Lunatic Fringe book cover
"Being a wolf is a kind of magic. You don’t force it. It’s part of you. It’s effortless. I want my gender to be the same way. A synergy, a harmony so tight you can’t even tell it’s a bunch of different notes smooshed together.”— Mitch
Tales of the Pack is a book series written by Allison Moon featuring a pack of lesbian werewolves.
Lunatic Fringe, the first book of the series, introduces the series protagonist Lexie Clarion as she enrolls in Milton College. She befriends a group of radical lesbian werewolf-hunters, and soon after, she falls for a mysterious woman who may be among the hunted.
The second book,
Hungry Ghost, was published in April 2013. The story continues to follow Lexie as she takes a leadership role in the Pack and leads a battle against Milton's violent pack of full-bloods.
Tropes:
- Alpha Bitch
- Big Badass Wolf
- Butch Lesbian
- Cast Full of Gay
- Casual Kink
- The alpha of the Pack, Blythe, clearly and proudly Does Not Like Men
- Lipstick Lesbian
- Our Werewolves Are Different - Lexie [ becomes a werewolf after drinking from a puddle. The werewolf forms are long-limbed, large, quadrupeds.
- Lexie's origin story is fueled by Parental Abandonment
- Archer, as a pureblood werewolf, is a Living Aphrodisiac who not only turns everyone on by her presence, but also may be able to take control as an alpha by her magnetic presence alone.
- While not a lesbian for the sole purpose of villainy, Blythe turns out to be quite the Psycho Lesbian
- Frat-boy Brian is a Jerk Jock, Politically Incorrect Villain and borderline Straw Misogynist who becomes an Asshole Victim ostensibly to make Renee into a Sympathetic Murderer
- Straw Vegetarian - Kal, Lexie's neuroscience lab partner, refuses to perform vivisection on a rat.
- Archer, a pureblood werewolf, is adept at Voluntary Shapeshifting
- Wolves Always Howl At The Moon