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Women of the Otherworld: Book 1

Bitten (2001) (edit title/settings)

by Kelley Armstrong (Author) (edit contributors)

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Elena Michaels seems like the typically strong and sexy modern woman. She lives with her architect boyfriend, writes for a popular newspaper, and works out at the gym. She's also a werewolf.

Elena has done all she can to assimilate to the human world, but the man whose bite changed her... read more

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The main character of "Bitten" is Elena Michaels, a strong, intelligent woman - who also happens to be a werewolf. She lives in Toronto, Canada and writes for a popular newspaper. Elena is also the only known female werewolf in the world. She struggles to deal with her other-ness and to... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

The main character of "Bitten" is Elena Michaels, a strong, intelligent woman - who also happens to be a werewolf. She lives in Toronto, Canada and writes for a popular newspaper. Elena is also the only known female werewolf in the world. She struggles to deal with her other-ness and to assimilate to the "normal" human world. She also contends with her terrible childhood, and with the man who bit her and turned her into a werewolf.

Elena has managed to settle into a somewhat normal existence, living with her ad-exec boyfriend and ignoring her wolf side as much as possible. However, she learns that her Pack (the governing body of werewolves) is in trouble, and comes to their aid, flying to Stonehaven, the country estate of the pack Alpha. It is in Bear Valley, a fictional city in up-state New York. When Elena arrives, she is greeted by her ex-lover, Clayton Danvers, who is also the man who bit her and made her a werewolf (without her consent). Clayton is also the bodyguard and foster-son to Jeremy Danvers, the pack Alpha (leader). Elena learns that a local woman was found murdered on Stonehaven's land, and that she had been savaged by what authorities thought to be a dog. However, the Pack has determined that she was murdered by a Mutt, a rogue werewolf.

Soon, the rest of the Pack arrives on the scene to help with the problem: Antonio Sorrentino, his son Nicholas Sorrentino, Logan Jonsen, and Peter Myers. They soon discover that there is not just one rogue Mutt, but a whole group intending to take down the current Pack and start their own, where they can do whatever they want, especially killing humans.

Characters edit see section history

  • Elena Michaels: Narrator. First and only female werewolf.
  • Philip: Elena's human boyfriend
  • Clayton Danvers: The werewolf who bit Elena. A Pack werewolf. Jeremy's foster son.
  • Jeremy Danvers: The alpha of the pack.
  • Antonio Sorrentino: Jeremy's friend. A Pack werewolf.
  • Nick Sorrentino: Antonio's only son. Clay's friend. A Pack werewolf. Like a brother to Elena.
  • Dominic Sorrentino: The former Alpha of the pack. Antonio's father.
  • Peter: A Pack werewolf. Friend to Antonio and Jeremy.
  • Logan Jonsen: A mutt's son who became a Pack werewolf. Keeps in touch with Elena even after she leaves the pack as he is her best friend.
  • Zachary Cain: A mutt. Described as big and dumb. Possibly the father of Derek De Souza as mentioned in Kelley Armstrongs YA series.
  • Daniel Santos: A former Pack werewolf turned mutt. Hates Clay and has a bit of a thing for Elena.
  • Karl Marsten: A Mutt. Described as sophisticated and ruthless
  • Jimmy Koenig: A Mutt.
  • Scott Brandon.: A Mutt. Described as young and cocky.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “One doesn't call the sensation of being flayed alive "painful."”
    Elena Michaels
  • “Are you the welcoming committee? Or has Jeremy finally chained you up to the front gate where you belong?”
    Elena Michaels
  • “His cheek twitched. With Jeremy, this was the equivalent of an emotional outburst.”
    Elena Michaels
  • “You forget, darling. I am the local psychopath.”
    Clayton Danvers
  • “The stairs aren't challenging enough anymore?”
    Jeremy Danvers
  • “Jeremy shifted to the left, blocking my view of Clay, as if we were Siamese fighting fish that wouldn't attack if we couldn't see each other.”
    Elena Michaels
  • “I've been fighting it all night. I'm going to lose. My battle is as futile as a woman feeling the first pangs of labor and deciding it's an inconvenient time to give birth. Nature wins out. It always does.”
    Elena Michaels
  • “Uh-uh. We've played this game before. I hide. You never seek. I'm a bit slow on the uptake, but I'm beginning to sense a pattern.”
    Clayton Danvers
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  • “What’s the woman doing there?” he asked. “Covering a scratch on the hood. She was cheaper than a new paint job.”
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  • Clay grinned. “You forget, darling. I am the local psychopath.”
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  • In ten years, the devil had never contacted me with special instructions or even to say hello. Then again, neither had God. Maybe that meant they didn’t exist. More likely, it meant neither was willing to take responsibility for me.
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  • Just ignore Clay. Good advice. Really, really good advice. For practicality, though, it ranked up there with telling an acrophobic “just don’t look down.”
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  • “I’m surprised he doesn’t send Christmas cards,” Antonio said. “I can see them now. Tasteful, embossed vellum cards, the best he can steal. Little notes in perfect penmanship, ‘Happy holidays. Hope everyone is well. I sliced up Ethan Ritter in Miami and scattered his remains in the Atlantic. Best wishes for the New Year. Karl.’”
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  • “Here’s the scoop. The guy uses hotel shampoo and hotel soap. He hasn’t broken the seal on the conditioner. There’s a Bic razor and no sign of a toothbrush, toothpaste, or mouthwash. So we’re looking for a guy with split ends and a serious breath problem. Any of this helping, darling?”
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  • I was far better at killing things than keeping them alive. Good thing I never planned to have children.
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  • Having scrimped and saved pennies for most of my life, I couldn’t understand that philosophy. I envied it; not the idea of having so much money that you could throw it away, but the thought of growing up in a world where someone cared so much about your happiness and so little about what you accomplished in life.
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  • Philip didn’t play for money. Worse yet, he expected me to abide by the rules.
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  • I decided it was an inopportune time to bug him about his plans. Urban survival rule twenty-two: never annoy an armed man.
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

Organizations edit see section history

  • The Pack: The group of werewolves that Elena belongs to. Their territory is the state of New York.

First Sentence edit see section history

I have to.

Table of Contents edit see section history

1. Prologue
2. Human
3. Summons
4. Prodigal
5. Meet
6. Legacy
7. Hunt
8. Blame
9. Trespass
10. Predator
11. Chaos
12. Grief
13. Trail
14. Synchronous
15. Mistrust
16. Stalking
17. Ambush
18. Conviction
19. Prisoner
20. Detour
21. Impressions
22. Vengeance
23. Promise
24. Descent
25. Settling
26. Turbulence
27. Fireworks
28. Possibilities
29. Discovery
30. Caged
31. Plans
32. Awakening
33. Regression
34. Confrontation
35. Ready

Glossary edit see section history

  • Mutt: A werewolf who isn't a member of the Pack.

Errata edit see section history

Philip's niece is
referred to once as Betsy and once as Becky. By that point, I couldn't even remember who the
heck Philip's niece was and why she was in the story, but there you have it.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 13 in Women of the Otherworld. (standard series)

Followed by Stolen.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Kelley Armstrong (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking Adult (United States), Little, Brown & co. (U.K.), Random House (Canada)
Country: Canada
Publication Date: 1 October 2001
ISBN: 978-0670894710
Page Count: 400

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

Sexually explicit scenes

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Stray
  • Moon Called
  • Kitty and the Midnight Hour
  • Curse of the Wolf Girl
  • Lonely Werewolf Girl
  • Arched Wing

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Men of the Otherworld
  • Tales of the Otherworld

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