The Sea Wolf

By: Jack London

Narrated by: Frank Muller

Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

Wealthy ne'er-do-well Humphrey Van Weyden is a castaway who is put to work on the schooner Ghost, run by brutal Wolf Larsen. Toughened by life at sea, Humphrey develops the strength to protect another castaway, Maud Brewster, and stand up to the increasingly deranged Larsen. Experience the crashing, relentless power of the sea through this compelling story, made hauntingly immediate by author London's vivid prose.

Public Domain (P)1988 Recorded Books, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Muller reads with expression and variety that match the varying moods, feelings, and attitudes of all the characters, dogs included." (Kliatt Magazine)
"It gave us the sense of the cold, the snow, and most of all, the primeval feelings that London described." (The New Yorker)

One of the best

Excellent overall. Great story and masterful presentation.

Frank is among the two best presenters that I have listened to.

Excellent Narration

narrator was great. good story. wolf larson is an excellent character but the love parts of the story drag a bit

delightful

I expected a sea story and found much better: a deep and thriving love story, about people, life, spirituality and the seas.
Thank you so much, so so much.

Hold your breath. Great story. Nauseating listen.

Listening to the reader suck in air and barely finish a sentence before passing out doesn't make for a good listen.
You can almost imagine that this narrator is on the ship, haggard and eager to push the story out before he starves while lost at sea.
Like I say in title, the book itself is one hell of a story and I'll listen to it yearly for that reason.

I love Frank Mueller

Any book he narrates is instantly a hit! Fantastic book, gripped me throughout! I highly recommend this book

Excellent Adventure Story

This was an engaging story that was hard to stop and take a break.The character development was superb as was the action-driven plot......Wolf Larsen is a character that might be unforgettable.

very well done.

great narrator who could do different voices for each character. listen to it on a 10 hour road trip and it just made the time fly.

So glad I read!

I've read The Call of the Wild and White Fang several times. They are some of my favorite books and Frank Muller is beyond compare as a reader. For some reason I had never read The Sea Wolf until now. Boy am I glad I did. what an incredible book. I couldn't put it down. Jack London's writing is superb. Reading this book has further confirmed my belief that Jack London is one of the greatest novelists of all time.

Excellent narration of a modern. literary classic

Jack London's timeless tale of the rigors of life aboard a sealing. schooner. Each of the characters is brought to give life by exceptional narration. After nearly 50 audio books, this narrator stands out among the best!

Warning! You will listen to it multiple times.

If you could sum up The Sea Wolf in three words, what would they be?

Awesome Manly Poetry

What other book might you compare The Sea Wolf to and why?

On par with The Count of Monte Cristo. These are the only 2 books that I have actually listened to more than once and will probably listen to again. I am not sure what I like most about them. But I think some of the key components are as follows. The characters are believable, and very few books actually achieve this. Both have creative plots without any blaring holes. Both examine our motives. And they are both just well thought out and written books back when people took the time to do thing wright.

What about Frank Muller’s performance did you like?

Wait, there was a narrator? Hmm...I didn't notice, since the story came alive in my imagination. .....Yes, he was that good.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

So many it might be easier to list the parts that didn't. Only I can't remember what they were exactly.

Any additional comments?

If you like either Poetry, Philosophy, Ships, Romance, Logic or just plan manliness. Then you will like this story. If you like them all then you will love this book, because it has them all.