Wolfstongue

Wolfstongue, Book 1

By: Sam Thompson

Narrated by: John Voce

Wolfstongue is a lyrical fable about the power of language and the relationship between humans and the natural world.

Deep in the Forest, the foxes live in an underground city built by their wolf slaves. The foxes’ leader, Reynard, controls everything with his clever talk.

Silas is bullied at school because his words will not come. He wishes he could live in silence as animals do. One day, Silas helps an injured wolf. Then he enters the secret world of the Forest, where the last remaining wolves fight to survive. But even there, language is power.

Can Silas find his voice in time to help his wolf friends - can he become the Wolfstongue?

©2021 Sam Thompson (P)2021 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Critic reviews

"An unforgettable fable. Raw, devastating and brilliantly written." (Lucy Strange, author of The Ghost of Gosswater)

"A fiercely gentle tale, heart-warming and brave." (Myra Zepf, winner KPMG/CBI Children’s Book of the Year 2020)

"A startling entrance into children’s fiction." (Pet O’Connell, The Echo)