The House of Wolf

<p>'George RR Martin meets Terry Pratchett' <i><b>OBSERVER</b></i><br><b><br>***NOW A <i>SUNDAY TIMES </i>BESTSELLER***</b><br><b><br>Sir Tony Robinson - actor, presenter, historical expert and star of <i>Blackadder </i>and <i>Time Team</i> - makes his adult fiction debut with this earthy, entertaining and gloriously witty recreation of the Anglo-Saxons, Alfred the Great, and the making of England.</b><br><br>'A page-turner full of historical intelligence, wit and heart' <b>DAN JONES</b><br><br>'Brings the Anglo-Saxon world riotously to life' <b>S.J PARRIS</b><br><br>'Entirely brilliant, a story and world vividly evoked'<b> KATE WILLIAMS</b><br><br>'Every bit and wise, witty and entertaining as you would expect from one of our greatest storytellers'<b> MARK BILLINGHAM<br></b><br>______<br><br><b>Rome</b><br>Father Asser is waiting to die.<br><br>His idealism has landed him in a papal prison on trumped-up charges of heresy, until salvation arrives in an unexpected form. Cardinal Balotelli also dreams of a better world, free from the ravages of the Norlanders. He has a vital job for Asser, one that could shape the future of Europe.<br><br><b>Wessex</b><br>King Aethelwolf's power is fading, but none of his feckless children are fit to rule.<br><br>His eldest sons would rather fight each other than the blood-thirsty Norland invaders. His daughter, Swift, is clever and cunning, but often blinded by her ambition. Finally there's Alfred, his once-promising younger son, whom nobody has seen in years.<br><br>Then Wolf meets a young priest with a proposition from Rome that could change everything. <br><br><b>Lindisfarne</b><br>Rhiannon is a slave with a profound hatred for her Saxon captors. When she meets Guthrum, a Norlander hell-bent on wiping Wessex from the map, they set out on a journey of destruction.<br><br><b>So begins an epic struggle between greed and idealism, ambition and betrayal, freedom and tyranny. Because change always meets with resistance and, on the path to power, nobody can be trusted. </b><br><br><i>The House of Wolf</i> <i>appeared in the Sunday Times hardback bestseller chart in the week ending 20th September 2025.</i></p>