
The Wolf and His King
a spellbinding queer fantasy retelling of the quintessential medieval werewolf romance
$31.70
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
25 November 2025
Summary
The Wolf and His King: A Medieval Fantasy of Secrets and Longing
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 willin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399621007 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1399621009 |
| Author: | Finn Longman |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 25 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 460g |
| Dimensions: | 230mm x 152mm x 30mm |
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About The Author
Finn Longman
Finn Longman is an author and medievalist, originally from London. 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. They’ve spent most of their adult life alternating between working in libraries and studying for increasingly niche degrees in medieval literature, and can usually be found in the vicinity of a pile of books. Finn is currently a PhD student at the University of Cambridge, researching friendship and affection in the late Ulster Cycle. Finn’s debut YA novel, The Butterfly Assassin, and its sequels are published by Simon & Schuster.
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