Smile of the Wolf (Hardback)

Smile of the Wolf bares its fangs from the first page. Like a medieval tapestry, the storytelling is rich with imagery. Readers will be lured spellbound into this lyrical and evocative Icelandic saga. It deserves huge success A thoughtful, literary take on a world that is more often depicted in a boy's adventure way. The focus in Leach's book is not on the fighting, but on the strange, inescapable logic that makes the fighting inevitable An epic story of exile and revenge set in the snows of Iceland A poetic, absorbing narrative with many of the same qualities as the medieval Icelandic sagas that it echoes and reimagines Through him we understand the pitiless code of honour which drives almost everyone in the story to destruction – we understand, and we care Leach's gift for conjuring up the past is underappreciated Tim Leach is good at ratcheting up the tension