The Wolf and His King: Deluxe Limited Edition

Bisclavret is a knight who hides a curse. The wolf-sickness takes him without warning, stealing his body and clouding his mind, and since boyhood he has kept to his remote holdings. Fear of it has cost him his father's lost estate, any brotherhood at court, and the knighthood he wants.

Then a new king takes the throne, and Bisclavret must travel to give his kiss of fealty or answer for refusing. The young king, half an exile himself, is curious about this rough, uneasy nobleman. Bisclavret looks like the ideal knight: bold, strong and merciful.

He keeps his secrets close, though, and the king wants more from him than counsel. As the king's fascination deepens, obstacles between the two men pile up, and the king is left struggling with desperation and grief.

The book is a queer retelling of the 12th-century tale of Bisclavret the werewolf, drawn from Marie de France, and it mixes romance with adventure. Bisclavret disappears beyond reach just as the gravest threats to the kingdom close in. The king has only duty to his people and one strange, loyal wolf to hold him up.