. He first came to public attention at the age of 27 with his first play, ‘King Henry III and his Courts.’ After a succession of successful stage plays, Dumas turned his hand to writing novels. Many of these were serialised in newspapers, such as ‘La Comtesse de Salisbury; Édouard III,’ and ‘Le Capitaine Paul.’ Many of Dumas’ later works have been hailed as timeless classics and adapted for television and the silver screen, such as ‘The Three Musketeers’, starring ‘Lord of the Rings’ ́ Orlando Bloom, and ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’, starring ‘Superman’ star, Henry Cavill.

"The Last Vendée; or, the She-Wolves of Machecoul" by Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas, also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French novelist and playwright. This compilation volume takes place between 1831 and 1832 in Breton. Mary and Bertha, twin girls and the illegitimate children of a former royalist fighter are nicknamed "the she-wolves of Machecoul" and are drawn into a conflict where the Duchess of Berry wants to awaken the royalist spirit so his son can have the throne. While fighting, they both meet and fall in love with Baron Michel Logerie as well.

Though his home was undamaged when the Wolf-Queen attacks, Tristan loses it anyway. His father abandons him, sells their pottery shop, and leaves him with nothing but a rucksack full of worthless mementos. Desperate, he turns to his estranged uncle for help who gifts him an ancestral sword: a great paramarion from a bygone age. Tristan's only option is to join the mysterious Huntsmen and track down the horrors that haunt his village in the slim hope of finding the fortune he needs to buy back his home and restore his family. The Huntsman and the She-Wolf is an action packed story of a young man carrying the responsibility of teaching himself to survive at the same time he tries to win back everything taken from him. It is a story that will appeal to readers who love adventure and understand that faith in a cause is a guidepost in the journey of life we all take.

"The Last Venďe" deals with the Duchess de Berrys attempt to stir up an insurrection in that province in 1832, and has some romantic threads interwoven.--From GoogleBooks.

Co-written by Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan and British novelist Angela Carter, and based on several short stories from Carter's collection The Bloody Chamber, The Company of Wolves (1984) is a provocative reinvention of the fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood. Unraveling a feverish metaphor for the blossoming of a young girl's sexuality and her subsequent loss of innocence, the film entwines symbolism and metaphor with striking visuals and grisly effects. Released in the early 1980s, a time which produced several classic werewolf films (including An American Werewolf in London and The Howling), The Company of Wolves sets itself apart from the pack with its overtly literary roots, feminist stance, and art-house leanings. The film's narrative takes the form of a puzzle box, unfolding as dreams within dreams, and stories within stories, which lead further into the dark woods of the protagonist's psyche, as she finds herself on the cusp of womanhood. This Devil's Advocate explores all these aspects, as well as placing the film in the context of the careers of its creators and its position as an example of the "Female Gothic."

Join Hunter Huntsman, son of the heroic Huntsman, for a day in the woods. What happens when he has to hide his real feelings about hunting in the forest-and about a forest maiden, too? Read all about it in this exclusive Ever After High short story by Newbery Honor author Shannon Hale.