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Wild Country

Wild Country

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  • Create Date：2021-10-04 09:55:42
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  • Author：Anne Bishop
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Summary

In this powerful and exciting fantasy set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Others series， humans and the shape-shifting Others will see whether they can live side by side。。。without destroying one another。

There are ghost towns in the world—places where the humans were annihilated in retaliation for the slaughter of the shape-shifting Others。

One of those places is Bennett， a town at the northern end of the Elder Hills—a town surrounded by the wild country。 Now efforts are being made to resettle Bennett as a community where humans and Others live and work together。 A young female police officer has been hired as the deputy to a Wolfgard sheriff。 A deadly type of Other wants to run a human-style saloon。 And a couple with four foster children—one of whom is a blood prophet—hope to find acceptance。

But as they reopen the stores and the professional offices and start to make lives for themselves， the town of Bennett attracts the attention of other humans looking for profit。 And the arrival of the Blackstone Clan， outlaws and gamblers all， will uncover secrets…or bury them。

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Reviews

Greymalkin ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Liked this better than Lake Silence but still found it frustrating。 The hetero-normative gender roles feel so outdated that it undercut a lot of the more overt moments of gender equity。 （view spoiler）[Virgil was a racist sexist asshole and the book did little to show that his low opinion of "whiny weak yappy females" was not warranted。 Even the "terrifying" Harvester didn't do anything of note without a man explaining it to her or telling her what to do， and the only Sanguinati that gets hurt is Liked this better than Lake Silence but still found it frustrating。 The hetero-normative gender roles feel so outdated that it undercut a lot of the more overt moments of gender equity。 （view spoiler）[Virgil was a racist sexist asshole and the book did little to show that his low opinion of "whiny weak yappy females" was not warranted。 Even the "terrifying" Harvester didn't do anything of note without a man explaining it to her or telling her what to do， and the only Sanguinati that gets hurt is a female one who was apparently （according to the other Sanguinati） too dumb to understand how guns worked。 Ugh Barb。 I don't understand how someone who was training to be a vet would be so freaked out by Joshua's acting more terra indigene than human。 I loved the arc for Jesse up until the very end。 But then her very satisfying set up for a slow burn romance or even just a lovely friends with benefits story was crushed in a bizarrely unearned way at the end。 Tolya was upset at his mistakes but lashing out at Jesse was out of character petty and reactionary。This book has the same pattern as the other books in the series where the plot and outcome are pretty much explained at the start of the book， so there's no tension in not knowing what will happen or how it will end。 it's just a matter of how badly will the protagonists screw things up despite multiple warnings， and finding out how many people will die unnecessarily。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Lori ，

This is the only one of the "World of the Others" books I haven't really liked。 It was still fun to read， but by overlaying the timeline with a previous book， a lot of tension was lost。 We were in a different part of the world where characters were still being affected by what was happening elsewhere- but since I'd read the earlier book， I knew what was happening elsewhere was going to turn out fine。 So attempting to build tension when your reader already knows the outcome fell flat。The rest of This is the only one of the "World of the Others" books I haven't really liked。 It was still fun to read， but by overlaying the timeline with a previous book， a lot of tension was lost。 We were in a different part of the world where characters were still being affected by what was happening elsewhere- but since I'd read the earlier book， I knew what was happening elsewhere was going to turn out fine。 So attempting to build tension when your reader already knows the outcome fell flat。The rest of the story was good。 It didn't feel as richly developed as previous installments of the series， but was still enjoyable。 。。。more

Laurla2 ，

- 4 stars。 i'd have rated it 5 stars except for the way the ending went down。 that many good guys didnt need to die， they had warning of what was going to happen。 -sad to have caught up to the end of the published books。 next book in the series expected out in 2022。"i never lied to you。" "fine， you're not lying; you're just being less than truthful。 does that sound better？""how was your first day on the job？" "i didn't shoot my boss。 i thought about it， but i didn't do it。""there were plenty of - 4 stars。 i'd have rated it 5 stars except for the way the ending went down。 that many good guys didnt need to die， they had warning of what was going to happen。 -sad to have caught up to the end of the published books。 next book in the series expected out in 2022。"i never lied to you。" "fine， you're not lying; you're just being less than truthful。 does that sound better？""how was your first day on the job？" "i didn't shoot my boss。 i thought about it， but i didn't do it。""there were plenty of things she wanted to say。 plleeeennnnty。 she just couldn't form the words。 would she have to arrest herself if she whacked him over the head with a stapler？" 。。。more

Emma ，

I prefer the World of the Others to the Lakeside books。 Really enjoyable read。

Kelsey Brennan ，

I think I’m finally done with this series。 While I still think the world building is kind of cool， there’s some really messed up gender stereotyping and so much use of sexual assault as a plot point， and it’s not challenged in any way。 It’s been that way throughout， but in earlier books， Meg’s particular backstory had it make a bit more sense。 In this series， all the “good” young women are naive innocents， and anyone who dares to be interested in sex is brutally assaulted and murdered， except th I think I’m finally done with this series。 While I still think the world building is kind of cool， there’s some really messed up gender stereotyping and so much use of sexual assault as a plot point， and it’s not challenged in any way。 It’s been that way throughout， but in earlier books， Meg’s particular backstory had it make a bit more sense。 In this series， all the “good” young women are naive innocents， and anyone who dares to be interested in sex is brutally assaulted and murdered， except the one instance of an older woman in this book having a decent hook up。 But， even in that， she feels the need to hide it from the delicate young women in town。 What I essentially got from the treatment of Abigail and Dina was that anyone woman who was even a bit of a bitch deserved the worst kind of brutality， while the “good” women （Barb and Candice） needed to be protected to the point of oppressiveness。 Milder criticism， but still annoying， for a series that’s relatively modern （cell phones， Internet， etc。）， it’s never been adequately explained why women’s roles still seem to be stuck in the 1950’s。One plus: Harvesters are super cool 。。。more

MizzyRed ，

I hope there will be many other books in this series！

Monesapula Nosizwe Manake ，

This one made me cry @ the end。 I love this world Anne Bishop has created， quite frankly i cannot get enough。。。Looking forward to the next one

Barbara T。 ，

Never disappoints。Love all the good guys。 These are always an adventure that I wish I could go on。Aunt Barbi 。

Helen Wawrejko ，

Aftermath of annihilationThere's a special web and flow to Anne's books。 Without knowing the author， you would recognize her writing。 I love the world of the Others。 Gory and vengeful， I relish the struggles of the humans to adapt。 Uncommon magical creatures are my favorite。 Aftermath of annihilationThere's a special web and flow to Anne's books。 Without knowing the author， you would recognize her writing。 I love the world of the Others。 Gory and vengeful， I relish the struggles of the humans to adapt。 Uncommon magical creatures are my favorite。 。。。more

Victoria ，

4。5* - review coming soon

Jeanny ，

Audible version。 Excellent narration。 1 this book reads like a fever dream star。 😵‍💫I DNF this book （2019） when it was originally released。 This was my second attempt at reading it。 Took three days to get through this asinine book & it was an endlessly frustrating read。 It was plagued by sloppy plotting。 Illogical character behavior & thought processes on all sides。 An excruciatingly uninteresting story & cast of characters。 Ugh 😩 & the multitude of irrelevant POVs were just tiresome。 The author Audible version。 Excellent narration。 1 this book reads like a fever dream star。 😵‍💫I DNF this book （2019） when it was originally released。 This was my second attempt at reading it。 Took three days to get through this asinine book & it was an endlessly frustrating read。 It was plagued by sloppy plotting。 Illogical character behavior & thought processes on all sides。 An excruciatingly uninteresting story & cast of characters。 Ugh 😩 & the multitude of irrelevant POVs were just tiresome。 The author’s writing lacked shades of gray， every character was firmly in the black or white lane。 This one dimensional issue isn’t a new development but in previous books it was offset by interesting characters， entertaining interactions & decent story telling。 This time the story left me with a feeling of distaste。 Oh & the speciesism was real people。 I will not be continuing this series。 _______________________________________Note to self: RESIST THE FOMO Jeanny。 。。。more

Kim Allred ，

I probably should have been leaving more detailed reviews for the books in this amazing world。 I could go on and on and I have no doubt other reviews have provided some details as to the overreaching story as well as the story of each book。 All I'll say is that it's a unique world with amazing characters and the age-old tale of greed and taking people at face value （or appearance）。 The characters are fresh and engaging with an excellent blending of intense drama and humor。 I just fall into these I probably should have been leaving more detailed reviews for the books in this amazing world。 I could go on and on and I have no doubt other reviews have provided some details as to the overreaching story as well as the story of each book。 All I'll say is that it's a unique world with amazing characters and the age-old tale of greed and taking people at face value （or appearance）。 The characters are fresh and engaging with an excellent blending of intense drama and humor。 I just fall into these books。 I know authors seem to know when to end a series or world。 I was happy to see there's another book coming out next year。 This is one world where I could read a dozen more books。 。。。more

Liz B ，

So there is definitely a formula here， but apparently I am 100% here for it。The bad guys are delightfully bad。 The good guys are earnest。 Gender roles and relationships。。。well， what comes to mind is "AND YOU KNEW WHO YOU WERE THEN， GIRLS WERE GIRLS AND MEN WERE MEN"with some shocking violence as well， mostly experienced by those who deserve it。Honestly， I think it's ok if I don't interrogate my pleasure in reading these books too terribly much。 I spent my formative years reading Robert Heinlein， So there is definitely a formula here， but apparently I am 100% here for it。The bad guys are delightfully bad。 The good guys are earnest。 Gender roles and relationships。。。well， what comes to mind is "AND YOU KNEW WHO YOU WERE THEN， GIRLS WERE GIRLS AND MEN WERE MEN"with some shocking violence as well， mostly experienced by those who deserve it。Honestly， I think it's ok if I don't interrogate my pleasure in reading these books too terribly much。 I spent my formative years reading Robert Heinlein， satisfying in many similar ways， but much more horrifying in others。 Yikes。 At least consent totally matters in Bishop's world。 。。。more

Suzi ，

Sad /greatI had a hard time putting this one down， every character in he book was good。 no one was better then the other or the main one。 Good story but heartbreaking to the very last word。

Elizabeth Holen ，

Enjoyable addition to the collection。 I'd definitely revisit this book and would like to see more of the surviving characters。 I liked that this book occurred during events of the Others。 I actually was introduced to this series by listening to Lake Silence and then I picked up the original books on Kindle。 This can be read as a stand-alone novel for those who have not read the series， however， you have more explanation of the current world order and differences in terra indigene the Written in Enjoyable addition to the collection。 I'd definitely revisit this book and would like to see more of the surviving characters。 I liked that this book occurred during events of the Others。 I actually was introduced to this series by listening to Lake Silence and then I picked up the original books on Kindle。 This can be read as a stand-alone novel for those who have not read the series， however， you have more explanation of the current world order and differences in terra indigene the Written in Red。 。。。more

Marianne Boutet ，

Many things happening， much confusion， several plot bunnies running around - and at the end， a well-wrapped-up read。

Shelita ，

I read this before and didn't remember， but when I got about chapter 5 or 10 I remembered。 Familiar as the other Others book， nothing novel。 A lot of loss in this one， unfortunately。I do wish there would be more distinct/concrete growth/resolution in the Other characters in the series and that all the female characters weren't either vapid or sweetheart innocents。 I read this before and didn't remember， but when I got about chapter 5 or 10 I remembered。 Familiar as the other Others book， nothing novel。 A lot of loss in this one， unfortunately。I do wish there would be more distinct/concrete growth/resolution in the Other characters in the series and that all the female characters weren't either vapid or sweetheart innocents。 。。。more

Bryonna ，

least fave of her books 。。。 I love Simon and Meg from earlier "Others" 。。。 but this one had too many characters， a plot that jumped all over 。。。 yep， not my fave least fave of her books 。。。 I love Simon and Meg from earlier "Others" 。。。 but this one had too many characters， a plot that jumped all over 。。。 yep， not my fave 。。。more

Lucy ，

I usually really love Anne Bishop but this one not so much。 Interesting story but I found it difficult to read。 It jumped about from character to character and seems to lack depth。 I really liked the overall story idea but I had trouble keeping focused on the story and understanding why the characters made the decisions they did。

Lindap ，

4 StarsThose pesky humans will never learn。。。。well， not the ones who want something for nothing and think they're entitled to take what doesn't belong to them。 In the wild country they're called outlaws。 They， who think the world belongs to them and only them。 The Others eventually put them in their place， but not before some personal loses。 I did question why the Elders let the battle go on for so long， even after the death of some of the Others。 That seemed out of norm for them。 Now to patient 4 StarsThose pesky humans will never learn。。。。well， not the ones who want something for nothing and think they're entitled to take what doesn't belong to them。 In the wild country they're called outlaws。 They， who think the world belongs to them and only them。 The Others eventually put them in their place， but not before some personal loses。 I did question why the Elders let the battle go on for so long， even after the death of some of the Others。 That seemed out of norm for them。 Now to patiently wait for Crowbones coming out March 2022。 。。。more

Missy Jane ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Another great book in a wonderful series。 My only complaint is about Abigail。 She's written as a deceptive person and the other characters treat her as one， but I never saw it。 She'd been victimized since birth， got away from her abusive family and his away。 But once that's revealed her husband leaves her with very little explanation other than she'd lied。 I didn't like the way her story played out。 Another great book in a wonderful series。 My only complaint is about Abigail。 She's written as a deceptive person and the other characters treat her as one， but I never saw it。 She'd been victimized since birth， got away from her abusive family and his away。 But once that's revealed her husband leaves her with very little explanation other than she'd lied。 I didn't like the way her story played out。 。。。more

V。 ，

Adiei， adiei e voltei a adiar o terminar da leitura deste livro por um motivo completamente exterior ao próprio livro: não tinha mais nenhum livro comigo para começar logo a seguir。 Isso， a juntar ao fato de o trabalho ter puxado um pouco mais por mim， ajudou-me a adiar ainda mais esta leitura。 Voltei a retomar a leitura no meu ritmo， e voltar a entrar no mundo criado por Anne Bishop é sempre espantoso。 Continuo a adorar a sua escrita e as histórias que cria。 Senti falta dos personagens iniciais Adiei， adiei e voltei a adiar o terminar da leitura deste livro por um motivo completamente exterior ao próprio livro: não tinha mais nenhum livro comigo para começar logo a seguir。 Isso， a juntar ao fato de o trabalho ter puxado um pouco mais por mim， ajudou-me a adiar ainda mais esta leitura。 Voltei a retomar a leitura no meu ritmo， e voltar a entrar no mundo criado por Anne Bishop é sempre espantoso。 Continuo a adorar a sua escrita e as histórias que cria。 Senti falta dos personagens iniciais da série， contudo foi muito interessante ver uma nova história interligada com a história inicial desta série。 Gostei， e para quem gosta de fantasia， aconselho muito a leitura da obra de Anne Bishop。 。。。more

Sonia Cristina ，

"Humanos。 Era impossível viver com eles; era impossível comê-los a todos。" ~ Pág。28 "Homens。 Não se pode viver com eles; não podemos dá-los aos Lobos。" ~ Pág。 121 TERRITÓRIO SELVAGEM tem muitas falas que podem servir de citações e é cada uma mais engraçada que a outra。 Foi um livro que me deixou bem disposta sempre que lhe pegava e foi ótimo rever personagens antigos， conhecer outros novos e relembrar o mundo d'Os Outros。 No final， tive muita pena especialmente de 2 personagens: （view spoiler）[V "Humanos。 Era impossível viver com eles; era impossível comê-los a todos。" ~ Pág。28 "Homens。 Não se pode viver com eles; não podemos dá-los aos Lobos。" ~ Pág。 121 TERRITÓRIO SELVAGEM tem muitas falas que podem servir de citações e é cada uma mais engraçada que a outra。 Foi um livro que me deixou bem disposta sempre que lhe pegava e foi ótimo rever personagens antigos， conhecer outros novos e relembrar o mundo d'Os Outros。 No final， tive muita pena especialmente de 2 personagens: （view spoiler）[Virgil: que no 1° confronto， entre os Outros， Anciães e o movimento Seres Humanos em Primeiro Lugar， perdeu a alcateia， a companheira e as crias， restou-lhe apenas o irmão que agora também morreu。 Considera Jana sua irmã de alcateia， mas não é a mesma coisa。。。 Tolya: que confiou em humanos de quem se tornou amigo e， por isso， relaxou as defesas em relação às pessoas que chegaram a Bennett， o que permitiu a entrada dd criminosos e levou a mais um confronto em que tantas pessoas e criaturas se perderam。。。 （hide spoiler）] Fico ansiosa à espera do próximo livro e espero que esse próximo livro se passe também em Bennett。 Não me canso de o dizer: a imaginação e a escrita de Anne Bishop são de se lhe tirar o chapéu， uma delícia。 Ah， sim: No mundo d'Os Outros， onde reinam vampiros， metamorfos e muitas outras criaturas fantásticas， dão muita importância aos livros e existem 2 livrarias com nomes super queridos: LER E UIVAR POR MAIS e TOC'A LEVAR。 Se eu abrisse uma livraria escolhia um destes nomes。 。。。more

ms bookjunkie ，

Fascinating story， both on its own and as a mirror of how the events of Etched in Bone affect the rest of Thaisia。 Must reread soonest。

Rachel ，

If you cannot stop reading Anne Bishop you will devour this like I did even though， like the last bunches of her books， NOTHING really happens， there is a danger， it is expected， it happens， mostly things are fine， sometimes the others kill or threaten to kill some people who deserve it and everyone acts like it is a shocking surprise but it is not， and somehow you still cannot stop reading。 These are not good books。 But they are undeniably addictive！

Jennifer ，

More of the samei like The Others series but i'm a bit tired of the "humans make stupid assumptions， fighting ensues， all humans almost die" plot lines。 Not sure where else these stories can go though。 More of the samei like The Others series but i'm a bit tired of the "humans make stupid assumptions， fighting ensues， all humans almost die" plot lines。 Not sure where else these stories can go though。 。。。more

Gabrielle ，

I want to try and describe the books in this series。 I fear I just can't give them justice。 All I can say is that I continue to enjoy these books。 I want to try and describe the books in this series。 I fear I just can't give them justice。 All I can say is that I continue to enjoy these books。 。。。more

Jenny Mark ，

I liked the story itself and it definitely showed a good picture of what it was like after the Elders destroyed the first and last movement and many of the towns。 However， it was just so dark， with much evil and violence and death。 There were many traumatic moments， especially towards the end of the book， and it felt like the book rushed to just。。。 End。 Unsatisfyingly end。 Lives torn， people destroyed， characters we invested time in kinda tossed aside with little fanfare。 Even with a kind of hap I liked the story itself and it definitely showed a good picture of what it was like after the Elders destroyed the first and last movement and many of the towns。 However， it was just so dark， with much evil and violence and death。 There were many traumatic moments， especially towards the end of the book， and it felt like the book rushed to just。。。 End。 Unsatisfyingly end。 Lives torn， people destroyed， characters we invested time in kinda tossed aside with little fanfare。 Even with a kind of haphazard semi positive ending tossed in， it just left me feeling sad at the end。 Good story but rushed to an ending I felt。 。。。more

Maria ，

This is book 2 of the World of Others series， do not start here if you not read the Others series first go back and read the books in order Loved the writing style， the characters and the world are so intriguing

PepperP0t ，

This fast paced hefty hardback with a backdrop of establishing terre indigene controlled town of Bennett after the Great Predation （Others/human war） has the distinct flavor of Written in Red， while distancing itself as independent with all new characters stepping into familiar town roles， it isn’t required to easily follow this outing。 Various ‘gard’s’， a Harvester， Vampires， Inuits， Simple Folk and other humans are allowed relocate， open businesses and make thes in a classic western themed tow This fast paced hefty hardback with a backdrop of establishing terre indigene controlled town of Bennett after the Great Predation （Others/human war） has the distinct flavor of Written in Red， while distancing itself as independent with all new characters stepping into familiar town roles， it isn’t required to easily follow this outing。 Various ‘gard’s’， a Harvester， Vampires， Inuits， Simple Folk and other humans are allowed relocate， open businesses and make thes in a classic western themed town at the foothills of the Elders。 With the country recovering from the war， it’s ripe for those with mischief and malevolence in mind and they find a town that’s not so sleepy。 There were so many moving pieces and characters to meet， momentary confusion can be excused and easily cleared。 Similarities to previous series outings are noticeable but the conglomeration makes this an original work with its own thrills， flirtations， excitement and a heart-hurting battle scene。Rating: 4。75stars 。。。more

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