Lone Wolf: Wolf Pack, Book 2

Wolf Pack #2

by Edo Van Belkom, Alan Carlson (narrator)

Wolf Pack is the inspiration for the new original series on Paramount+ and is a winner of the prestigious Aurora Award and the Silver Birch Award.

Caught between the human world and the world of the wolf pack…

High school is hard enough for most teens but for Noble, Harlan, Argus and Tora, some days can be a real howl. Born wolves, the shape-shifting siblings have spent most of their lives in human form, taking to the woods to enjoy their animal strength in secret. But all that could change at any moment…

For it’s only a matter of time before Harlan pounces on his high school nemesis, revealing his feral nature to all. Before Tora shares the pack’s secret with the classmate she’s got a major crush on. Before restless Argus gets fed up with trying to be a good student and disappears into the forest forever. As for Noble, he’s struggling to keep the pack together, all while fighting to save their forest home from corporate interests threatening to destroy it.

Then a lone creature reveals himself to the pack, leading them back to the story of their violent origin. Soon one of them will be forced to make a choice between the blood bond of the pack—and the powerful call of the wild…

Genres: Werewolves, Supernatural, Young Adult, Fantasy

Audible Audio

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.