Wolfbreed: 1 - Tapa blanda

"Vivid and visceral, dark and delicious, this one kept me turning pages from start to finish." --George R. R. Martin, author of A Feast for Crows

"Mesmerizing . . . an exciting, nonstop action-adventure . . . I adored this book."--Mary Balogh, author of First Comes Love

"A thrilling, deeply moving journey that I never wanted to end."--Robert Masello, author of Blood and Ice

"Swann's exquisite werewolf historical brings the era vividly to life as the perfect setting for his conflicted, multidimensional characters. This may be the werewolf book of the year, for, filled with action, romance, gore, and political intrigue, it's a fresh, page-turning take on werewolf tropes that is not to be missed."--Booklist

"Religion and political intrigue turn an adolescent werewolf into a killing machine in this compelling novel of 13th-century Northern Europe...Lilly's struggle to reconcile her split personalities-cold assassin and lonely girl-becomes a quest for redemption and love as she endures rape, amnesia and the knowledge of her own terrible actions in the church's service. Swann turns opposing viewpoints into sympathetic perspectives, clearly painting the complex political and religious dynamics of the time." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

Raised by Christian oppressors who would use her powers to convert the pagan citizens of thirteenth-century Prussia, werewolf Lilly escapes her captors and is taken in by a peasant family that teachers her about love, loyalty, and what it means to be human. Original. A first novel.