Derik's Bane

Informationen zum Autor MaryJanice Davidson Klappentext Werewolf Derik Gardner must save the world by destroying the reincarnation of history's most wicked sorceress. Unfortunately, the beautiful but ditzy Sara Gunn hasn't a clue that she's the epitome of pure evil. To make matters worse, Derik's falling in love with her.THE PRESENT Michael Wyndham stepped out of his bedroom, walked down the hall, and saw his best friend, Derik Gardner, on the main floor headed for the front door. He grabbed the banister and vaulted, dropped fifteen feet, and landed with a solid thud he felt all the way through his knees. "Hey, Derik!" he called cheerfully. "Wait a sec!" From his bedroom he heard his wife mutter, "I hate when he does that ... gives me a flippin´ heart attack every time," and couldn´t help grinning. Wyndham Manor had been his home all his life, and the only time he walked up or down those stairs was when he was carrying his daughter, Lara. He didn´t know how ordinary humans could stand walking around in their fragile little shells. He´d tried to talk to his wife about this on a few occasions, but her eyes always went flinty, and her gun hand flexed, and the phrase "hairy fascist bastard" came up, and things got awkward. Werewolves were tough, incredibly tough, but compared to Homo sapiens, who wasn´t? It was a ridiculously perfect day outside, and he couldn´t blame Derik for wanting to head out as quickly as possible. Still, there was something troubling his old friend, and Michael was determined to get to the bottom of it. "Hold up," Michael said, reaching for Derik´s shoulder. "I want to-" "I don´t care what you want," Derik replied without turning. He grabbed Michael´s hand and flung it away, so sharply Michael lost his balance for a second. "I´m going out." Michael tried to laugh it off, ignoring the way the hairs on the back of his neck tried to stand up. "Touch-ee! Hey, I just want to-" "I´m going out !" Derik moved, cat-quick, and then Michael was flying through the air with the greatest of ease, only to slam into the door to the coat closet hard enough to splinter it down the middle. Michael lay on his back a moment like a stunned beetle. Then he flipped to his feet, ignoring the slashing pain down his back. "My friend," he said, "you are so right. Except you´re going out on the tip of my boot, pardon me while I kick your ass." This in a tone of mild banter, but Michael was crossing the room in swift strides, barely noticing that his friend Moira, who had just come in from the kitchen, squeaked and jumped out of the way. Best friend or no, nobody- nobody -knocked the alpha male around in his own ... damned ... house. The other Pack members lived there by his grace and favor, thanks very much, and while the forty-room house had more than enough room for them all, certain things were simply ... not ... done. "Don´t start with me," Derik warned. The morning sunlight was slanting through the skylight, shining so brightly it looked like Derik´s hair was about to burst into flames. His friend´s mouth-usually relaxed in a wiseass grin-was a tight slash. His grass-green eyes were narrow. He looked-Michael had trouble believing it-ugly and dangerous. Rogue. "Just stay off." "You started it, at the risk of sounding junior high, and you´re going to show throat and apologize, or you´ll be counting your broken ribs all the way to the emergency room." "Come near me again, and we´ll see who´s counting ribs." "Derik. Last chance." "Cut it out!" It was Moira, shrieking from a safe distance. "Don´t do this in his own house, you idiot! He won´t stand down, and you two morons-schmucks-losers will hurt each other!" "Shut up," Derik said to the woman he (usually) lovingly regarded as a sister. "And get lost ... this isn´t for you." "I´m getting the hose," she warned, "and then you can...

Product details

• Authors: MaryJanice Davidson
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.08.2011
• EAN: 9780425245071
• ISBN: 978-0-425-24507-1
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 212 mm x 22 mm
• Series: A Wyndham Werewolf Novel
• Subject: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy