The Wolf and His King
A spellbinding queer fantasy retelling of the quintessential medieval werewolf romance
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- Published: Mar 20 2025
- Pages: 336
- ISBN: 9781399620994
Step into the resplendent courts and forests of The Wolf and His King, the luscious adult fantasy debut from medievalist and YA author Finn Longman...
Bisclavret is cursed: to live his life in exile; to take a wolf's shape involuntarily; to lie to everybody he meets. And yet he has always dreamed of knighthood, of brotherhood and belonging. When the old king dies unexpectedly, Bisclavret travels to the royal court to seek his rightful inheritance and swear fealty to the new king. It's here that he discovers the mysterious young warrior now wearing the crown is willing to offer him far more than just his father's lands, and suddenly the life that seemed like an impossible fantasy is catapulted within his grasp. But can someone who is hardly a man ever truly be a knight?
The king is lonely: recently returned to court from an exile of his own to inherit a crown he never wanted. And yet he's fascinated by his newest knight, a man who carries secrets along with his sword, and fascination quickly turns to longing. When Bisclavret is seemingly killed by a wolf, the weight of the king's grief almost destroys him. He swears to have his vengeance, but at the height of the hunt he encounters an animal that seems too intelligent to be the violent beast he seeks. One might even say it has the mind of a man...
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Bisclavret is cursed: to live his life in exile; to take a wolf's shape involuntarily; to lie to everybody he meets. And yet he has always dreamed of knighthood, of brotherhood and belonging. When the old king dies unexpectedly, Bisclavret travels to the royal court to seek his rightful inheritance and swear fealty to the new king. It's here that he discovers the mysterious young warrior now wearing the crown is willing to offer him far more than just his father's lands, and suddenly the life that seemed like an impossible fantasy is catapulted within his grasp. But can someone who is hardly a man ever truly be a knight?
The king is lonely: recently returned to court from an exile of his own to inherit a crown he never wanted. And yet he's fascinated by his newest knight, a man who carries secrets along with his sword, and fascination quickly turns to longing. When Bisclavret is seemingly killed by a wolf, the weight of the king's grief almost destroys him. He swears to have his vengeance, but at the height of the hunt he encounters an animal that seems too intelligent to be the violent beast he seeks. One might even say it has the mind of a man...
Press Reviews
- THE GUARDIAN on THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN
Enthralling... A compulsive debut
- THE IRISH TIMES on THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN
Immersive
- Benjamin Dean, award-winning author of THE KING IS DEAD on THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN
Grips you from the first page until the very last
- Rory Power, author of WILDER GIRLS on THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN
Sharp and layered, with a bright beating heart
- Chelsea Pitcher, author of THIS LIE WILL KILL YOU on THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN
An electrifying debut!
- Emily Suvada, author of THIS MORTAL COIL on THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN
An utterly addictive story. I told myself "just one more chapter" well into the night