Gisela also prays for her not to change into a wolf, but her efforts are all futile.Īfter some time Gisela dies and Regeane is left in the hands of her uncle Gundabald and Hugo, Gundabald’s son. Regeane’s life becomes hard as her mother tries transforming her by forcing her to take a mixture of different ingredients. Gisela is thrilled to realize that her daughter did not inherit any of her father’s characteristics however, as Regeane gets older, she gains the power of changing to a wolf. Gisela is swayed by Gundabald, her brother that his husband might be one of the children belonging to the devil, and he has to be killed. Regeane’s father was killed by Gisela, her mother after finding out that he had the power to change into different forms and could change into a wolf. The Silver Wolf, the debut book in The Legends of the Wolf series narrates a story of Regeane, a half Frankish and half Saxon lady. She went on to publish six more novels including Legends of the Wolves trilogy before passing on in 2007. She was in her mid 50’s when her debut novel Devoted was published. After a hospital where she worked faced staff reductions, Alice’s sister introduced her into the world of novel writing.

She spent a childhood of storytelling with her sister, Anne Rice, who was a novelist as well. Alice Borchardt was an American author of fantasy, science fiction, and historical fiction books.

The Silver Wolf by Alice Borchardt