Wolf's Bane [Paperback]

Tara K. Harper (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 28, 1997

TO TOUCH THE STARS

She was Dion the Wolfwalker, and through her telepathic bond with the Gray Ones, she could hear the packsong and run with the wolves. And now, as fate ripped from her almost everything she held dear, her wolfbond became her only reason to live, for she could not  deny the Call of the wolves to help them. Driven by the need of the Gray Ones, she would seek out and confront the mysterious beings of the sky--the ones who had once brought death to the world. In eight hundred years, no human had survived that contact. But Dion could not avoid it.  Only by facing the aliens could she save herself . . . and the future of the wolves!


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Editorial Reviews

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I'm a sucker for wolves. I'm also a sucker for stories about humans who have telepathic relationships with animals (I especially like wolves--did I mention that?). I'd like to do things like climb sheer cliffs and shoot whitewater rapids, but I'm too scared of them. Tara Harper's Tales of the Wolves allows me to experience all of that vicariously. Too bad the wolf part isn't real--I don't think I'd be scared of that. Then again, Tara tells me wolves can be pretty nasty. And they are wild animals, after all. I guess I'll just stick to reading...
                        --Shelly Shapiro, Executive Editor --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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TO TOUCH THE STARS

She was Dion the Wolfwalker, and through her telepathic bond with the Gray Ones, she could hear the packsong and run with the wolves. And now, as fate ripped from her almost everything she held dear, her wolfbond became her only reason to live, for she could notdeny the Call of the wolves to help them. Driven by the need of the Gray Ones, she would seek out and confront the mysterious beings of the sky--the ones who had once brought death to the world. In eight hundred years, no human had survived that contact. But Dion could not avoid it.Only by facing the aliens could she save herself . . . and the future of the wolves! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey (September 28, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345487184
• ISBN-13: 978-0345487186
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,470,674 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars aaarghh!, July 31, 2004

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This review is from: Wolf's Bane (Wol'f Bane) (Mass Market Paperback)

Let me preface this by saying that I hate it when major characters get whacked in the middle of a book. I was more than slightly disappointed in this one. Harper seems to have confused overpsychologizing with actual depth. There's almost no plot in this, very little real character development, and way to much verbage wasted on navel-examination. The first two books were awesome, but the third shallowed out, and I'm sorry I bought the forth one at all.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I wish I had skipped this one., October 10, 1999

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This review is from: Wolf's Bane (Wol'f Bane) (Mass Market Paperback)

As a fan of the rest of the series as well as the author's other books, I wish I had skipped this one. It's "beyond the trials of Job" story line is not only depressing but detrimental to the rest of the series. Some characters and story lines are poorly developed and created only for subsequent shock value. New characters are introduced, in the epilogue no less. Major series threads are left unaddressed or disappear completely with only superficial explanation. All that which has defined Dion, made her strong and admirable, and the world she lives in is either ripped away or arbitrarily abandons her. Apparently this is done so that she can pursue some nebulous goal which remains just that - nebulous. It could have been the jewel of the series, instead, Wolf's Bane tarnishes all that has gone before. I can only hope that the author plans to remedy this with a sequel or the series will be irreparably harmed.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars overall its a well written book., January 22, 1999

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This review is from: Wolf's Bane (Wol'f Bane) (Mass Market Paperback)

I have always enjoyed the wolf walker series but I think overall this book hurt the rest of the story from the previous books. Harper tries to get the wrong kind emotian from the reader. This book left me depresed because of what happens to Dion. I still sugest Harpers other books though : ).