[books 2014] Wolf Brother
39. Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver
I started this some years ago, wasn't that grabbed by it and was too busy to persist. Much later the penny dropped and I realised this was the same person who wrote the wonderful Arctic horror story Dark Matter, so I tried again.
This is definitely aimed at the younger end of the "young adult" market and is a very simple, linear story about a boy, Torak, living during the ice Age. His father dies and makes him swear to go on a quest. Along the way he makes friends with a wolf cub and a girl called Renn, and adventures are had.
Despite being aimed at quite young readers, this was good fun. I have somehow radomly bee given the first and fourth volumes in the series. Volumes two and three have been ordered from the library.
I liked this, but it's not a keeper - shout if you want it.
I started this some years ago, wasn't that grabbed by it and was too busy to persist. Much later the penny dropped and I realised this was the same person who wrote the wonderful Arctic horror story Dark Matter, so I tried again.
This is definitely aimed at the younger end of the "young adult" market and is a very simple, linear story about a boy, Torak, living during the ice Age. His father dies and makes him swear to go on a quest. Along the way he makes friends with a wolf cub and a girl called Renn, and adventures are had.
Despite being aimed at quite young readers, this was good fun. I have somehow radomly bee given the first and fourth volumes in the series. Volumes two and three have been ordered from the library.
I liked this, but it's not a keeper - shout if you want it.