Dorothy Hearst Libri

"Weaving together original research, series characters and a dynamic plot, Spirit of the Wolves is the final title in The Wolf Chronicles trilogy" --

The second installment in The Wolf Chronicles finds Kaala struggling with the consequences of forming the first mixed wolf-human pack.

Discovering her identity as the last of an ancient bloodline charged with preventing humanity from losing touch with nature, young wolf Kaala traces the shared evolution between canines and people and learns how wolves and dogs rendered humans the planet's dominant species.

V tele malej vlčice Kaaly koluje zakázaná krv. Vďaka zásahu tajomných veľkých vlkov môže zostať nažive, príde však o všetkých súrodencov a jej matka musí opustiť svorku. Kaala si napriek nevraživosti niektorých členov svorky od Rýchlej rieky dokáže nájsť priateľov a je rozhodnutá dokázať, že nie je horšia ako ktorýkoľvek iný vlk. Keď však zachráni pred utopením ľudské dievčatko, jej postavenie v svorke je ohrozené. Podľa legiend majú totiž vlci prísne zakázané stretávať sa s ľuďmi, pretože by to mohlo viesť k veľkej vojne, ba dokonca až k vyhynutiu obidvoch klanov. Napriek všetkému to Kaalu k ľuďom ťahá čoraz silnejšie. Nechce si vyberať medzi životom s vlkmi a životom s ľuďmi, no zároveň si čoraz jasnejšie uvedomuje, že nemôže žiť dvojitý život. Ak by totiž porušila vlčí sľub, môže spôsobiť záhubu vlastného rodu. No čo ak je všetko inak? Čo ak sa legendy mýlia? A čo ak samotná Kaala nie je obyčajná vlčica?

What is the promise of the wolf? Never consort with humans. Never kill a human unprovoked. Never allow a mixed-blood wolf to live. At least that's what the wolves of the Wide Valley believe. Until a young wolf dares to break the rules--and forever alters the relationship between wolves and the humans who share their world. This is the story of such a wolf. Born of a forbidden mixed-blood litter and an outcast after her mother is banished, Kaala is determined to earn a place in the Swift River pack. But her world is turned upside down when she saves a human girl from drowning. Risking expulsion from their pack and exile from the Wide Valley, Kaala and her young packmates begin to hunt with the humans and thus discover the long-hidden bond between the two clans. But when war between wolves and humans threatens, Kaala learns the lies behind the wolf's promise. Lies that force her to choose between safety for herself and her friends and the survival of her pack--and perhaps of all wolf- and humankind. Set 14,000 years ago, Promise of the Wolves takes us to a land where time is counted in phases of the moon, distance is measured in wolflengths, and direction by the scent of the nearest trail. Years of research into the world of wolves combines with mythical tale-telling to present a fantastical adventure set in a world filled with lore.