Cry of the Wind (Storyteller Trilogy, Book 2) (School & Library Binding)

~ Sue Harrison (Author) "The old woman looked down at the child..." (more)
Key Phrases: hare fur blanket, inner doorflap, otter foot, Night Man, Red Leaf, Near River (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Book Two of the Storyteller Trilogy (after Song of the River) continues Harrison's tale of intertribal warfare and its tragic consequences some 80 centuries ago in the stark and inhospitable land that is present-day Alaska. In the Near River Village, the Aleut healing woman K'os swears vengeance against Fox Barking, who had enslaved her after his brutal rape left her unable to bear children. Not even her adopted son, Chakliux the storyteller, is safe from her obsessive need to avenge her misery. Chakliux, of the Cousin River Village, has another problem as well. He loves beautiful Aqamdax, who is caught in a loveless marriage to the cruel Night Man. The love between Chakliux and Aqamdax and the dangers they face as they try to elude K'os form the central plot of this wide-ranging tale. Harrison's research is clearly reflected in her meticulous attention to details as disparate as the careful sewing of a parka and the rituals of a caribou hunt. Her characters are based on ancient Native American mythologies and storytelling traditions. But in her ambition to create a panoramic view of this long-gone culture, she offers an unwieldy cast of two-dimensional characters who live in indistinguishable villages and scurry about in myriad subplots that serve only to illustrate how much Harrison knows about her subject.
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Review

"A powerful epic, a saga of spirit, love, and hardship." -- -- Ann Arbor News

"A remarkable storyteller." -- -- Detroit Free Press

"Sue Harrison joins the ranks of Jean Auel and Linda Lay Shuler." -- -- Houston Post

"Written with exceptional power and lyricism...under Harrison's hand, ancient Alaska comes beautifully alive." -- -- Denver Post --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• School & Library Binding: 176 pages
• Publisher: San Val (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613277813
• ISBN-13: 978-0613277815
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.5 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,724,879 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent followup to and better than Song of the River., January 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Cry of the Wind (Storyteller Trilogy, Book 2) (Hardcover)

This book picks up where Song of the River left off. Chakliux and his brother Sok have decided to live in the Cousin River Village after it lost the battle with the Near River Village. Aqamdax, whose heart belongs to Chakliux, is married to the one-armed Night Man. This book is action-packed with so many deaths and near-misses you get dizzy, and a great surprise "murderer" at the end. This book is for the thinker though. There are so many characters and story lines--which is exactly what I like in a good story--that make this book a fun challenge. Only one "foreshadowing" seemed a bit contrived--the doubt raised about whether Red Leaf was Day Woman's killer. Thanks to Sue Harrison for another great book!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Read!, May 25, 2000

By	Melanie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cry of the Wind (Storyteller Trilogy, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is a great sequel to "Song of the River". It is very well written and so engrossing that I finished it in just 2 days! Her characters have depth and reality- you can relate with them and their joys and sorrows. One of the reasons I like to read Sue Harrison's books is for her true potrayals of human behaviors with their strenghs and their weaknesses. Too many times authors write their characters as being "perfect" with nothing but positive things happening to them. Sue's stories are beautiful and believable. You will feel like you know her characters and will miss them when you have to put the book down! I am anxiously awaitng to read the third book in her trillogy! Thank you Sue!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You Can Lose Yourself In This Book, May 24, 2001

By	N. Sausser "pucksau" (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Cry of the Wind (Storyteller Trilogy, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

I didn't realize that this was the second book in a trilogy when I started it (My fault. It was clearly stated on the front of the book). That may be why I found the numerous characters a bit confusing at first. But there is a list of characters and the villages they come from at the back of the book and that was a big help. I also appreciated the glossary of plants and herbs that were mentioned in the story. Despite the fact that I was unfamiliar with these characters and their past history with each other, the story was easy to follow. I found the details of life in primitive times, in the wilds of Alaska, mesmerizing. The suspense of what was going to happen to these characters kept me turning pages well into the wee hours. It isn't often that I find a book that so involves me, that the rest of the world just disappears for awhile. This is one of those books.