SHADOW LEADER

Karen White's reading of the second book in the Wolfwalker series, featuring Dion, a healer and woman warrior, is fluid and pleasant. But those not familiar with the earlier adventures of Dion and Hishn, her telepathically linked wolf companion, may be frustrated by joining a story already in progress. White's voice reflects some of the excitement written into the numerous and varied fight scenes as Dion and her companions, who have escaped from slavers, venture across dangerous terrain, are captured by enemy Long Ear's troops, and forced into the gladiatorial ring. This is a good production for listeners who prefer a simple undramatized performance. D.T.H. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine [Published: FEB / MAR 03]