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Grubbs Grady has long avoided the legacy of his family's curse, but when the full moon brings frightening symptoms, he feels the jaws of fate tightening. Haunted by demons he has already defeated and the threat of his own wild blood, Grubbs must decide whether to confront the beast within or let it overwhelm him. The story explores the tension between mortal control and unstoppable, supernatural urges in a young man's fight for identity.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: Darren Shan
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