Matt thorsen knows every norse myth, saga, and god as if it was family history because it is family history. While house of secrets aspires to potterdom, lokis wolves yearns to be riordanesque. After that ending i know that i will be highly anticipating the next book in the blackwell pages. Matt thorsen is a direct descendent of the orderkeeping god thor, and his classmates fen and laurie brekke are descendents of the trickster god loki. Lokis woof is the facebook page for loki s wolves by kelly armstrong, created as part of the marketing campaign for the ola forest of reading. In fact, most people in the small town of blackwell, south dakota, are direct. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Destined to fight trolls, monstrous wolves and giant serpentsor the world ends. Lokis wolves is the first book in the blackwell pages series by k. Lokis wolves follows in the great tradition of bringing popular folk legends to life. Book 1 blackwell pages enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. When ragnarokthe apocalypsethreatens, the human descendents of the gods must fight monsters to stop the end of the world.
In the following chapter, loki is captured by the giant thiazi, who lets loki go only after he has promised to steal the aesirs apples of immortality and give them to thiazi. Loki does so, after which he is forced by the aesir to retrieve them. Also, because i find book marketing endlessly mysterious and fascinating, im going to show a change that was made and why. It would be easy to write this off as a percy jackson wannabe and there are a lot of similarities to the lightning thief but i. If you are a fan of percy jackson and the lightning thief et al, you will like this particular series. This series will mine norse mythology for its world building. This book is an adult urban fantasy set on an alternative modern earth ruled by the norse gods and goddesses. While thirteenyearold matt thorsen has always known hes a modernday descendent of thor, hes been living a normal kids life. The character was created by writer stan lee, scripter larry lieber, and penciller jack kirby. Brekkes and thorsens are usually at odds with each other, but when matt asks cousin laurie to help on his quest, fen figures.
Doom of the gods book 4 kindle edition by melissa snark author, m. Theres only two books left and still a lot of ground to cover. The next chapter tells the story of the god named frey. Matt is a direct descendent of thor, and hes always had. Loki is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by marvel comics. Little, brown books for young readers atom publication date. Loki s wolves begins a new middle grade fantasy series by veteran authors kelly armstrong and melissa marr. Loki s wolves book 1, odins ravens book 2 twinning ancient mythology with a contemporary novel has become more popular in the last few years, but doing it well is a craft, and i can only say that there are few authors whose knowledge and writing can flawlessly weave time periods together. Marr, out from little, brown books for young readers on may 7 in viking times, norse myths.
House of secrets and lokis wolves the new york times. Is this the next yamiddle schooler fantasy series to sweep the literary world. Maybe he could just walk past, pretend he didnt notice them, and. Doom of the gods book 1 kindle edition by snark, melissa. Loki s wolves by kelley armstrong book #1 in the blackwell pages childrens fantasy series by the author of the otherworld universe, 20. What other book might you compare loki s wolves to and why. Clever loki kin fen defaults on a promise to the skulls gang and discovers that theyre shapeshifting wolves being directed by evil forces. I would recommend lokis wolves to readers who are looking for a read that is nonstop when it comes to pacing that keeps you reading until the very last page and to readers who are looking for a new series to fall in love with. When this apocalypse happens, the gods must battle the monsters wolves the size of the sun, serpents that span the seabeds all bent on destroying the world.
Attention, all you percy jackson fans aka the whole world because those books are so good. Armstrong 20, hardcover at the best online prices at. Baldwin was my favorite character because hes so happy all the time. At the beginning, i was a bit disappointed, thinking it didnt live up either in the story or the narration to the riordan audios.
I liked this book because its about norse mythology and i like norse mythology. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. In fact, most people in the small town of blackwell, south dakota. The first two chapters of lokis wolves are now online. Very much along the lines of the rick riordan books, though it suffers a bit by comparison. Loki s wolves calling all fans of myths, actionadventure, and the percy jackson series dont miss this first book in the blackwell pages trilogy from bestselling authors k. Loki s wolves is the first storyline in kelly armstrongmelissa marrs new middle grade series the blackwell pages based on norse mythology and the end of the world. For the intended age group i think it is a great read, but at 20 i fall a bit outside of that range. I thought it was interesting and i look forward to reading the next book. Calling all fans of myths, actionadventure, and the percy jackson series dont miss this first book in the blackwell pages trilogy from bestselling authors k. It lead you to a incredible journey where matt and the other god descendants has to stop ragnarokend of the world by themselves.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading valkyries vengeance. Marr loki s wolves one of the books featured in the red maple awards. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read loki s wolves. When this apocalypse happens, the gods must battle the monsters wolves. Marr is a book about three kids trying to stop the end of the world. Before i was an author, i would have never imagined all the little tweaks that go on behind the scenes after editing is done and marketing begins. Well, ive got a new series that youll love, about a group of kids descended from norse gods. Marr, read by casey holloway, jon wierenga, and pat young by hachetteaudio from desktop or your mobile device.
Loki s wolves the blackwell pages book 1 loki s wolves blackwell pages the new blackwell guide to recorded blues blackwell guide series odins ravens the blackwell. Yes, he needed to stop fen and laurie, but he had to be cool about it. The great part about these kinds of books is not only are they actionpacked with monster fighting, but you also learn a thing or two about the norse legends along the way. He is based on the being of the same name from norse mythology. Marr, casey holloway, pat young, jon wierenga, hachette audio uk.