{"product_id":"9781408731550","title":"The House of Wolf : The Sunday Times bestselling new historical fiction series from the much loved Sir Tony Robinson","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Tony Robinson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 23 April 2026 by Little, Brown Book Group (Sphere) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The House of Wolf' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 560 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 126 | 380g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'George RR Martin meets Terry Pratchett' OBSERVER***NOW A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER IN HARDBACK***Sir Tony Robinson - actor, presenter, historical expert and star of Blackadder and Time Team - 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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A page-turner full of historical intelligence, wit and heart' DAN JONES'Brings the Anglo-Saxon world riotously to life' S.J PARRIS'Entirely brilliant, a story and world vividly evoked' KATE WILLIAMS'Every bit and wise, witty and entertaining as you would expect from one of our greatest storytellers' MARK BILLINGHAMRomeFather Asser is waiting to die.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWessexKing Aethelwolf's power is fading, but none of his feckless children are fit to rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Wolf meets a young priest with a proposition from Rome that could change everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLindisfarneRhiannon 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe House of Wolf appeared in the Sunday Times hardback bestseller chart in the week ending 20th September 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57022083826039,"sku":"9781408731550","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781408731550.jpg?v=1776527558","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781408731550","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}