History Literature / WolvesOfTheBeyond

* GuiltyUntilSomeoneElseIsGuilty: In "Shadow Wolf", Faolan gets accused of murdering a pup he cared for, which only gets accelerated when framed evidence is found. It gets to the point where his entire pack is about to brutally slaughter him as punishment...until they're told that the real murderer is Heep, the very same wolf that framed Faolan.

* MisophoniaGag: In "Shadow Wolf", Faolan and the other Gnaw Wolves are participating in a competition to see who would get promoted to "The Watch". Faolan ended up being driven crazy by the sound made by Heep's chipped tooth, to the point where he loses concentration and fails the hunting challenge.

* ParentalAbandonment: Faolan's mother Morag was forced to abandon him.
* SomewhereAMammalogistIsCrying: Much of the wolf behaviour is pretty unrealistic.

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: The puffins in ''Star Wolf''.

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In the harsh wilderness, a mother dire wolf fears for the life of her newborn. Her son has a twisted paw but her pack has strict rules against weak wolves. A deformed pup must be abandoned and left to die. Despite the odds, the pup, Faolan, survives being abandoned. He returns to his pack and becomes the lowest member of his pack, a gnaw wolf.

* AfterTheEnd: Implied. Whatever the case, humans are no longer around and only exist in the artifacts they left behind and stories among the animals. They are only referred to as ‘the others’ or ‘the two-legs’ and have been gone long enough that nature appears to be back to full strength.
* AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: As per usual in the world of Ga’Hool, although it seems to vary from species to species. Owls and wolves appear to be very intelligent; puffins and caribou seem to operate more on base instincts then knowledge and sea mammals seem to have a unique set of their own abilities.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: The puffins in Star Wolf.

* CompleteMonster: The Mcheaths. Their brutality is even implied to have a reputation with other animals. When Edme brings news of what they did to her to The Watch, they face exile from the Beyond. They retaliated by framing the wolves as a whole for the kidnapping and possible murder of a bear cub and nearly starting a full-scale war with the intent of the Watch being wiped out. Then there's the pit...

* HappilyAdopted: Faolan was found and raised by Thunderheart, [[spoiler his sisters were fostered by Caila]], and both relationships seem to be very happy. Eventually, Faolan and Edme themselves seem to become the adoptive parents of two orphaned pups named Myrrglosch and Maudie.

* HappilyAdopted: Faolan was found and raised by Thunderheart, [[Spoiler: his sisters were fostered by Caila]], and both relationships seem to be very happy. Eventually, Faolan and Edme themselves seem to become the adoptive parents of two orphaned pups named Myrrglosch and Maudie.

* TogetherInDeath: A platonic example when Shibaan McDuncan (the obea who took Faolan) dies, she is greeted by the souls of most of the pups she abandoned and is closely followed by her final charge. The implication is that the pups’ souls are excited to see Shibaan and that she will be their mother in the afterlife.

* BigSrewedUpFamily: The McHeath clan, who are the most aggressive, bloodthirsty clan in the Beyond. Oddly enough, this depraved, battle-hungry clan has never produced a true malcadh, but only malcadhs are eligible for the Watch, which the McHeaths want representation in. [[SarcasmMode: The obvious solution?]] Tear a newborn pup from its mother, mutilate it and tear out an eye, and call it a malcadh. And then there’s the pit…

* CompleteMonsters: The McHeaths. Their brutality is even implied to have a reputation with other animals. When Edme brings news of what they did to her to The Watch, they face exile from the Beyond. They retaliated by framing the wolves as a whole for the kidnapping and possible murder of a bear cub and nearly starting a full-scale war with the intent of the watch being wiped out.

* ConLang: Wolves use their own lingo. For example, a "malcadh" is a pup who is born disabled or ill. "by-lang" is when a mother wolf goes into hiding to give birth to a malcadh pup,

''Wolves of the Beyond'' is a children's book series by Kathryn Lasky. It's a spinoff of ''Literature/GuardiansOfGaHoole'' series.

* ParentalAbandonment: Faolan's mother Morag was forced to abandon him.

''Wolves of the Beyond'' is a children's book series by Kathryn Lasky. It's a spinoff of ''Literature/GuardiansOfGahoole'' series.