Wolf's Brother [Paperback]

Megan Lindholm (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 16, 2001

The compelling sequel to The Reindeer People , a saga of magic and triumph in an ancient world. Kerlew stared at the immense stone that jutted up from the tundra. Power radiated from it like heat from a fire. It attracted the boy and filled him with fear. And then he was alone. There was a brush of sound, of dark moving shadows and then the sudden flash of a glistening eye. He pressed his palms back against the stone's rough surface and faced the night creatures that surrounded him. The magic is strong in Kerlew. Every day it grows, reaching out to the Wolf spirit that will be his guide. But the magic in Kerlew that calls to the beasts and to the spirit world also calls to Carp, the evil old shaman, who follows Kerlew and his mother, Tillu, across the frozen wastes. When he finds them, he will bind them to him, and shape Kerlew's powers for his own uses.

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Praise for Megan Lindholm: 'A bright new talent in the fantasy field' Charles de Lint 'Lindholm has created a refreshingly different magic' Locus 'Fascinating, absorbing and well written' Fantasy Review

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Although out of print in the US, Wolf's Brother has been re-issued in the UK by HarperCollins. (ISBN 007114346) For this and other newly reissued Megan Lindholm books, visit Amazon.co.uk.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Voyager (July 16, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007114346
• ISBN-13: 978-0007114344
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,483,412 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Megan Lindholm lives and writes in Tacoma, Washington. Her website is at www.meganlindholm.com She also writes as Robin Hobb, but the two voices are distinctively different from one another.

Her novel Wizard of the Pigeons was a Nebula finalist, as were her short stories "A Touch of Lavender" and "Silver Lady and the Fortyish Man." "A Touch of Lavender" was also a Hugo finalist. In addition, her short work has received the Asimov's Reader Award.

Although most of her book length work is produced as Robin Hobb these days, she continues to write short stories as Megan Lindholm.

Customer Reviews

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beats Jean Auel Hands Down, February 12, 2003

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darcherd "bonzo_dog" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wolf's Brother (Mass Market Paperback)

Wolf's Brother is the second in a two-part series - the first is titled "Reindeer People" - and both books need to be read together. The two are really one continuous story, and neither stands on its own. I was fortunate to find both in a single paperback volume.

Having said that, I found the book(s) very well done and extremely enjoyable. Before reading it, I had just finished the latest in Jean Auel's series on paleolithic society. Megan Lindholm deals with a somewhat later paleolithic society, one in the far north of Europe that was still in the stone age, though it is clear from the tale that some of the characters are at least aware that other, distant lands have entered the copper and bronze age.

Unlike Ms. Auel's utopian vision of prehistoric life, Lindholm paints a much grittier and, in my opinion, more realistic view of prehistoric life. Life was a constant battle against starvation, disease, and one's fellows, and the heroes struggle to survive in this environment. An interesting twist is Lindholm's characterization of an autistic boy as having special links to the spirit world - he eventually emerges as a powerful shaman for the tribe in the conclusion.

The one thing I find fascinating with so many authors writing about ancient human society, whether Jean Auel, Marion Zimmer Bradley, or Megan Lindholm, is their common tendency to give full credence to ancient religion and magic as real. Undoubtedly, it is one of the things which makes such literature appealing as "escapist" - it yearns for a time when magic really was loose in the world.

At any rate, I highly recommend the Reindeer People/Wolf's Brother series and I hope other's soon discover Megan Lindholm.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read, November 22, 2010

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This review is from: Wolf's Brother (Mass Market Paperback)

The second half of the Reindeer people, make sure you have them both before you start reading. By the end of the first book I was hooked, and couldn't wait until this one arrived at my doorstep.

Luckily shipping was extremely fast - and I was able to finish the story.

Enticing characters, and always surprizing twists in the story.

Love it!

5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful, July 5, 2010

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hola - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wolf's Brother (Paperback)

i loved this book, the characters are easy to fall in love with (especially Heckram), story is peaced throughout.
Read, read, read you will not be dissapointed!