Name: Hunger Makes the Wolf (16pt Large Print Edition)
ISBN: 9780369326096

Alex Wells

The strange planet known as Tanegawa's World is owned by TransRifts Inc, the company with the absolute monopoly on interstellar travel. Hob landed there ten years ago, a penniless orphan left behind by a rift ship. She was taken in by Nick Ravani and quickly became a member of his mercenary biker troop, the Ghost Wolves. Ten years later, she dis...

Hunger Makes the Wolf (16pt Large Print Edition)

The strange planet known as Tanegawa's World is owned by TransRifts Inc, the company with the absolute monopoly on interstellar travel. Hob landed there ten years ago, a penniless orphan left behind by a rift ship. She was taken in by Nick Ravani and quickly became a member of his mercenary biker troop, the Ghost Wolves. Ten years later, she discovers that the body of Nick's brother out in the dunes. Worse, his daughter is missing, taken by shady beings called the Weathermen. But there are greater mysteries to be discovered - both about Hob and the strange planet she calls home. File Under: Science Fiction [ Road of Fury | Hob's Angels | Ghost on the Highway | The Weatherman Says ]

Hunger Makes the Wolf

Didi Chanoch

What happens when you cross Son of Anarchy with Dune, but put a woman in the Paul Atreides/Jax Teller role? Well, probably something a lot like Alex Wells' debut novel, starring a bike riding, gun toting, sorta kinda witch named Hob. 

Tanegawa's World is a planet sized company town that's mostly desert, and divided into miners, farmers, enforcers, and company officials. And the Ghost Wolves, a for-hire group of outlaw enforcers who will fight the reavers and the worst of the planet, for a price. Hob Ravani, junior member of the Wolves and adopted daughter of their leader, Old Nick Ravani, has had a bad few years. A mistake she made three years ago got her demoted and largely estranged from her adopted family, and she's been digging herself out of that hole ever since. 

Mag Ravani, Nick's Niece, is about to be sent off planet, because things are not good on Tanegawa's World, and her father wants her out. The trip they take will lead to an inciting incident that will reunite her with her estranged adopted cousin, and put both women on parallel courses leading to collision with the company that basically owns the lives of every person on the planet. 

I debated whether to go 4 or 5 stars here. It's a very solid debut, with action and adventure, grounded by Wells' knowledge of geology. I went with 4 stars, in the end, because, well... "I really liked it" is exactly how I felt about it. Strongly recommended.

Michael Cowell

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Hob Ravani landed on Tanegawa's World ten years ago, a penniless orphan left behind by a rift ship. Tanegawa's World is a resource planet, wholly owned by TransRifts Inc, the company that holds the absolute monopoly on interstellar travel. Upon landing, Hob meets Nick Ravani, the head of a mercenary troop called the Ghost Wolves quickly becomes a member of his crew, the Ghost Wolves. Ten years later and a soldier for hire in her own right, she discovers the body of Nick's brother, "Uncle" Phil, out in the dunes; he's been shot in the back. Worse, she discovers that Phil's daughter Mag, is missing, taken by shady beings called 'The Weathermen'. Hob and the Ghost Wolves must rescue her friend and destroy The Weathermen with the aid of a strange, barely human being called the Bone Collector.

Hunger Makes the Wolf (16pt Large Print Edition)

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