The Wolf's Cub (Wyatt Earp in Alaska) [Hardcover]

Richard Parry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1997 | Series: Wyatt Earp in Alaska

Alaskan writer Richard Parry follows up THE WINTER WOLF in this action-packed novel about Wyatt Earp's illegitimate son, Nathan Blaylock, set in 1901 Alaska. Searching for a stranded party, Blaylock is caught in a round-robin struggle of love, betrayal, and the Alaskan winter. Describing incredible scenes of harsh beauty, Parry captures Blaylock's and Alaska's spirits--proud, uncompromising, and never to be broken .

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From Kirkus Reviews

An immensely entertaining and eventful return engagement for Nathan Blaylock, Wyatt Earp's bastard son, and Jim Riley, his hard- bitten partner, in turn-of-the-century Alaska and environs. In the grand yarn that introduced the pair (The Winter Wolf, 1996), Nate, whose Chinese lover died in childbirth, loses track of the son she left behind. Here, we find him on the trail to Dawson in Canada's Yukon Territory, in search of his son. Youthful Nathan and sidekick Riley, an aging gunslinger, sign on as contract hunters for a trading post being built on Alaska's Tanana River. Obliged to move on quickly after the owner's wife seduces the straight-shooting Nate, they wander in the northern wilderness, eventually joining forces with Edward Dickinson, a gentleman spy on assignment for President Teddy Roosevelt. The Harvard-educated operative's mission is to provide arms to fiery Marta Kelly (a lissome Panamanian patriot eager to free her Central American land from Colombia) so the US will encounter a minimum of resistance to its plan to build a canal across the isthmus. By happy coincidence, the modern bolt-action rifles sought by Dickinson are stored in a Dawson arsenal controlled by the British. Surviving many perils on the frozen wastes of the Alaskan interior, the foursome comes within reach of its goal. Along the way, Nate is reunited with his son while Doc Hennison (a one-armed bandit who sells homemade liquor to local Indians), Charley Many Hats (his star salesman), and a she-wolf that takes a shine to Nathan join the party. At the 11th hour, a villainous Englishman willing to use Nate's child as a bargaining chip blocks the way to the gallant band's objective, forcing them to call upon their collective courage and cunning to surmount this last, deadly obstacle. An engaging follow-up to the splendid Winter Wolf--and what fans of frontier derring-do will hope is a lengthy series. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Forge; 1st edition (November 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312860188
• ISBN-13: 978-0312860189
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,350,575 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars BETTER THAN THE FIRST ONE!!!, December 9, 2001

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Mac Blair "Mac Blair" (Huntingdon, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wolf's Cub (Paperback)

This is the second book in this series. I really liked it better than the first one. In this one Nathan Blaylock and his friend, Jim Riley are trying to find Nathan's son. Nathan has left him behind in the first book. They are still in the north land. Some of this is a little unbelieveable. This is supposed to envolve around the President of the US, Marta Kelly and Natan. Marta is looking to buy weapons to help her country of Panama. How do they finally meet? Nathan is about 30 miles from Dawson and he drives his dog sled within sight of Marta. Right in the middle of nowhere. Really now!!!!!!!! Nathan does pick up a couple of new friends in this one. Many Hat and Sweetness. You will be surprised who they are. He sill has his old friend Jim, whom I like and Doc Hennison, he is nearly hung and I which they would. I get a belly full of Doc pretty quick. Does Nathan find his son? Do the weapons get bought? Do Marta and Nathan make a couple? Have to read to find out but makes a pretty good story. Ending was a little sad. If you plan to read this one please read The Winter Wolf first.