{"product_id":"house-of-wolf-1","title":"House of Wolf #1 Aethelwolf","description":"\u003cp\u003e'George RR Martin meets Terry Pratchett' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ***NOW A \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER IN HARDBACK***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sir Tony Robinson - actor, presenter, historical expert and star of \u003ci\u003eBlackadder\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTime Team\u003c\/i\u003e - 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A page-turner full of historical intelligence, wit and heart' \u003cb\u003eDAN JONES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Brings the Anglo-Saxon world riotously to life' \u003cb\u003eS.J PARRIS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Entirely brilliant, a story and world vividly evoked' \u003cb\u003eKATE WILLIAMS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Every bit and wise, witty and entertaining as you would expect from one of our greatest storytellers' \u003cb\u003eMARK BILLINGHAM\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ______\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRome\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Father Asser is waiting to die.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWessex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e King Aethelwolf's power is fading, but none of his feckless children are fit to rule.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Then Wolf meets a young priest with a proposition from Rome that could change everything.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLindisfarne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSo 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe House of Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eappeared in the Sunday Times hardback bestseller chart in the week ending 20th September 2025.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"House of Wolf","offer_id":46279085719749,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-4087-3155-0.jpg?v=1779754785","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/house-of-wolf-1","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}