WOLF KING [Hardcover]

Ann Turnbull (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 12, 1979

A young bronze-age boy sets out to kill the Wolf King, a mysterious figure who controls a wolf pack that has been raiding the local villages.

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About the Author

Ann Turnbull has written nearly 30 books for children. She lives in Shropshire, England, with her husband.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Clarion Books (July 12, 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395289270
• ISBN-13: 978-0395289273
• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,899,484 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book!, October 22, 2001

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Cheryl Dyson (Tacoma, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wolf King (Hardcover)

I discovered this book the other day while digging through a pile. Turns out it's the ONLY book from my childhood I actually saved. I reread it again, and though it did not have the profound affect on me as an adult, I still remember how I felt reading it as a child. I'm convinced it's to this book that I owe my abiding love of fantasy and history. I'm actually searching for the author now...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dark and brooding but ultimately substantial and satisfying., April 17, 2001

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Darrin Milne (Toronto, ONTARIO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WOLF KING (Hardcover)

In a fictional pre-Iron Age time, A young boy sets out into the winter woods with a blacksmith's daughter in search of her father and his older brother whom they believe to be a prisoners of the Wolf King, a feared and mysterious entity living in the surrounding mountains.

I first read this story back in the 70's when my mother bought it for me from the Buy-a-Book program at school. I have remembered it for years and recently I bought it on eBay for my own son to read. Maybe it was my first novel? I don't know. But I can tell you this. It is a very fast paced book with chapter lengths which can be read to your child nightly. It is a little scary, I suppose. I mean there are wolves which, through most of the book, seem threatening. His father is a bit harsh to him but that might be era appropriate. The story is dark but ultimately satisfying when the hero eventually confronts the Wolf King. A great read for a 10 or 12 year old who is interested in something a little different then Harry Potter.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader, January 19, 2008

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Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wolf King (Paperback)

A kid's book from scholastic, here it is more about trying to work out what it actually was about.

Basically just remember the cover - your silhouette of a 'Deathstalker' style rider on a pink cover.

Vaguely recall it being about a boy thinking this guy was bad news, and then maybe ending up being like that, for various reasons.

If anyone knows correctly, please tell.