The Wolf and His King by Finn Longman

A haunting, tender queer retelling of the 12th-century tale of Bisclavret, where the monster isn’t just a curse—it’s a secret that could ruin everything. The Wolf and His King is all storm-weather longing and courtly tension: a guarded nobleman fighting the beast under his skin, and a young king who’s lonely in a room full of people… until one knight makes him feel seen.

Bisclavret has spent his life in isolation, terrified of the creature that steals his body and blurs his mind without warning. Solitude means control. Solitude means no one gets hurt. So he denies himself everything he wants—brotherhood, knighthood, even the chance to reclaim what his father lost.

Then a new king ascends, and Bisclavret is forced to come to court to swear fealty or be branded disloyal. He arrives rough-edged and guarded, like he’s been carved out of storm weather—and the young king, half an exile in his own palace, can’t look away. To the king, Bisclavret is everything a knight should be: bold, strong, merciful… and a mystery that pulls at him harder than it should. Fascination turns to longing, longing to something sharper—because the closer they grow, the tighter Bisclavret’s secrets draw.

And then Bisclavret vanishes.
With grief, threats closing in, and a kingdom that still needs him, the king is left standing alone—held upright by duty… and the strange, steadfast loyalty of a wolf that seems to understand him better than anyone ever has.

Deluxe limited edition: stenciled edges, foil-stamped hardcover, full-color illustrated endpapers (while supplies last).