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Wolfskin | 
 enlarge | Author: Juliet Marillier
Publisher: Tor Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 1668809
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Pages: 496
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0765306735
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780765306739
ASIN: 0765306735
Publication Date: February 2004
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 First Book in the Children of the Light Series January 24, 2008
J. Chippindale (England)
Juliet Marillier was born in New Zealand and brought up in Dunedin, the 'Edinburgh of the South'. She has written a number of novels that have been extremely successful, including the Sevenwaters series. She has a passionate interest in Celtic music and Irish folklore. A mother of two daughters and two sons, she lives in a rural area outside Perth in Western Australia.
Wolfskin is the first book in the Children of the Light series. The story beings with Eyvind a young boy dreaming of the day when he can become a warrior. His present existence could not be farther removed from the thing that he longs for with all his heart.
Eyvind lives on a prosperous farm, but dreams of the day when he can join the elite group of warriors known as the Wolfskins, led by Jarl Magnus. Many an evening round the dancing flames of the fire, he has heard tales of the daring adventures carried out by the Wolfskins. Their loyalty to one another knows no bounds.
Although the books is about the Vikings, it is a fantasy world that they live in and as another reviewer said not historically correct. But that does not matter, it is written to entertain the reader and it certainly succeeds in doing that.
First Book in the Children of the Light Series January 11, 2008
J. Chippindale (England)
Juliet Marillier was born in New Zealand and brought up in Dunedin, the 'Edinburgh of the South'. She has written a number of novels that have been extremely successful, including the Sevenwaters series. She has a passionate interest in Celtic music and Irish folklore. A mother of two daughters and two sons, she lives in a rural area outside Perth in Western Australia.
Wolfskin is the first book in the Children of the Light series. The story beings with Eyvind a young boy dreaming of the day when he can become a warrior. His present existence could not be farther removed from the thing that he longs for with all his heart.
Eyvind lives on a prosperous farm, but dreams of the day when he can join the elite group of warriors known as the Wolfskins, led by Jarl Magnus. Many an evening round the dancing flames of the fire, he has heard tales of the daring adventures carried out by the Wolfskins. Their loyalty to one another knows no bounds.
Although the books is about the Vikings, it is a fantasy world that they live in and as another reviewer said not historically correct. But that does not matter, it is written to entertain the reader and it certainly succeeds in doing that.
First Book in the Children of the Light Series December 11, 2007
J. Chippindale (England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Juliet Marillier was born in New Zealand and brought up in Dunedin, the 'Edinburgh of the South'. She has written a number of novels that have been extremely successful, including the Sevenwaters series. She has a passionate interest in Celtic music and Irish folklore. A mother of two daughters and two sons, she lives in a rural area outside Perth in Western Australia.
Wolfskin is the first book in the Children of the Light series. The story beings with Eyvind a young boy dreaming of the day when he can become a warrior. His present existence could not be farther removed from the thing that he longs for with all his heart.
Eyvind lives on a prosperous farm, but dreams of the day when he can join the elite group of warriors known as the Wolfskins, led by Jarl Magnus. Many an evening round the dancing flames of the fire, he has heard tales of the daring adventures carried out by the Wolfskins. Their loyalty to one another knows no bounds.
Although the books is about the Vikings, it is a fantasy world that they live in and as another reviewer said not historically correct. But that does not matter, it is written to entertain the reader and it certainly succeeds in doing that.
 Wolfskin August 27, 2006
Clare (England)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Set in Norway & Orkney at the time of the Vikings is Eyvind, all he has ever wanted to be is a Wolfskin, his friend, Somerled only ever wants to be a King.
It is as a small child Eyvind's brother, brings home another child called Somerled and is Eyvind's job to teach him. Somerled, is not an easy person to teach he is in fact almost the opposite of Eyvind but, teach Somerled he does which comes at a cost to Eyvind.
They both take part in an expedition sailing roughened waters, unknown to them and eventually find themselves on the Light Isles (known to us today as the Faroe Islands) and here is discovered the young Priestess, Nessa. The new settlement begins all too well until a brutal murder shatters the tranquility ....
Having read (and loved!) the Sevenwaters Trilogy I was apprehensive about this one and it took me such a long time to get round to reading it, I love Juliet's style of writing but, was scared for want of a better word that this would never match up to Sevenwaters and I would be left feeling disappointed.
I need not have been, this was a fantastic story of friendship, betrayal , the character of Eyvind and nessa were for me the highpoints of the story, once again a beautifully written story that draws you in, I loved it!
 Much ado about nothing ! May 13, 2005
Yourri (Paris France)
3 out of 13 found this review helpful
Yes, the background is great and the two main characters interesting. But the pace is so slow, the plot so predictable and the story so full of "clichés" (especially concerning the primitive tribe), that it makes me change my mind after the first half of the book. Too much talk and not enought surprises. A good book? Maybe. A masterpiece, no way!
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