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Northern Frights #3
The Loki Wolf
When Angie dreams about being devoured by a giant wolf, her parents tell her it is only her imagination. But later, while on vacation in Iceland with her grandfather and two cousins, she begins to wonder if the dream wasn't a warning. First, there are strange scratches outside her window. Then she finds out that sheep have recently been disappearing from her uncle's farm. But it isn't until she and her cousins go to the old croft house that they discover the horrifying truth.
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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Arthur Slade
73 books523 followersArthur Slade was raised in the Cypress Hills of southwest Saskatchewan and began writing at an early age. He is the author of the bestselling The Hunchback Assignments series of books, Dust (which won the Governor General's award), Tribes and Jolted. He lives in Saskatoon, Canada (which really is a real place). Join his creative & somewhat clever newsletter at: what a zany newsletter!
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August 29, 2020
There are three books in the Northern Frights series by Arthur Slade. They are some of his earliest published works and each is a story based on Norse mythology. They were published under the name Arthur G. Slade by Orca Book Publishers between 1997 and 2000. The original title of this volume was The Loki Wolf and is now published as just Loki Wolf. It is now back in print in this new edition.
What would you do if your nightmares started coming true? That is what happens to Angie, while on vacation over Christmas holidays with her grandfather and cousins, visiting the ancestral home in Iceland. The Norse legends the family grew up on seem to be coming to life again. With a mix of dead relatives, rumors of a shape shifter and strange encounters, this family vacation has turned into a nightmare. Can Angie and her cousins put the pieces of the story together and solve the mystery? With the aid of their uncle's farm hands, can these four youngsters stop an old evil that is rising again?
Over the years I had tracked down a few copies of this book and the series to give to friends, family, and our school library. I am very excited to see it back in print. Pick it up, you will not be disappointed! An excellent read in an great series.
Read the review on my blog Book Reviews and More and reviews of other books by Arthur Slade. As well as author profile and interview with Art.
What would you do if your nightmares started coming true? That is what happens to Angie, while on vacation over Christmas holidays with her grandfather and cousins, visiting the ancestral home in Iceland. The Norse legends the family grew up on seem to be coming to life again. With a mix of dead relatives, rumors of a shape shifter and strange encounters, this family vacation has turned into a nightmare. Can Angie and her cousins put the pieces of the story together and solve the mystery? With the aid of their uncle's farm hands, can these four youngsters stop an old evil that is rising again?
Over the years I had tracked down a few copies of this book and the series to give to friends, family, and our school library. I am very excited to see it back in print. Pick it up, you will not be disappointed! An excellent read in an great series.
Read the review on my blog Book Reviews and More and reviews of other books by Arthur Slade. As well as author profile and interview with Art.
October 21, 2025
Just as great as I remember it when I was 10. Werewolf descriptions and Icelandic ancient legends were so good especially for a youth book. The twist still got me 20 years later.
December 27, 2020
In Loki Wolf it is Sarah and Michael's cousin Angela who saves the day.
Their grandfather Thurston has organised a trip to Iceland for them all during their Christmas break. They will be spending their stay with their uncle Thordy (who recently lost his wife under very suspicious circumstances) on the family farm.
Plans made are not as idyllic as they seem however.
Loki Wolf, in my humble opinion, has a more detailed plot than Draugr and Drang, with a good smattering of hints leading you to the main antagonist.
Aside: For those of you who, like me, need to wet your hair each morning, there is a great tip in here on how to do it without having water run down your neck. I tried it this morning and it worked a treat.
Happy reading. Annemarie
Their grandfather Thurston has organised a trip to Iceland for them all during their Christmas break. They will be spending their stay with their uncle Thordy (who recently lost his wife under very suspicious circumstances) on the family farm.
Plans made are not as idyllic as they seem however.
Loki Wolf, in my humble opinion, has a more detailed plot than Draugr and Drang, with a good smattering of hints leading you to the main antagonist.
Aside: For those of you who, like me, need to wet your hair each morning, there is a great tip in here on how to do it without having water run down your neck. I tried it this morning and it worked a treat.
Happy reading. Annemarie
August 14, 2020
The Loki Wolf (Northern Frights #3) by Arthur Slade re-released as Loki is sadly the final book in the series based an old Norse sagas. The grandchildren are taken to Iceland by their grandfather for Christmas so they could visit his childhood home and the land of their ancestors. This story is quite violent, but very entertaining.
I hope that the author writes more of the series which was published 43 years ago, early in his career.
I was given copy of this book by the author and am voluntarily posting an honest review.
I hope that the author writes more of the series which was published 43 years ago, early in his career.
I was given copy of this book by the author and am voluntarily posting an honest review.
January 9, 2023
What would you do if your nightmares started coming true? That is what happens to Angie, while on vacation over Christmas holidays with her grandfather and cousins, visiting the ancestral home in Iceland. The Norse legends the family grew up on seem to be coming to life again. With a mix of dead relatives, rumors of a shape shifter and strange encounters, this family vacation has turned into a nightmare.Can Angie and her cousins put the pieces of the story together and solve the mystery? With the aid of their uncle's farm hands, can these four youngsters stop an old evil that is rising again?
There are three books in the Northern Frights series by Arthur Slade and these books were published under the name Arthur G. Slade by Orca Book Publishers. They are some of his earliest published works, each story based on Norse mythology. Currently out of print, but they are really worth tracking down. They are incredible stories by a master storyteller.
(Note there is a reprint edition available from the author now.)
There are three books in the Northern Frights series by Arthur Slade and these books were published under the name Arthur G. Slade by Orca Book Publishers. They are some of his earliest published works, each story based on Norse mythology. Currently out of print, but they are really worth tracking down. They are incredible stories by a master storyteller.
(Note there is a reprint edition available from the author now.)
August 28, 2012
(This review may contain spoilers).
I'll just say that the reason this book took me longer to read than the previous one wasn't because I didn't enjoy it as much, but the simple fact that I think I wanted to draw it out for as long as possible.
These are the sorts of books I read as a child and by reading this series, I think I managed to recapture something of the magic of my childhood. I was disappointed that, like the previous book, this one doesn't have anything about the events of the previous books. I do think that there's more to the story. Angie comments at the end that the old sagas never truly end and I hope that means that there's going to be another book in this series.
I figured out who the culprit was pretty early on, I have to say. This book was a mystery as much as a fantasy and I quite enjoyed it, even if I did guess the twist. It was good to see the characters once more and although I was a little saddened by the ending, I did enjoy the book overall.
I just would really like to read more.
I'll just say that the reason this book took me longer to read than the previous one wasn't because I didn't enjoy it as much, but the simple fact that I think I wanted to draw it out for as long as possible.
These are the sorts of books I read as a child and by reading this series, I think I managed to recapture something of the magic of my childhood. I was disappointed that, like the previous book, this one doesn't have anything about the events of the previous books. I do think that there's more to the story. Angie comments at the end that the old sagas never truly end and I hope that means that there's going to be another book in this series.
I figured out who the culprit was pretty early on, I have to say. This book was a mystery as much as a fantasy and I quite enjoyed it, even if I did guess the twist. It was good to see the characters once more and although I was a little saddened by the ending, I did enjoy the book overall.
I just would really like to read more.
May 1, 2014
I read this when I was in junior high and loved it! Then I found it again on goodreads and decided to see if I still loved it as much as I remember I did! it has just enough fright in it to creepy you out and a dash of humour to make you chuckle inside. It is a fun Norse mythology book.
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