Hunger Makes the Wolf

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This thrilling sci-fi Western features "a dash of Dune, a bit of Fury Road, and a whole lot of badass female characters" (Emma Maree Urquhart, author of Dragon Tamers) 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.

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While the backdrop may be arid and dusty, Alex Wells debut is lush with ideas, characters and invention. A story of chosen families, the different battlefields we choose and that are chosen for us and what it means to be more or less than human,Hunger Makes The Wolfdoes the near impossible; takes a sub genre that was looking largely played out and uses it as the foundation stone for something new, rich and strange.
Winner of The Kitschies Golden Tentacle Award for Best Debut 2017

Gritty and engrossing, I definitely want Hob on my side when the revolution comes.
Mur Lafferty, John W Campbell Award-winning author ofThe Shambling Guide to New York City

It has a wonderful weird west vibe and some of the phrasing is simply delicious. Hob is a wonderful character to follow hers is a solid journey and I got a bit choked up when Hob stood up for what she wanted. Alex crafts a host of fascinating characters here the Weathermen, the Bone Collector and I reckon youre going to love their adventures.
E Catherine Tobler, author of the Folley & Mallory Adventures

Take a dash ofDune, a bit ofFury Road, and a whole lot of badass female characters and youve gotHunger Makes the Wolf a really, really bloody awesome debut from Alex Wells.
Emma Maree Urquhart, author ofDragon Tamers

This thing drips with tension between characters, within the story itself that makes itimpossible to put down. Ineededto know what would happen next, what would Hob do. Tanegawas World may be adesolate and uninviting terrain, but it provides fertile ground for the characters,who truly blossom on the page.
Shana DuBois forB&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog

Its a science fiction Western thriller, and it is great, and Im really, intensely, eagerly looking forward to the sequel. This is the sort of thing I really like. UP WITH THIS SORT OF THING.
Liz Bourke, forTor.com

Hunger Makes the Wolfis an exhilarating ride that makes you think, with characters who practically demand rereading. If you care about genre, or labor rights, or female friendships, or having a really good time with a book, read it.
Strange Horizons

A fast, fun, enormously compelling science fiction novel in the space western planetary opera mode.
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Author Bio

Alex Wells is a writer, geologist, and sharp-dressed sir. They've had short stories in Strange Horizons, Lightspeed, Daily Science Fiction, Shimmer, and more. Alex is a host on the popular Skiffy and Fanty podcast, where they talk about movies and other nerdy sci-fi and fantasy things. rachaelacks.com twitter.com/katsudonburi Author hometown- Denver, Colorado