The Wolf and His King
A spellbinding queer fantasy retelling of the quintessential medieval werewolf romance
Author: Finn Longman
Madeline Miller meets werewolves in this spellbinding queer retelling of a medieval Celtic folktale about a newly crowned king and the cursed knight who falls in love with him - perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and Samantha Shannon.
23rd June 2025
Hardcover
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Madeline Miller meets werewolves in this spellbinding queer retelling of a medieval Celtic folktale about a newly crowned king and the cursed knight who falls in love with him - perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and Samantha Shannon.
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Step into the resplendent courts and forests of The Wolf and His King, the luscious adult fantasy debut from medievalist 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...Critic Reviews
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 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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23rd June 2025
