The Grizzly King

The Grizzly King is a novel by James Oliver Curwood. It is the second book of his series of nature books, between Kazan and Baree, Son of Kazan. The Grizzly King of the title is a bear, Thor. Thor, a mighty adult grizzly, and Muskwa, a motherless bear cub, become companions in the Canadian wilderness.

It was made into a movie called "The Bear" and was reprinted under the new title. Most reprints after that point use "The Bear" as the title, rather than "The Grizzly King". The most current printing is by Newmarket in 2005 as "The Bear." ISBN 1557041318   ISBN-13 978-1557041319