'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.
