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 In this New York Times bestselling powerful and exciting fantasy set in the world of the Others series, humans and the shape-shifting Others will see whether they can live side by side...without destroying one another.

There are ghost towns in the world—places where the humans were annihilated in retaliation for the slaughter of the shape-shifting Others.

One of those places is Bennett, a town at the northern end of the Elder Hills—a town surrounded by the wild country. Now efforts are being made to resettle Bennett as a community where humans and Others live and work together. A young female police officer has been hired as the deputy to a Wolfgard sheriff. A deadly type of Other wants to run a human-style saloon. And a couple with four foster children—one of whom is a blood prophet—hope to find acceptance.

But as they reopen the stores and the professional offices and start to make lives for themselves, the town of Bennett attracts the attention of other humans looking for profit. And the arrival of the outlaw Blackstone Clan will either unite Others and humans...or bury them all. Classics Dark Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Romance Science Fiction Paranormal

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Praise for Wild Country

“Captivating characters and rich detail...a satisfying urban fantasy.”—Library Journal

Praise for Anne Bishop and the Novels of the Others

“Anything by Anne Bishop goes on my keeper shelf.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs

"Anne Bishop writes with a world-class blend of humor and chills. Her world is startlingly original."—#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris

"Anne Bishop is so good at writing character development....I love this series and I NEED MORE!"—USA Today.com

"A stunningly original yarn, deeply imagined, beautifully articulated, and set forth in clean, limpid, sensual prose."—Kirkus Reviews

“The richness of the world that Bishop has created is truly impressive, and the perspective of the Others, including their view on humanity, makes these stories unique and unforgettable.”—RT Book Reviews

“Anne Bishop is nothing short of amazing!...The world the Others and the terra indigene inhabit is deadly and nightmare worthy- and yet it captivates me like no other world I've explored.”—Fresh Fiction
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This series just gets better wit every book. To soon to say what I like about it but really looking forward to the next instalment

Wild Country

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I have really enjoyed this book and the series. I may times I laughed out loud. Hope the author writes more and quickly

Brilliant

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It isn´t often I get so engrossed in a story. Wild Country is an absolute perfection. Mean and nerve wracking perfection full of suspense. But still a perfection, full of Anne Bishop´s magic and understanding of human nature. Beautiful, warm and gripping Ode to Wonders. The wonder of imagination, the wonder of humanity, the wonder of empathy, the wonder of life … And I really feel like there is accompaniment of instruments playing along the story. But that could also just be the effect of the narrator, seriously love that voice. In my opinion Wild Country is at par with any of Anne Bishop´s books so far, might even be my favorite. After having read that a few times now, I realize that can´t be (as I have listened to the other The Others). Must either be a little high on this last book (just finished it) or … it really is this good? Have now to listen to The Others again to find out.

Absolutely brilliant

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Yet another winner in the fabulous series. Whether it be the original or this spin-off I have yet to read a disappointing story. They have all been can’t put down riveting reads.

Yet another winner

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I was a bit disappointed with this book - it was OK but I expect more from Anne Bishop. It is basically a retelling of the stories of how the bad humans set out to overthrow the Others in charge of a town - lots of stuff to show just how bad the bad humans are - reminders of how vicious the Others are in the wild etc
The problem with it is we have heard all this before - but with more likeable characters. there were some clones of Lakeside courtyard characters but they just weren't as good or well developed and nothing to match Simon and Meg in the main series

its worth a listen if you loved the other books in this world but I would say its one of the weaker books - it lacked any spark of originality unfortunately

Alexandra Harris performs just the same as in the other books and does a decent enough job

Dont even think about reading this before reading the first 5 books in the main Others series - it is set in time starting during Etched in Bone and has spoilers but also you need the background from the other books

Bit predictable and samey but OK

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