It is the beginning of December. Oak fires are burning in the stately flickering hearths. The immortal Morphenkinder wolf-men are preparing for a lavish feast at their mansion, to celebrate the pagan festival of midwinter. Everyone is invited, including some of their own who do not wish them well...
In The Wolf Gift, the first book in Anne Rice's thrilling new Wolf Gift Chronicles, Reuben Golding was bitten in a fatal tussle and morphed into a werewolf as a result. Here, the unearthly education of this Man Wolf is set to continue. Reuben is getting used to his new status, and his new community, but now he must learn to control himself — no easy task. And then there's the ghost that appears at the windows, tormented, imploring, unable to speak; and the secrets that are revealed as the festive preparations reach a fever pitch, secrets that tell of a strange nether world, of spirits - centuries old - who possess their own fantastical ancient histories and taunt with their dark, magical powers...
But Rueben's biggest struggle be with his mixed feelings about his kind, luminous girlfriend, Laura, joining the Morphenkinder. Will he still love her when she’s as bloodthirsty as he is?
