The Wolf and the Woodsman

The Wolf and the Woodsman
Ava Reid
RRP:
NZ$ 24.00
Our Price:
NZ$ 19.20
Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 432pg
10 Mar 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781529100754
Out Of Stock
Currently no stock in-store, stock is sourced to your order
A dark, evocative fantasy debut steeped in Hungarian folklore, perfect for fans of Naomi Novik, Katherine Arden and Laini Taylor. A dark, evocative and unforgettable fantasy debut steeped in Hungarian history and Jewish mythology, perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and Katherine Arden. ______________________________________Stories don' t have to be true to be real. . . In her forest-veiled pagan village, vike is the only woman without power, making her an outcast clearly abandoned by the gods. When soldiers arrive from the Holy Order of Woodsmen to claim a pagan girl for the king' s blood sacrifice, vike is betrayed by her fellow villagers and surrendered. But when monsters attack the Woodsmen and their captive en route, slaughtering everyone but vike and the cold, one-eyed captain, they have no choice but to rely on each other. Except he' s no ordinary Woodsman - he' s the disgraced prince, Gaspar Barany, whose father needs pagan magic to consolidate his power. Gaspar fears that his cruelly zealous brother plans to seize the throne and instigate a violent reign that would damn the pagans and the Yehuli alike. As the son of a reviled foreign queen, Gaspar understands what it' s like to be an outcast, and he and vike make a tenuous pact to stop his brother. As their mission takes them from the bitter northern tundra to the smog-choked capital, their mutual loathing slowly turns to affection, bound by a shared history of alienation and oppression. However, trust can easily turn to betrayal, and as vike reconnects with her estranged father and discovers her own hidden magic, she and Gaspar need to decide whose side they' re on, and what they' re willing to give up for a nation that never cared for them at all. ______________________________________' Assured and compelling throughout, and the worldbuilding is richly imagined, densely textured, and endlessly delightful. ' Katherine Addison, author of The Goblin Emperor ' Reid has crafted a story that is not only relevant for our times, but has timelessness about it that truly makes it shine. The Wolf and the Woodsman is not a book I will soon forget. ' Genevieve Gornichec, author of The Witch' s Heart ' Combining religion, magic, and evocative language, Ava Reid has created a daring fantasy world full of imagination and fierce heroics' Luanne G. Smith, bestselling author of The Vine Witch ' The Wolf and The Woodsman is one hell of a ride. I couldn' t put it down. ' Greta Kelly, author of The Frozen Crown ' One of those transportative, delicious books that completely engrossed me for a full day. ' Samantha Rajaram, Author of The Company Daughters
Rooted in history and myth, The Wolf and the Woodsman is a stunning debut - a powerful and haunting tale of a young woman' s will to live, of love flowering in defiance of tyranny. It will twine like a dark forest around your heart. * Samantha Shannon, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree * A thought-provoking, thrilling magical twist on the history of religion and politics that I couldn' t put down. In her stunningly rendered - and frankly terrifying - forbidden forests, Reid conjures up some of the ghastliest monsters I' ve ever read, and yet never lets us forget the worst horrors are perpetuated by human hands. * S. A. Chakraborty, bestselling author of The Empire of Gold * Gorgeously written and grimly real, The Wolf and the Woodsman is a bloody fable about two people caught in the jaws of history. It quite literally took my breath away. It has the unsettling-but-compelling gore of Henderson' s The Year of the Witching, the folkloric lilt of The Bear and the Nightingale, and the moral complexity of Seeing Like a State. I' m obsessed. * Alix E. Harrow, Hugo-award winning author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January * Beautiful and gut wrenching . . . It' s a fundamentally Jewish tale that gripped me from beginning to end. A riveting debut that will keep you up all night, desperately chasing the heart-pounding conclusion. * Victoria Lee, author of The Fever King * The Wolf and the Woodsman, beautifully written and expertly told, is a darkly magical tale from beginning to end. I was equal parts terrified and delighted, somehow swept away and grounded in a world as beautiful as it is deadly. * Isabel Ibanez, author of Woven in Moonlight *
Ava Reid was born in Manhattan and raised right across the Hudson River in Hoboken, but currently lives in Palo Alto, where the weather is too sunny and the people are too friendly. She has a degree in political science from Barnard College, focusing on religion and ethnonationalism. The Wolf and the Woodsman is her debut novel.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781529100754
Published: 10 Mar 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books
Publisher: Cornerstone
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 350g
Pages: 432

In stock - for items in stock we aim to dispatch the next business day. For delivery in NZ allow 2-5 business days, with rural taking a wee bit longer.

Locally sourced in NZ - stock comes from a NZ supplier with an approximate delivery of 7-15 business days.

International Imports - stock is imported into NZ, depending on air or sea shipping option from the international supplier stock can take 10-30 working days to arrive into NZ. 

Pre-order Titles - delivery will vary depending on where the title is published, if local stock is available in NZ then 5-7 business days, for international imports it can be 10-30 business days. In all cases we will access the quickest supply option.

Delivery Packaging - we ship all items in cardboard sleeves or by box with either packing paper or corn starch chips. (We avoid using plastics bubble bags)

Tracking - Orders are delivered by track and trace courier and are fully insured, tracking information will be sent by email once dispatched.

View our full Order & Delivery information