Thor

by Wayne Smith

Book Overview

"Harrowing." Kirkus Reviews Thor is a German shepherd belonging to a typical suburban family, wise, trustworthy, and tirelessly devoted to his human "pack." Then Uncle Ted comes to live with Thor's owners. And the terror begins. For Ted is no longer fully human, and only Thor can detect the Bad Thing lurking within Uncle Ted. Only Thor can sense the horror he is helpless to communicate. And only Thor can defeat that horror.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345384555
• ISBN13: 9780345384553
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Fawcett Books
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Thor the book

Fantastic. I loved it. In fact I am going to rent the movie "Bad Moon" which is based on the book.

A Dogs View

Having grown up with dogs all my life I can really get into this novel. Some people my think that Wayne Smith made up all of the stuff that Thor does but he did not. Dogs are extremely intelligent creatures. They have an animal intellect that allows them to be totally aware of there environment and are able to react to there environment. Unfortunely humans do tend to not understand how dogs think and cannot precieve what is going on in a dogs mind. Even though this book contains a werewolf the way in which the dog figures it out is exactly as a real dog would do it.

Best literature since the Bible

This novel was outstanding. ..the werewolf part of the novel, but it just adds to the suspence. The opening, with the flopsy, proved Thor to be a strong, loving family dog. When Uncle Ted came around, no one but Thor sensed the danger. He hated being sent to the pound, but he knew he had to defend the family. The fighting between the werewolf and the German Shephard was perfect. Thor had a reason to fight (his family), there was no way a werewolf would beat him. This novel, makes me look at my German Shephard, Dakota, in a whole new light.

One of my favorite books!

Although many people believe that any book pertaining to animals must be for children, this book is definitely for adults. It is a wonderful account of a dog's daily life (Smith really gets inside Thor's head), along with a new take on the traditional werewolf story (another of my favorite subjects). Smith's prose is sharp and insightful, and the story rockets right along. Don't pass over this book just because it seems like it's for kids! I assure you, it's not! (And aren't we all overdue for a story about animals? I mean, come on, it's not like animals have to be featured only in kiddie stories. I applaud you, Wayne Smith, for writing an insightful and adult novel about a dog and his loyalty to his family. Great job!)

Love and betrayal from a dog's (rich) perspective

This book tells the story of a family and it's German Shepherd, from the dog's perspective, as the dog struggles with the rules, love, hate, loyalty, betrayal, insecurity, and how it is that humans talk to some little box they call the telephone as if it were a real person standing in the room! Just as this premise wears, I was hooked on the relationship nuances as the tension builds and the family faces danger. The danger happens to be a werewolf, but this is rather parenthetical to the book which is about loyalty, abandonment, redemption, trust, and committment