Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

For those of you familiar with the author Kelley Armstrong, you probably know of her "Women of the Otherworld" series that starts with the story of Elena in Bitten.  

I am a HUGE fan of this series.  I think I picked up Stolen first (it is actually the second book in the series) and then went back to read Bitten.  Once I am hooked on a series, I prefer to read it in chronological order.  

From what I understand the Men of the Otherworld book started out as a series of shorts that Kelley wrote for her website.  These were a kind of teaser/reward for loyal fans and followers.  Except for the last installment in the book, which switches narrator from Clayton to Jeremy, I wouldn't have guessed that these stories hadn't been written explicitly to coexist in a collection together.  I enjoyed the last story as well, but felt the rest of the stories were really strong.  Perhaps because they shed some light on the psyche and development of Clayton Danvers.  Clayton is a quintessential strong, silent type with a vein of crazy thrown in for good measure.  As a reader of this series, I felt like I understood his character better for reading these tales.  It also explains a bit of the complicated werewolf pack politic history that is so integrally tied to Clay and Jeremy. 


I highly recommend Men of the Otherworld.  I am eagerly awaiting, Tales of the Otherworld, which I have on my Paperback Swap waiting list.