The Best Literary Heroines of 2012: An Alternate List

Talulla Demetriou (Tallula Rising, Glen Duncan)

We fell under Glen Duncan’s spell in last year’s deliciously violent, smart-as-hell The Last Werewolf, which left us with Talulla, grieving for her dearly departed Jake, living as the actual last werewolf in the world — until such time as she gives birth to her baby, of course. Warm caring mother and bloodthirsty man-killer all in one, our Talulla. She also kills vampires.