beasts of extraordinary circumstance by ruth emmie lang

Certainly Weylyn's an interesting character, and the way we see him in different moments in his life through others' eyes makes him feel a little more mysterious and intriguing. He's a weird, funny, lonely guy.Stories about people with special, mystical powers aren't anything new, but there's something about this one, maybe the way it's written in the voices of the people whose lives he wanders in and out of, that makes it feel fairly fresh. The weather appears to respond to his emotions, plants grow unnaturally fast around him, and he has a rapport with animals of all kinds. He spent most of his childhood living with wolves. Weylyn Grey was born in a freak snowstorm and orphaned in another. Stories about a boy who lives with wolves, great storms that evaporate into thin air, fireflies that make phosphorescent honey, and a house filled with spider webs and the strange man who inhabits it.

Although he doesn't stay in any of their lives for long, he leaves each of them with a story to tell. Since Weylyn saved her from an angry wolf on her eleventh birthday, she's known that a relationship with him isn't without its risks, but as anyone who's met Weylyn will tell you, once he wanders into your life, you'll wish he'd never leave.īeasts of Extraordinary Circumstance tells the story of Weylyn Grey's life from the perspectives of the people who knew him, loved him, and even a few who thought he was just plain weird. From freak storms to trees that appear to grow over night, Weylyn's unique abilities are a curiosity at best and at worst, a danger to himself and the woman he loves. As amazing as these powers may appear, they tend to manifest themselves at inopportune times and places. Stopping a tornado was the first of many strange events that seem to follow Weylyn from town to town, although he doesn't like to take credit.

Beasts of extraordinary circumstance by ruth emmie lang