Wolf of Withervale

, #1

Softcover, 596 pages

English language

Published by Paperbear.

ISBN:
978-1-961076-01-3
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ASIN:
1961076012
(1 review)

An ambitious, sweeping saga. As epic as it is queer.

Lago was only a child when the shapeshifter entrusted the wolf-like mask to his care—an artifact so powerful that it could come to shape the entire world of Noss.

Now that he is coming of age, Lago is becoming ever more fearful of the ominous relic’s influence, of the empire who has scented its trail and is coming after it. Coming after him.

Aided by his best friend, an enigmatic scout, and his trusty dog, Lago seeks refuge in the vastness of the Heartpine Dome. The eighty-mile-wide structure had remained sealed for centuries, safeguarding more than mere secrets. Now that the dome’s entrails are stirring, the mysteries of the long-vanished Miscam tribes are coming to light, and the shapeshifting animal spirits are making their return.

Powers untold hide behind the blinkless eyeholes of the canid mask, powers that could tip …

3 editions

Amazing book, took me back to giddy feelings of my teens

I loved this book, a great fantasy with a good written coming of age story that didn't feel tacked on or take away from the story. If I had to compare it to something, it would be Waterways by Kyell Gold, although this book is obviously much longer and in a different setting!

My only problem with it would be that it is a bit too thick with laying on the lore too fast and the lore is so extensive - admittedly this is just a me problem and probably stems from my more than likely neurodivergent brain and occasional lapses in attention when reading and long stints between picking the book again.

Highly recommended and can't wait to read the next one (over a year knowing me...)