Laws of Nature (Prowlers, Book 2)

By Christopher Golden

Book Overview

They're real, and they're here.... Prowlers Jack Dwyer defeated the pack of Prowlers who had preyed upon the city of Boston with their leader, Owen Tanzer. Tanzer may be gone, but now that Jack is aware of their existence, he is on a constant lookout for evidence of Prowler presence elsewhere. So when his sister, Courtney, and her friend Bill uncover reports of vicious animal attacks in rural Buckton, Vermont, his suspicions are aroused. Messages from the Ghostlands confirm the worst, and Jack and Molly -- whose feelings for each other are growing harder to ignore -- head for the mountains. Buckton is a small, quaint town. Jack and Molly are expecting a warm welcome, but instead they are met with distrust. Soon they discover that Buckton is a town with deep secrets, and before they know it, the two become the lead suspects in a rash of brutal murders....

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743403657
• ISBN13: 9780743403658
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

A ripping good sequel!

Prowlers, for the uninitiated, are creatures who are similar to werewolves, but stripped of magical powers. Prowlers do have longevity in life, are impossibly quick and strong, and are feral and all too willing to use humans as their main dietary means. There are very few prowlers who show great restraint and are willing to treat humans as equals, Bill Cantwell being a prime prowler example of this. Prowlers are ancient monsters who can take on human form to blend in and lull their favorite prey. They aren't compelled to change forms when the moon is full, and any bullet - not just silver - can hurt and kill them. And they can't infect you with a scratch or bite. They just pretty much scratch and bite you because they enjoy mutilating and then snacking on you. Prowlers: Laws of Nature picks up a few months after the horrific events in the first Prowlers book. All of the main characters are back (even Artie the ghost). Things have settled down a bit in Boston, though Jack, Molly, Courtney, and Bill are still keeping a wary eye out for possible prowlers. Meanwhile, they toil in Jack and Courtney's popular Bridget's Irish Rose Pub. Molly has only about 6 weeks left before she goes to Yale, and Jack has mixed feelings about this. He feels glad for her opportunity yet doesn't want her to go. He's kinda crushing hard on her. Added to his confused feelings for Molly is the guilt he feels because she was the girlfriend of his recently murdered best friend Artie, who hasn't really gone (he's now a ghost who occasionally pops in to check up on Jack). Jack's crippled but cute older sister Courtney is also is struggling with her attraction for Bill Cantwell, who is her pub's bartender and longtime family friend but who's also a prowler. Things heat up when Courtney shows Jack and Molly an Internet report of a mutilation murder which occured in the small town of Buckton, Vermont. Jack and Molly decide to drive to Buckton, and they go loaded for bear. In Buckton, they are treated mostly with veiled hostility by the insular townspeople. The only one who is halfway decent to them is the innkeeper Tina. But Jack and Molly's suspicions are proven out when they do encounter a pack of prowlers who make Buckton their home base and who've been plying their killing trade right outside of the rural town for untold bloody decades. For all this time, Buckton had been exempt from prowler activity (that old thing about not taking a dump where you eat). But something has changed. And that something involves a missing journal (which chronicles the history of this pack of prowlers) being frantically sought by the pack leader, who'll stop at nothing to gain possession of it. And this journal seems to be hidden somewhere smack dab in the middle of Buckton. Meanwhile, back in Boston, Bill and Courtney deal with their own troublesome bundle of fur when they are menaced by revenge-minded Prowlers who belonged to the late Owen Tanzer's old pack (see Prowlers, the first book).

Fantastic follow up to a great new series.

Christopher Golden is an author you can trust. He is a great storyteller and has a clear, cinematic style to his work. This sequel to his first PROWLERS novel, follows young Jack Sawyer on his journey to destroy the menacing Prowlers; a race of shape-shifting werewolves that live among humans. Jack is guided by a deceased friend and others in the "Ghostlands". He has the ability to see the other side and tries to avenge their deaths by the prowlers. This time, Jack and Molly, follow a bloody trail to a small rural town where the Prowlers seem unusually active. A great read and an action packed horror thriller. I can't wait for the next in the series. Thank you Mr. Golden!

The thrilling second book in the Prowlers series.

When Jack and Molly read on the Internet about some brutal deaths in the rural town of Buckton, Vermont, they suspect that Prowlers are responsible. Determined to uncover the truth, Jack and Molly head for Buckton. When the arrive, Jack, who has the ability to see and speak to ghosts, learns the a pack of Prowlers has been responsible for deaths in the area for decades. Jack and Molly are determined to stop the Prowlers, but in this small, close-knit town where everyone is suspicious of outsiders, it's going to be hard to figure out who's human and who's not. But Jack and Molly are determined to find the Pack before they kill again. Readers who enjoyed the first book in this series won't want to miss this one.