The extraordinary new science fiction novel from the Clarke Award-shortlisted author of THE CORAL BONES
13th October 2025
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The extraordinary new science fiction novel from the Clarke Award-shortlisted author of THE CORAL BONES
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The extraordinary speculative novel of past, present and future, by the Clarke Award-shortlisted author of THE CORAL BONES.
Decades from now, two women sit around a fire on Beltane, May Eve, and reflect on their life stories.Activist Lucy's earliest memories are of living with her grandparents during the 2020 pandemic, and discovering her grandmother's love of birds. Filmmaker Hester, born on the day of the Chornobyl explosion, visits the plant in 2021 to film its feral dog population, and encounters the wilded Exclusion Zone - and a wolf-dog.Over half a century, their journeys take them from London to Balmoral to Somerset, through protests, family rifts, and personal tragedy. Lucy's path leads to the fight to restore Britain's depleted natural habitats and bring back the species who once shared the island, whilst Hester strives to give a voice to those who cannot speak for themselves. Both dream of a time when there are wolves again.A novel of life and of hope, WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN is perfect for fans of Clade by James Bradley, The Wolf Border by Sarah Hall, and The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson.About the Author
E.J. Swift is a speculative fiction writer based in London. She is the author of The Osiris Project trilogy, a series set in a world radically altered by climate change, and Paris Adrift, a tale of bartenders and time travel in the City of Light. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Sunday Times short story award and the British Science Fiction Award, and has appeared in a variety of publications from Solaris, Salt Publishing, Jurassic London and Penguin Random House Digital. The Coral Bones, which was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Kitschies' Red Tentacle and the British Science Fiction Association awards, is her latest novel.
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