Koldens barn ar en samling noveller som nastan uteslutande handlar om urinvanarnas liv upp i det frusna Alaska. Samlingen bestar av novellerna I Nordlandets skogar; Livets lag; Nam-Bok, lognaren; Hemlighetens herre; Mannen fran sollandet; Den ensamme hovdingens sjukdom; Keesh, son av Keesh; Ligouns dod; Li Wan den fagra och De gamla mannens sammansvarjning. I originaloversattning av Ernst Lundquist"Jack London manages to capture both the lives of the natives and the newcomers without seeming to judge each except through the eyes of the others. Through this collection of short stories he tells of the tragedies that befell both groups as they learned to live with each other in the American north."Conrad Toft, Goodreads (Betyg 5/5)-