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Horror writer Gabriel Knight travels to Germany to claim his inheritance?as the Shadow Hunter, a supernatural protector of humanity. His first outing takes him to Munich, where he uncovers the dark secrets behind a mysterious "hunt club" and confronts his own inner beast. Based on a popular series of CD-ROM interactive adventures, this tie-in novel features gothic horror tempered with mystery. Jensen's fluid prose and narrative talent make this title a good choice for most fantasy collections.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT!, Jun 8 2002

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"mookiekaos" (Philly, PA) - See all my reviews

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The beast within was just a really great book. Jane Jensen doesn't get wrapped up with sexual tension, even though there is an attraction between Gabriel and his secretary. It's action packed, and just very interesting. Keeps you on the edge of your seat and wanting more. I can't wait until another one comes out. There better be another one. If you like Anne Rice, her she is, without all the adjetives, descriptions, and long agonizing histories that take up half of the book. It's action and horror- pure and simple.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, April 15 2002

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Gabriel Ritter (Keokuk, IA USA) - See all my reviews

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This book is so great. It really brings the charcters to the point of which you think you know them yourself. Yes ladies and gentelman Jane Jensen has done it again and even better than before. A must have for super-natural and mythical realated likings. This bokk is by far one of the BEST books I have ever read...Kudos Jane...Kudos

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5.0 out of 5 stars The horror continues and Gabriel is great as usual!, Sep 24 2001

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Mgr Filip Rachunek "BrainKing.com" (Praha 8, Czech Republic) - See all my reviews
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Gabriel Knight, an owner of rare books store in New Orleans and, as revealed in "Sins of the Fathers", a descendant of ancient bloodline of mysterious shadow hunters - Schattenjagers, decided to stay in Rittersberg, Germany, after his uncle Wolfgang Ritter died and bequeathed him the Schloss Ritter castle. Since he became a new Schattenjager, he was asked for help by villagers to solve a fearsome murder. A little daughter of a villager has been killed by something what seems to be a werewolf! Gabriel agrees to look for a werewolf and kill it. After exploring the crime scene and finding several interesting details, the trace leads to a prominent hunting club with kind of very curious members and moreover, the werewolf case seems to be very similar to an old werewolf curse of ancient German history ...

The book is as great as its prequel. Jane Jensen proved again that she is a master of horror fictions based on real history. And if you do not like adventure games, maybe you will change your mind after trying the video game version of this book [actually, the book is based on the video game]. I hope that "Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the sacred, blood of the damned" will be also novelized by Jane Jensen because nobody else is able to narrate Gabriel Knight mysteries better.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, More Real Character Depth
I loved this book. It provides a clear insight into the characters; they seem more real. She departs from the monotony of following the game script and delves into the real... Read more

Published on May 23 2001 by H. Pham

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the first novelization
I was a bit hesitant to purchase The Beast Within novelization after reading Sins of the Fathers novel by the same author (based on the first Gabriel Knight computer game), but... Read more

Published on Aug 14 2000 by swordmaster