Customer Reviews

Wolf in Night (Tales of the Wolves)

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I rank TKH's early Wolfwalker books highly, and I'm still enamoured of the world and characters she has created over the course of her series. I'm sorry to say, however, that I was very disappointed by Wolf in Night. Although the characters were interesting, they couldn't drive the novel without the help of a gripping plot, which was missing until near the end. Individual scenes carry the whole of TKH's talent for suspense, but they don't merge into a greater plot (not yet anyway - I'll have to wait for the next book). The focus is primarily on characters who haven't done anything significant yet. The suspense often seems out of place, written into scenes that don't merit the attention. I wanted more than vague insinuations about a new plague threat. I feel as though the book were an over-long introduction to a far more interesting story, one I can't access until the sequel comes out.
Most frustrating was the language itself, which was so saturated with similes that it actually distracted from what was going on. The similes were often trite, unneccessary, and/or absurd, e.g. "tension like bone". One, two, three sentences in a row would contain some comparison that was unnecessary and took what was originally a well-detailed description to a level of bizarre imagery. I love TKH's stories, but I wanted to go through this one with a red pen.

I picked this book at the library in a scramble to get a pile before the Labor Day closings. I am usually a speed reader and was initially uncomfortable with the new vocabulary and settings. I kept vowing to put it away and stop wasting my time on a confusing tale of human/wolf relations. Something niggled at my mind and I finally got into the book with a hunger. Now, after having read the atomic action, I plan to obtain the series. I wish I had found "Wolfwalker' first so I didn't waste so much time vacillating whether to complete it! I am a national park ranger and Tara knows of which she speaks.

I would like to begin by saying that the Wolfwalker books by Tara K Harper have always been, and will continue to be my all time favorite series. This newest edition does not dissapoint! What I find especially intriguing and memorable about Harper's novels are the characters. Even more so than most accomplished writers, she manages to portray the human spirit and emotional development of her characters in a realistic and touching way. To top that off, her stories are filled with action and intrigue that keeps you turning the pages! As always, I rushed out at bought this long-waited-for novel the day it was released and stayed up all night to finish it.
Norianna's story finds a worthy place in this series and it will find a place in your heart as well. I would highly recommend this book to anyone, but please read the entire series! You won't regret it.

I have read this series twice now and I'm sure it will be a future read-over. First few books were from a friend at the time, used - and I was hooked. They weren't in order though, and of course I wanted to read the whole series once I started. Good things can come from anywhere.

Loved having the Long series to read.

Highly addictive. Not a hard read either!

I have read all of her books and have been waiting the release of this book in the continuance of the tale caught in the family of Ember Dione. I am already certain this book will be wonderful for she has never dissappointed me thus far! A must read!!

If you like fantasy books or if you don't like fantasy books it doesn't matter because you'll love this book (and its series). Tara Harper has written an incredible fast-paced, thoughtful, action, adventure story.

The characters are believable; you will at times love and hate them. A genuinely interesting setting as well as a very exciting story..... Good reading!

I am a long time mystery book reader, but this book has now changed my reading direction towards fantasy/ sci fi. I found this book so enjoyable that I've now almost completed all of Ms. Harper's books.

Wolf in Night is a rapid pace action adventure sci fi novel set in a near wilderness civilization on a lost and forgotten planet. Its new central character is a woman named Nori who possesses a psychic bond to wolves that gives her extraordinary sensory advantages over would be predators, both human and animal.

I enjoyed how the main story unfolded from the foreshadowing in the beginning chapters and how its threads led to the creation of an intriguing new reluctant hero Nori for this series. Several old and new mysteries about the world are solved along the way. Brilliant but evil characters lurk at every corner. Fast paced action and a thread of philosophy to boot. I highly recommend this book.

Her expertise is incredible, and I will never forget her stories, or her critique of my writing. The Wolf Series will always be a favorite of mine...I highly recommend it to anyone.

I expected a bit more when I read this book having read all the ones before this one. It moves a bit slow and you can figure out what is happening before it happens. But what realy makes me give this a three star is the editing mistakes and confusion that they cause. Two people talking alone becomes three then back to two, with no one coming or going, and items belonging to one person suddenly comming into the hands of another when they are a distance from one another and the other is using the said item the the other charicter now has, just to name two. Other than that its a pretty good book that leaves you wanting to read the next in the series.

This book inspired me to back track and read all of Tara Harpers other Wolfwalker novels in the series. Was able to get all but one book. I Highly Recommend this non stop, fast paced, action packed, engrossing, entertaining series of novels. Get the series it will not dissapoint!