Name: Promise of the Wolves
ISBN: 9781416569985

Dorothy Hearst

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. A first novel. 150,000 first printing.

A Novel

Promise of the Wolves

The first title in The Wolf Chronicles trilogy brings the imaginative storytelling of a fantasy adventure to years of research on a species that has been revered as mysterious symbols of nature lost. • Fantastical plot based on science: Inspired by the theory that it was wolves, and later dogs, that made humans the dominant species on earth by teaching mankind to hunt cooperatively and form complex societies, The Wolf Chronicles begins 14,000 years ago with Promise of the Wolves. It is engagingly told from the point of view of lovable Kaala—an outcast young wolf who has been charged with watching over humans in order to prevent them from losing touch with nature and thus destroying the world. • An international sensation with tremendous commercial appeal: Hearst’s tale has generated exceptional international interest, with rights sold in more than ten countries. Fans are eager to hear more from Kaala and her pack about their vivid, elaborate world of mythology, peril, and adventure.

Julian

My favorite book in middle school. A beautifully written story about the domestication of wolves and resilience. Told from the POV of the outcast wolf Kaala: a must read for anyone who loves wolves.

Ofelia

I lupi avevano finito per scordare la loro Promessa.

Suona assurdo ma è più interessante l'inizio, in cui non c'è poi tutta questa azione, del finale con la guerra tra lupi e umani.
All'inizio almeno vengono delineati i personaggi, alla fine invece si vede che l'autrice ha "tagliato" così da aprire le porte ad un seguito (che neanche sapevo esistesse! non possono scriverlo chiaro che un libro fa parte di una saga/trilogia o quello che è?).
Carino comunque, allunga un pò troppo il brodo in certi punti tanto che il libro è molto più lungo di quanto meritasse ma comunque carino.

The first in The Wolf Chronicles trilogy, brilliantly weaving together original research, lovable characters and a dynamic, thoroughly engaging plot, Promise of the Wolves is a historical adventure story in the tradition of Clan of the Cave Bear and Watership Down. Set 14,000 years ago in what is now Southern Europe, Promise of the Wolves is told from the point of view of Kaala, a young wolf born of a forbidden, mixed-blood litter. An outcast after her mother is exiled, Kaala struggles to earn her place in her pack. But her world is turned upside down when she rescues a human girl from drowning. Kaala and her young packmates begin hunting and playing with humans—risking expulsion from their pack and banishment from their home in the Wide Valley. When war between humans and wolves threatens, Kaala learns that she is the last in a long line of wolves charged with keeping watch over humans in order to prevent them from losing touch with nature and thus destroying the world. But to do so she must solve the great paradox of wolfkind: though wolves must always be with humans, humans cannot abide the presence of wolves, and every time the two come together, war ensues. Kaala must choose between safety for herself, her friends, and their human companions and the survival of her pack—and perhaps all of wolf and humankind.

Tom Turner

This book deserves to be better known than it is!

I stumbled across the QuickBooks of this title in my local library a couple of years ago, but ended up not having the time to listen to it all. When I got my kindle, I decided to look it up on Amazon. I am so glad I did, though it has taken me another year to read it, it was absolutely worth the wait. I'm really excited about continuing on to book two, but given it's already past midnight that may have to wait until morning - morning cannot come soon enough!

Promise of the Wolves A Novel

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