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What secrets lie behind a Wolf Demon and a Queen in the forests of the Ohio Valley?
In The Wolf Demon; Or, the Queen of the Kanawha, Albert W. Aiken turns to the Kanawha River country for a frontier adventure. Forests and rivers shape a border region where settlers, hunters and Native peoples meet and often clash. Danger belongs to the setting, and the title promises vengeance and mystery.
The Wolf Demon and the Queen suggest a world of secrets and legends. Aiken writes in the dime-novel tradition, where pursuit and danger keep stories moving. Approach this tale for its bold strokes and ornate language: its appeal lies in old-fashioned adventure rather than a slow, quiet study of character.
What you’ll discover
- A dangerous river country Enter the forests and waterways of the Kanawha, where the frontier brings people into conflict.
- Two intriguing figures Let the Wolf Demon and the Queen draw you toward the mysteries their names suggest.
- The pull of vengeance Explore an adventure whose promise of revenge gives its frontier dangers a darker edge.
- Old-fashioned storytelling energy Meet Aiken's dime-novel world, with its taste for pursuit, danger and secrets.
- A bolder literary style Step into ornate language and boldly drawn characters, and enjoy adventure on its own terms.
Who will love it
You will enjoy this if you like frontier adventure with real heroes like Boone, legends told by firelight, daring rescues, scheming villains, and love and vengeance pulling against each other.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- Two hunters share a deer and a warning
- The Shawnees fear a mark on the chest
- A bear in the ravine brings three people together
- Murdock plots to steal a fortune and a bride
- A kiss, a gunshot and an empty cabin
- Boone is captured and a silent rescuer appears
- Girty comes to the general with an old grudge
Who’s who
- Daniel BooneThe famous woodsman who commands Point Pleasant and scouts the Shawnee country to learn where the attack will fall.
- Abe LarkA scarred young hunter who shares a deer with Boone and brings news of the coming war.
- Harvey WinthropA young Bostonian with only a few hundred dollars who helps rescue Virginia from a bear and seeks his fortune on the frontier.
- Virginia TrevelingThe general's brave daughter who refuses Murdock, loves Winthrop, and is carried off by enemies she cannot see coming.
- Kanawha KateA forest girl in Indian dress, a sure shot shunned as a renegade's daughter, who loves Winthrop in secret.
- Clement MurdockTreveling's scheming relative who wants Virginia's hand and the general's fortune and hires others to do his dirty work.
- Simon GirtyThe renegade scout who swore vengeance on General Treveling after a public whipping and guides the Shawnees against the settlers.
- Ke-ne-ha-haThe Shawnee war chief called The Man Who Walks, who leads the great expedition and fears one enemy he cannot find.
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Le Démon-Loup ; ou, la Reine du Kanawha
A gray wolf walks upright with a man's face and carves a red arrow on dead Shawnee chests along the 1780 Ohio.
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What kind of creature walks upright like a man, has a wolf's body and a human face, and leaves a red arrow carved on the chest of every Shawnee warrior it kills? That question opens The Wolf Demon, and the book keeps it burning to the last page.
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Two hunters share a deer and a warning
The story proper begins with two gunshots. Near the meeting of the Kanawha and Ohio rivers, two strangers fire at the same buck at almost the same moment. The wounded animal staggers into a glade and dies beneath a great oak. Both men race through the underbrush to claim it.
One is a young man with a terrible scar from temple to chin, supple as a panther. The other is about forty, with clear blue eyes and fringed forest clothes. He is Daniel Boone. He decides to talk rather than fight.
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Aiken, Albert W. The Wolf Demon; Or, the Queen of the Kanawha. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-wolf-demon-or-the-queen-of-the-kanawha.
Aiken, A. W. (2026). The wolf demon; or, the Queen of the Kanawha. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-wolf-demon-or-the-queen-of-the-kanawha
Aiken, Albert W. The Wolf Demon; Or, the Queen of the Kanawha. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-wolf-demon-or-the-queen-of-the-kanawha.
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What is The Wolf Demon about?
It follows the Ohio frontier in 1780 as Shawnees prepare for war. A mysterious wolf-like figure kills warriors and carves a red arrow on them, while settlers face a scheming suitor, a renegade's revenge and a coming attack.
Is The Wolf Demon a true story?
No, it is a novel. Daniel Boone, Simon Kenton and Simon Girty are real historical figures, and the Battle of Point Pleasant is a real event, but the Wolf Demon and the main plot are invented.
Who is Kanawha Kate?
She is a forest girl who dresses like a Shawnee and shoots as well as any hunter. The settlers shun her as the renegade's daughter, but she saves lives and keeps her own secret.
The author
Albert W. Aiken
1846–1894 · American novelist and playwright
Albert W. Aiken was an American actor, playwright, and fiction writer. He was born in 1846 and died in 1894. He worked in the United States during the nineteenth century. His writings included plays and the novel The Wolf Demon; Or, the Queen of the Kanawha.
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