The Wolf in the Whale

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Image result for 9780356512600By: Jordanna Max Brodsky
Location: FIC BRO
Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction

THIS IS A VERY OLD STORY, RARELY TOLD, OF A WOLF THAT RUNS INTO THE OCEAN AND BECOMES A WHALE.

Blending myth and magic from Norse and Inuit folklore, The Wolf in the Whale is a captivating tale of identity and survival. featuring an unforgettable narrator who will do anything to protect those she loves.

"Spirit upon spirit curled one within the other like the spirals of a shell.”


The Wolf in the Whale is a powerful tale of magic, discovery and adventure, featuring an unforgettable narrator ready to confront the gods themselves.

A young Inuit shaman's epic quest for survival in the frozen lands of North America in 1000 AD.

Born with the soul of a hunter and the language of the gods, Omat is destined to become a shaman like her grandfather. To protect her people, she invokes the spirits of the sky, the sea, and the air.

But the gods have stopped listening, the seals won't come, and Omat's family is starving.

Desperate to save them, Omat journeys through the icy wastes, fighting for survival with every step. When she meets a Viking warrior and his strange new gods, together they set in motion a conflict that could shatter her world...or save it.

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