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Shark & The Wolf: Predators and Prey Paperback – June 8, 2011

by Daniel D. Shields (Author)
3.3 3.3 out of 5 stars 88 ratings
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"Hybrid Animals and Humans Collide!”Pack your bags for the wild side and hang on tight. Escape into an exotic untamed world in this sci-fi adventure that has been called a cross between Gladiator, Planet of the Apes and Indiana Jones.
In Las Vegas, Shaw, billionaire casino magnate and self proclaimed world's greatest showman, nears completion on the massive Serengeti Resort & Casino. Its amphitheater is being transformed into an authentic slice of African savanna for the show Predators and Prey which will savagely pit animal against animal in the bloodiest gladiatorial spectacle ever created for human entertainment. The only thing missing is the main attraction - which Shaw soon finds in Shark, the world's only Great White Half Man Half Shark Hybrid to be exact. Shaw envisions the show's tagline as "Come One - Come All To See - The Only Great White Shark In Captivity" but soon learns that capturing the world's top predator and delivering him to Vegas is easier said than done. This daunting task will require the cruel tactics of the evil animal slave trading hyena, Old Jack. The heartbreaking plans they devise and innocent pawns they use to try to coerce Sharks allegiance will force all to rely on primitive instincts to survive.
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    234 pages
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    English
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    June 8, 2011
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    6 x 0.53 x 9 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1461092396
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1461092391
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"Shields' debut allegorical tale takes place in an Orwellian alternate world in which animals talk and earn their livings and fall in love right alongside humans... Shields has a flair for adventure writing...The book is filled with exciting action sequences...An exciting...clever...animal adventure." Kirkus Reviews

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"A Pool Shark, Ruthless Hyena, and a Billionaire Casino Magnate...What's
 not to love...All the ingredients for the ultimate adventure."

"An Exotic Trek from Africa, to Key West, Fiji, South America
and Las Vegas!...Pack your bags and enjoy the trip!"

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (June 8, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 234 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1461092396
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1461092391
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.53 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.3 3.3 out of 5 stars 88 ratings

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Daniel D. Shields was born and raised in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. Now residing in the beautiful high desert of the American Southwest, he enjoys travel, adventure, and spending time with his Yorkshire terrier named Charlie.

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3.3 out of 5 stars
3.3 out of 5
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A must read!!!
It's Indiana jones mixed with 007!!! A definite page turner. Loved the use of wild animals as main characters, it definitely paints a vivid picture!! Get this book! Not for children under 7!!:)
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Ilene C
5.0 out of 5 stars An Exciting Find - Refreshingly Different
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2013
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Shark & The Wolf is an interesting read that I found refreshingly different and a book that holds true to its science fiction genre. As I started to read I soon realized that the alternate reality world that Daniel Shields created is similar to our own but yet different due to the fact that evolution has evolved humans and animals side by side. The uniqueness of the characters and the descriptions of the locations such as Africa, Key West, Fiji and Las Vegas pulled me in but the underlying message of true friendship and sacrifice made me keep turning the pages. I found the book to be a little violent in places but I realized as I read that as an allegorical tale Shields is only trying to shed light on how we as humans treat animals and the violence of the world we currently live in. If you are a fan of science fiction and like to be swept away on adventures to exotic worlds then give this book a try!
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Mr. Richard Lw Bunning
4.0 out of 5 stars Now I Know This May Sound Crazy.....
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2011
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Daniel Shields has created a masterful thriller, which is not just a great vehicle for reminding us all that we are the worst predatory species on planet Earth, but also the species that threatens the existence of all others. But don't think for a second that there is any preaching here, there isn't. This is just a great adventure in which the human cast comes off second best to most of this book's sentient animals.
The words flow easily, in a style that paints a vivid framework into which one's imagination can build. I felt his words effortlessly brush me over the threshold of a Disneyesque cartoon world that became more believable with every page I turned. The figures may start out from comic invention, but there is nothing shallow about the directions in which we are drawn. The emotions are those of us all, and carry as much weighty sub-text as one finds in plenty of more familiar adult books.
If in the second chapter you can't quite believe evolution can throw up the Great White Shark that walks tall, plays pool, falls in love with a vixen, and grows into one of the world's most heroic figures, then within a few more pages of engaging reading you will. If you can't quite see we modern humans as the same low life that enjoyed the butchery of the Roman Colosseum, you may soon.
This is an exciting story for all to enjoy, from reading teenagers to time worn adults. A slightly mad vision, certainly it is, but one that most can slip into. One may even grow to get a least a glimpse of why the author and his star characters are so engrossed by the game of pool-billiards. I know such a game seems an unlikely backdrop to a book that points up the evils of creature exploitation and slavery, but then I was already snookered by Shields' story long before the eight-ball slammed into any pocket.
All the locations are well painted, especially for me an exotic beach-bar on the Island of Viti Levu, Fiji. By the time I was caught up in the interplay of characters around the cool-blue, velvet, of that bar's pool-table, there was not the least chance of me putting down the book before its exciting end.
Obviously this book is going to be best enjoyed by those who can easily go with the flow of the absurd. If you really are not able to see the comedy in a shark riding a chopper motorcycle, or feel an empathy with an elephant watching its parent being carried away by trophy hunters, or even suspend rational belief for long enough to see yourself as some other sentient creature, then don't bother with this book. If you are anyone else, then grab a copy and enjoy.
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Michelle M. Fedorchuk
2.0 out of 5 stars I finished it so I could review it intelligently
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2013
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Love the premise: a sci-fi world where animal and human genes became integrated somewhere along the way. I'd actually love to have the premise developed into a full novel about how it happened and the changes in society that followed.

But if he does, I might still not read it. I found the character development to be on an average high school writing level. The main character was the stereotypical macho man with a soft streak, the sidekick was the stereotypical reliable friend til death do us part, the two girls were stereotypical juvenile dreams, and the progression of the plot was stereotypical. It's a good shoot 'em up hero saves the day story. The story might be better suited to the comic book genre.
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1safelady
1.0 out of 5 stars No clue how it ends
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2013
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I like to give books a chance and I tried to read this to the end but this has to be one of the stupidest books I have ever tried to read and that says a lot because I forced myself to watch Attack of the killer Tomatoes which is the dumbest movie in the history of film! If I had to read the name Dog Z boy one more time I was going to poke my eye out or sign up to see a shrink because I started to doubt my sanity at reading this. The coolest thing that this book had was the cover of the book and a name that made me curious. I should have stopped reading as soon as the elephant was taken from his son which had me in tears. Good luck if you can finish reading this, but this just was not for me. Happy reading.
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iforgot2tellya
3.0 out of 5 stars Animals and Humans Collide
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2014
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This was not a favorite book for me but it was not horrible and I was quite interested from the beginning.

The elephant story broke my heart I have to say that from that point in the book I was glued. It is not normal to read a book where that animals and humans are living the same world as equals and Daniel Shields did a very good job making sure that we were able to see the worlds collide and the entire book was interesting. A true 3 star read for me!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting Masterpiece!
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2013
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"What would the world be like if humans and Animals Evolved side by side"" This brilliant work is a Thrilling Alternative reality to that state of darkness from which it took him thousands of years to emerge. A Dark allegory describes shark's mythic journey to Las Vegas and his "Chance" meeting Mr. Shaw, who is a mysterious personage who dominates the unruly inhabitants Sin City. Shaw Believing that he is above Animals, and convinced that humanitarian ends justify his vile Serengeti Resort.

I tremendously enjoyed this short but powerful book. In fact, I was so excited as each chapter ended, and I couldn't wait to find out what would happen next to this incredibly Original story, something that hasn't happened to me with any book in a long time.

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You can all but smell the powerful blood drenched stench of the artificial savanna as its words spill out across the page. A MUST OWN book!
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Kerry Reppnack
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
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Alan E
3.0 out of 5 stars a bit weird
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2012
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Quite a strange story about animals with human-like characters - not my cup of tea I'm afraid, although I can see the appeal to some. Quite gory in places, but again that may appeal to some readers.
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