Wolf Time

by Lars Walker and Alex Brown

An Ill Wind.... There's something unnerving about the October north wind. It makes a wolf in the wilderness turn southward, in search of dangerous prey. It gets inside people, opening their minds to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671578154
• ISBN13: 9780671578152
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Baen Books
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

An Engrossing Mix of Fantasy and Fact -- A Book That Makes You Think

Mindless entertainment numbs the mind, whether it is from the TV or in print. This book provides a wonderfully engrossing mixture of fantasty and fact, of adventure and reflection. The writing is crisp and engaging. You can always tell when somebody is working at being profound. This book is profound without apparent effort, which means it is very well written. The genre is definitely fantasty, but this is also a very engaging intellectual romp through our modern day jungle of competing theories. I really enjoyed this book. It offers much food for thought. It deals with ultimate issues. Kudos!

An Interesting Fusion

Wolf Time combines an amusing but disturbingly possible satire of the near future of society with a resurgence of Norse Mythology. Lars has a good time here-I don't want to give away anything, but there are some cross-overs that make it fun to read.

A Christian spiritual thriller for our times

Lars Walker's spiritual thriller is set in south-eastern Minnesota in the very near future. Lars grew up near here, so he knows the people and culture from the inside, far better than, say, Garrison Kiellor. As a spiritual thriller, this book is the most 'tro' or true and accurate (within the canons of mythopoeia) Christian spiritual thriller that I know of. Each re-reading of what might at first glance at the cover, appear a pulp fantasy, shows me more profundity, more depth of truth. If you like Peretti and Left Behind, but desire something deeper, this book is for you. If you like Tolkien and Lewis and wish to read something more contemporary, this novel is also for you.

Refreshing Change

This extraordinary book can't be placed in one category. It's a book in which you participate in Norse Mythology in modern times, with rich characters and a many layered plot that includes suspense and even subtle humor.Future fantasy on par with Caleb Carr's "Killing Time."If you are a fan of C. S. Lewis's Space Trilogy, you may have a touch of deja vu. The protagonists of both "Wolf Time" and the trilogy share similar experiences--if you know the Eldila you'll enjoy this.There will be no time to lose your place.

An Apocalyptic Work from a New Artist

For those who like their near-future sf/mythology fantasy with an explicitly Christian element, "Wolf Time" is the book for you. Following in the tradition of the literary social prophets, such as Orwell, Huxley and Bradbury, Walker joins the growing ranks of Christian apocalyptics, such as Michael O'Brien's "Father Elijah," Frank Peretti's "Piercing the Darkness," and Bud MacFarlane Jr.'s "Pierced by a Sword."Carl Martell, history professor at the non-Christian Christiana College, cannot tell a lie. But he can sense when others do. And when acclaimed Norweigan Poet, Sigfod Oski, comes to town, Martell is certain the greatest deceiver of all is in their midst. Peopled with such endearing characters as the quiet but courageous Lutheran pastor, a born-again disk jockey, and the mythological wolf, Fenris, "Wolf Time" pulls you into Walker's all-too-realistic vision of where America is heading, and what believers will be called upon to endure.Like almost all novels with an agenda (Christian or otherwise), though, the prose sometimes suffers for the Bible verses scattered throughout. Every conversation between two characters revolves around culture and religion, which single-mindedness may put-off would be readers. However, Walker's insights are sound, and his morals excellent - and, better, both are handled with a greater delicacy and tension as the book progresses. Walker is not afraid to present all sides of the argument, to make witches sympathetic while arguing against their theological view, to examine the fundamentalist fanatics' reasoning for fighting fire with fire while showing Christs' equally decisive but remarkably non-violent solution.Christians, especially Lutherans, will enjoy Walker's take on the near-future. Viking and Norse Mythology enthusiasts will find "Wolf Time" an intelligent look at that religion. Recommended to teenagers and adults, due to several references to sex and violence. People searching for a follow-up non-fiction work may want to check out Peter Kreeft's "Ecumentical Jihad."