*VINTAGE BOOKS *RARE FINDS *ALL FIRST EDITION PAPERBACKS THE ORPHAN The werewolf is a creature of the night, a solitary, fur-covered thing. A wild-eyed, five clawed beast with a taste for blood and the soft crunch of bone between the teeth. But as little Robert, the werewolf has been adopted by a kindly farmer and his wife. Neither Robert nor the monster could control the shifting of its form, and always, the emerged beast lurked within, ready to spring for the throat. THE CAPTIVE A mysterious bear-like beast that is able to assume the form of a human being tries to learn how people live by adopting a human family. THE BEAST The Beast has become a man and is heading towards his final goal. As a child he hunted the frightened night creatures, left a musky trail and tore flesh from splintered bones. But the Beast has invaded the bodies of several people. Now, as Barry, he has a wife and young family to protect. A chance meeting with a beautiful young Indian leads him to a Navajo reservation where he discovers the astounding possibility of the Great Leap which will take them both into another dimension. The Beast needs to go. Barry the man has to stay. Concludes the trilogy which started with The Orphan and included The Captive.