Book Review: Immortal Lycanthropes by Hal Johnson

This book is like a Wes Anderson movie; a dash of realism here, a whole handful of crazy there and a plot line that makes you want to keep reading, even as you are saying to yourself, "What the ... ?"

Myron Horowitz's face is seriously messed up.  It has been that way since his adoptive parents found him on the coast of Maine, dazed and confused, when he was eight. Consequently, this, as well as his rather short stature (Myron hasn't grown an inch in the 5 years he has lived with the Horowitz's), causes him to be picked on constantly by a particular freshmen named Garrett Bercelli at Henry Clay High School.

After school, Myron, hoping to avoid Garrett, takes an alternate route to leave school.  But Garrett has also taken that same alternate route and this turns out to be very unfortunate for him. After a confrontation, something explodes and sends Garret flying through a window and Myron losses consciousness.  After waking up completely naked, Myron's adventure truly begins.

Myron learns about immortal lycanthropes (animals that can change into humans and can only be killed in their animal form by another lycanthrope),while on the run from the scariest one of all, Mr. Bigshot (the lion).  Is he an immortal lycanthrope, and if so, what animal is he?  Is he the savior of the immortal lycanthropes, a new breed of animal never seen before or one frozen for centuries that has returned to life?

There are plenty of chases, a doomsday device, encounters with the with the Nine Unknown Men and the Rosicrucians, a gorilla, a lemur, a bear and more in Myron's attempt to figure out who (or what) he is. Told from the pen of the Arthur (the binturong), this is one adventure I wouldn't miss.

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