قطيع ذئاب 2: ذئب وحيد

Wolf Pack #2

by Edo Van Belkom, فاطمة جلال (Translator)

قطيع ذئاب 2: ذئب وحيد تصبح الحياة بين البشر أكثر تعقيدًا بالنسبة لأربعة من المراهقين المستذئبين مع اقتراب نهاية المدرسة الثانوية. مع ازدياد قوة سمات الذئاب الخاصة بالقطيع، تختبر حساسياتهم الإنسانية بقوة، ويتم تحدي القاعدة الأساسية للقطيع من قبل أحد أعضائها؛ حيث يشعر أرجوس بنداء البرية، ولأول مرة في حياته، تراوده أفكار في الانفصال عن إخوته وأخته، لكن قبل كل شيء، يجب على أرجوس وهارلان ونوبل وتوررا أن يحرصوا على عدم إصابة أي شخص بالعدوى عن طريق إراقة قطرة واحدة من دم أي بشري، وهو ليس بالأمر السهل عندما يتوسل المتنمرون مثل جيك ماكينون أن يُمزقوا إربا. الأسوأ من ذلك أن الغابة التي ولد فيها القطع من المقرر أن تجرد من أشجارها تمامًا، بالإضافة إلى الموازنة بين المشاعر الغاضبة ومتطلبات الاختبارات المدرسية والاختيارات المهنية، يجب على الأربعة إيجاد طريقة لحماية تراثهم والغريب الغامض الذي يحمل مفتاح ماضيهم. إذا لم يكن ذلك كافيًا، فإن تورّرا هي أول من وجدت نفسها منجذبة إلى شخص بشري. إخوتها يحبونه جيدًا، ولكن ماذا سيحدث عندما يكتشف أن صديقته مستذئبة؟

Genres: Werewolves, Supernatural, Young Adult, Fantasy

192 pages, Paperback

First published October 18, 2005

About the author

Bram Stoker and Aurora Award-winner Edo van Belkom is the author of over 200 stories of horror, science fiction, fantasy, and mystery. As an editor, he has four anthologies to his credit that include two books for young adults, Be Afraid! (A Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year finalist) and Be Very Afraid! (An Aurora Award winner — Best Work in English). Born in Toronto, van Belkom graduated from York University, then worked as a daily newspaper sports and police reporter before becoming a full-time writer. Edo van Belkom lives in Brampton, Ontario, with his wife Roberta and son Luke.

Reviews

[Robert Beveridge · Rating 3 out of 5]

Edo van Belkom, Lone Wolf (Tundra, 2005)

Second book in the series continues the story of the Brock werewolf kids, four fifteen-year-olds being raised by a sympathetic forest ranger in the wilds of British Columbia. This one tries for the same action-heavy feel as the first, but adds heavy-handed environmentalism into the mix that slows things down a great deal. One would also hope for deepening of the characters, as often happens in second books in series, but with the exception of a couple of the main characters, that doesn't happen. In fact, coming this early in the series, it almost looks as if the series was started just for van Belkom to air ecological concerns; I'll hold off on judgment on that until I've read the next two books (believe me, if I knew it for certain there would be a lot fewer stars at the end of this), but very disappointing compared to the first book. ** ½

[Alex Gava · Rating 4 out of 5]

Both the plot and the characters weren't as in-depth compared to the first book of the Wolf Pack series. The main female character had a good love interest, which was refreshing to see (especially in a YA book).

[Darryl Carson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun book to read. Definitely a YA book. Stores about werewolves are pretty common now and this one was just fun.

[Christopher Armani · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent series by a really good writer. His command of language is a delight to read.

[Ivy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

Not as good as the first book because their problem solving seemed a little easy. For werewolves who don't want to be discovered they are making a lot of noise and risk being seen (or actually are seen). Of course it's all in the guise of the "spirits" but I still hoped for a little more conflict.
Still, I like the characters and the book is not supposed to be an epos, just a short story about werewolf siblings in high school growing up. I hope there is more about Phelan in the next book.