The Wolf and His King

Madeline Miller meets medieval literature in this spellbinding queer werewolf tale

Finn Longman author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Orion Publishing Co

Publishing:27th Nov '25

£20.00

This title is due to be published on 27th November, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

The Wolf and His King cover

Step into the resplendent courts and forests of The Wolf and His King, the luscious adult fantasy debut from medieval historian 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...

'This gorgeous love story will sink its teeth into you' V V JAMES
'Filled with loyalty and betrayal, dark secrets, and oh, so much yearning. I couldn't put it down!' KIMBERLY BEA

Enter the shady forests of medieval Brittany and smell the hot wolf fur and hear the beat of yearning hearts in this gorgeous love story. Historian and wordsmith Finn Longman's atmospheric retelling of Bisclavret will sink its teeth into you * V. V. James, Sunday Times-bestselling author of Sanctuary *
Blending the pageantry of medieval romance with a heart wrenching queer love story, The Wolf and His King is filled with loyalty and betrayal, dark secrets, and oh, so much yearning. I couldn't put it down! * Kimberly Bea, author of The Changeling Queen *

ISBN: 9781399620994

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

368 pages