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Tok #2
Wolf Rider
Wolf Rider is the second volume of a trilogy which began with Raven Quest (Scholastic Canada Ltd., 2003). Long out of print, this sequel is now being re-issued by the author.
In Raven Quest, a young raven named Tok, called Skydancer because of wonderful aerial dancing, is falsely accused of murder and driven from the Raven Mountains. He redeems his honour by finding the mysterious Grey Lords and leading them back to his home. In this volume, Tok's story continues in winter, three years later. Now an adult with a son and a daughter, Tok is mourning the mysterious death of his mate. Haunted by visions of a prophetic white raven, Tok also worries about a mysterious Overlord whose followers are attacking raven society.
Meanwhile, the Raven Mountains are under threat from climate change and from environmental damage wreaked by the Two-Legs. Selaks, Tok's closest wolf companion, has a terrifying dream about the destruction of the mountain forests by fire, and summons him to lead her wolf pack to a safer home. Guided by the white raven, Tok searches for the mysterious Wanderers, who will lead both wolves and ravens to new home. Along the way, the travellers are shadowed by the spies of the Overlord. When Tok learns the mysterious leader's identity, he must face his most thrilling battle yet. Driven by themes of global warming, environmental change and the testing of traditions, Wolf Rider is a fantasy for our times.
Seeker, the third volume of the Raven Quest Trilogy, will be published by Rock's Mill Press in February 2024.
In Raven Quest, a young raven named Tok, called Skydancer because of wonderful aerial dancing, is falsely accused of murder and driven from the Raven Mountains. He redeems his honour by finding the mysterious Grey Lords and leading them back to his home. In this volume, Tok's story continues in winter, three years later. Now an adult with a son and a daughter, Tok is mourning the mysterious death of his mate. Haunted by visions of a prophetic white raven, Tok also worries about a mysterious Overlord whose followers are attacking raven society.
Meanwhile, the Raven Mountains are under threat from climate change and from environmental damage wreaked by the Two-Legs. Selaks, Tok's closest wolf companion, has a terrifying dream about the destruction of the mountain forests by fire, and summons him to lead her wolf pack to a safer home. Guided by the white raven, Tok searches for the mysterious Wanderers, who will lead both wolves and ravens to new home. Along the way, the travellers are shadowed by the spies of the Overlord. When Tok learns the mysterious leader's identity, he must face his most thrilling battle yet. Driven by themes of global warming, environmental change and the testing of traditions, Wolf Rider is a fantasy for our times.
Seeker, the third volume of the Raven Quest Trilogy, will be published by Rock's Mill Press in February 2024.
291 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2008
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Sharon Stewart
44 books46 followersI grew up and was educated in Vancouver, British Columbia. I am a writer and editor, and spent most of my career in educational publishing. I have lived in Spain and also in China, where I taught English as a second language, and have published articles about my experiences in China in newspapers across Canada. I am the author of nine novels, several of them historical fiction. I have also published a book of short stories and biographies of Louis Riel and Norman Bethune. I currently live in Toronto, Canada.
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June 5, 2025
You ever see a book that just speaks to you? I picked this book up from a secondhand store and immediately was reminded of childhood. It's old weathered slightly water damaged pages, called to me. So I picked it up. $3!
Now with that said, I will admit I didn't read the first book in this series so there were a lot of references to the first book, that I just didn't get.
This book is written from the perspective of Tok, the raven, which as an animal obsessed child would have been my jam. The first few chapters were a little slow, probably because it was mainly going over past characters who had died or been lost (all of which went right over my head). But once I got past all that squawking, the story did pick up.
And man this book is full of heartbreak. Over and over the group is just hounded with death and despair, yet they keep going. My heart broke when one of the wolves lost her entire family, and was emotionally (and physically) broken.
Overall a fun read.
Now with that said, I will admit I didn't read the first book in this series so there were a lot of references to the first book, that I just didn't get.
This book is written from the perspective of Tok, the raven, which as an animal obsessed child would have been my jam. The first few chapters were a little slow, probably because it was mainly going over past characters who had died or been lost (all of which went right over my head). But once I got past all that squawking, the story did pick up.
And man this book is full of heartbreak. Over and over the group is just hounded with death and despair, yet they keep going. My heart broke when one of the wolves lost her entire family, and was emotionally (and physically) broken.
Overall a fun read.
August 15, 2016
It`s insane how quickly a book can take you back.
January 19, 2023
I liked this one but it definitely wasn't as good as the first book for me.
As a sequel it's all right I guess. It picks up a few years after the ending of the last one. Tarka wants to go away but Tok wants to stay because he doesn't want to be unkora and leave his place- she is then killed which then makes him change his mind and he goes back to the Raven mountains to get the wolves and get them to go to a new home once again.
There is more death in this book I feel, Timmax dies because he is caught in a two leg trap, both Durnal and five Selak's pups die, Durnal and 4 pups are crushed to death in a fire and one pup is crushed by a grizzly, Rekshana one of Selak's daughters is killed by a rival wolf pack - there is so much death and destruction and most of them just feel like cop outs, like the wolves cannot move on as long as the pups are small and the place they are in isn't good so the pups die so they can move on. The vor doesn't like vora but likes another pack member, so vora dies so that vor can be with his new vora.
I also didn't like the repeat of someone in the group betraying them, except it's Tok's son Rokan that betrays them this time around, not one of the wolves. Groh coming back to take revenge was great and I loved that final battle and how his followers turned on him, that was great to read but the rest of the book just felt so mediocre and boring compared to the first one. And so repetitive and predictable. It was all right, but not nearly as good as the first one.
As a sequel it's all right I guess. It picks up a few years after the ending of the last one. Tarka wants to go away but Tok wants to stay because he doesn't want to be unkora and leave his place- she is then killed which then makes him change his mind and he goes back to the Raven mountains to get the wolves and get them to go to a new home once again.
There is more death in this book I feel, Timmax dies because he is caught in a two leg trap, both Durnal and five Selak's pups die, Durnal and 4 pups are crushed to death in a fire and one pup is crushed by a grizzly, Rekshana one of Selak's daughters is killed by a rival wolf pack - there is so much death and destruction and most of them just feel like cop outs, like the wolves cannot move on as long as the pups are small and the place they are in isn't good so the pups die so they can move on. The vor doesn't like vora but likes another pack member, so vora dies so that vor can be with his new vora.
I also didn't like the repeat of someone in the group betraying them, except it's Tok's son Rokan that betrays them this time around, not one of the wolves. Groh coming back to take revenge was great and I loved that final battle and how his followers turned on him, that was great to read but the rest of the book just felt so mediocre and boring compared to the first one. And so repetitive and predictable. It was all right, but not nearly as good as the first one.
August 29, 2023
A worthy sequel! While this book was definitely not on the same level as the first, it managed to live up to the legacy of Raven Quest and expand on the universe even more. I was in love with the added world-building and new dynamics between the characters.
However, with the added generation I feel as though there were too many characters to have them be sufficiently fleshed out; too many wolves were used as “emotional death fodder” and most were one-dimensional at best. Think red shirts from Star Trek.
Overall it was a great read, and although I’m much less likely to reread it over Raven Quest, this story will always have a special place in my heart.
However, with the added generation I feel as though there were too many characters to have them be sufficiently fleshed out; too many wolves were used as “emotional death fodder” and most were one-dimensional at best. Think red shirts from Star Trek.
Overall it was a great read, and although I’m much less likely to reread it over Raven Quest, this story will always have a special place in my heart.
October 11, 2020
This definitely did not disappoint as a sequel to Raven Quest. It was a little bit predictable, but not so much that there was nothing which took me by surprise. The characters were as great as ever, the emotions of the story were so strong, and I still very much enjoyed the realism of the way the wolves and ravens acted overall. Such a fun read, and a duology worth owning.
December 27, 2019
Just love it that's all!
February 1, 2014
Strucked by terrifying news, Tok (raven) and his wolf friends are to leave their home, to go to another safe place to live. Visions of the white raven told him to go further north. On the dangerous journey they faced their enemies and their worst enemies, the Two-Legs. The white raven also told him to trust the Two-Legs, but will he? Can Tok be able to lead them to the safe place and defeat the Overlord?
I picked up this book because when I read the back of this book, it sounds interesting.
I finished this book because it was very interesting and I wanted to see if Tok can be able to lead them and to defeat the Overlord.
I would recommend this book to Zachery because he loves animals. I think this book would teach him to sometimes trust the person that you don't really like. =)
I picked up this book because when I read the back of this book, it sounds interesting.
I finished this book because it was very interesting and I wanted to see if Tok can be able to lead them and to defeat the Overlord.
I would recommend this book to Zachery because he loves animals. I think this book would teach him to sometimes trust the person that you don't really like. =)
January 10, 2015
I was really excited when I saw this book at the library, as it's the sequel to one of my favourite books, Raven Quest. However, as sequels usually are, it's a bit of a letdown - messy, disjointed plot, predictable , too much death and drama - but I enjoyed it for what it was. I liked getting into the raven-wolf world. I like Tok, the raven-protagonist, and Selaks, the wolf companion, and their relationship. But honestly, the plot dragged with unnecessary characters and their little schemes.
February 9, 2011
Continuation of a series. Tok is still in the series, as well as his children.
It's about a mob of ravens. Secrets, and wolves.
It's about a mob of ravens. Secrets, and wolves.
May 27, 2014
Complete awesome. I devoured it in 1 weekend
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