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'Howlingly good' THE BOOKSELLER 'Quiet, meditative, powerful' LOCUS 'Will sink its teeth into you' V. V. JAMES 'With prose that flows off the page like honey' CRISTIN WILLIAMS 'Filled with loyalty and betrayal, dark secrets, and oh, so much yearning' KIMBERLY BEA 'Finn Longman is a master of their craft' WREN JAMES Step into the resplendent courts and forests of medieval Brittany in this spellbinding retelling of the 12th-century tale of Bisclavret the werewolf . . . The wolf-sickness strikes always without warning, stealing Bisclavret's body and confusing his mind. Since boyhood, he hasn't dared leave his isolated holdings - not to beg the return of his father's lost estate, not to seek brotherhood among the court, not even to win the knighthood he yearns for. But when a new king ascends, Bisclavret must deliver his kiss of fealty or answer for the failure. Half an exile himself, the young king is intrigued by this uneasy, rough-hewn nobleman. Bisclavret seems a perfect knight: bold, strong, and merciful. But he keeps his secrets close, and the king's longings are not for counsel alone. As his fascination grows, the barriers between them multiply, until one day Bisclavret vanishes beyond reach. Battling desperation and grief, the king stands alone to face the greatest threats to his kingdom, with only duty to his people between him and ruin - duty, and the steadfast loyalty of the strangest wolf . . . Steeped in the texture of its source material and rendered with a precision of language that feels intimate and timeless, The Wolf and His King will transport you to a fireside - unmissable for fans of Samantha Shannon and Madeline Miller.

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9781399620994

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"Enthralling... A compulsive debut * THE GUARDIAN on THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN * Immersive * THE IRISH TIMES on THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN * Grips you from the first page until the very last * Benjamin Dean, award-winning author of THE KING IS DEAD on THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN * Sharp and layered, with a bright beating heart * Rory Power, author of WILDER GIRLS on THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN * An electrifying debut! * Chelsea Pitcher, author of THIS LIE WILL KILL YOU on THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN * An utterly addictive story. I told myself ""just one more chapter"" well into the night * Emily Suvada, author of THIS MORTAL COIL on THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN *"

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Finn Longman is an author and medievalist. They write young adult and adult fiction, with a particular interest in genre-bending stories about identity, friendship, and monstrosity - of the metaphorical or the literal sort. Finn is currently a PhD student at the University of Cambridge, researching friendship and affection in the later Ulster Cycle.

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