'Howlingly good' THE BOOKSELLER 'Quiet meditative powerful' LOCUS 'A beautiful lyrical
tale of love betrayal and above all yearning' SFX 'With prose that flows off the page like
honey' CRISTIN WILLIAMS 'Will sink its teeth into you' V. V. JAMES '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.
