The Cuckoo

A MASTERPIECE IN EPIC HISTORICAL FANTASY - A NEW VOICE TO RIVAL DAVID GEMMELL OR GEORGE RR MARTIN <BR><BR>A great war has come to the land under the Northern Sky.<BR><BR>Beyond the Black River, among the forests and mountains of the north, lives an ancient race of people. Their lives are measured in centuries, not decades; they revel in wilderness and resilience, and they scorn wealth and comfort. <BR><BR>By contrast, those in the south live in the moment, their lives more fleeting. They crave wealth and power, their ambition is limitless, and their cunning unmatched.<BR><BR>When the armies of the south flood across the Black River, the fragile peace between the two races is shattered. On a lightning-struck battlefield, the two sides will fight - for their people, for their land, for their very survival. <BR><BR>Two sides. One victor.<BR><BR>The Wolf is a thrilling, savagely visceral, politically nuanced and unexpectedly wry exploration of power and identity - and how far one will go to defend them.<BR><BR>WHAT REVIEWERS ARE ALREADY SAYING ABOUT CAREW'S BREATHTAKING FANTASY EPIC:<BR><BR>'The next George RR Martin' - Mail on Sunday<BR><BR>'Imagine Game of Thrones rewritten by John le Carré . . . A marvellously accomplished debut' - Guardian<BR><BR>'Full of dark conspiracies, larger-than-life characters, and tense battles' - Paul Hoffman, author of The Left Hand of God

Leo Carew's much-lauded UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY trilogy draws to its spellbinding conclusion...<BR><BR>Albion continues to be divided by revolt and bloodshed, as alliances collapse and are made anew.<BR><BR>Driven obsessively for glory, the upstart Bellamus and his exiled queen Aramilla are marshalling resistance and building a powerful army.<BR><BR>Returning to the Hindrunn, Keturah is forced to fend for herself, battling enemies on all sides just when she is most in need of a place of safety.<BR><BR>And all the while, the young Black Lord must deal not only with the aftermath of a great betrayal, but the cold shadow of the Kryptea, threatening to destroy everything he has fought for...<BR><BR>WHAT REVIEWERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE BREATHTAKING WORK OF LEO CAREW:<BR><BR>'The next George RR Martin' - Mail on Sunday<BR><BR>'Imagine Game of Thrones rewritten by John le Carré ... A marvellously accomplished debut' - Guardian<BR><BR>'Full of dark conspiracies, larger-than-life characters, and tense battles' - Paul Hoffman, author of The Left Hand of God