The Wolf and His King, 9781399621007
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Cursed knight, lonely king: can their love break the spell?

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

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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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Critics Review

Enthralling… A compulsive debut * THE GUARDIAN on THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN * Immersive * THE IRISH TIMES on THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN * Grips you from the first page until the very last * Benjamin Dean, award-winning author of THE KING IS DEAD on THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN * Sharp and layered, with a bright beating heart * Rory Power, author of WILDER GIRLS on THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN * An electrifying debut! * Chelsea Pitcher, author of THIS LIE WILL KILL YOU on THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN * An utterly addictive story. I told myself “just one more chapter” well into the night * Emily Suvada, author of THIS MORTAL COIL on THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN *

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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