In this classic fantasy novel from the late World Fantasy Award-winning author Patricia A. McKillip (The Forgotten Beasts of Eld), the human world and the realm of faerie dangerously intertwine through chaotic magic. Told in McKillip’s stunning prose, The Book of Atrix Wolfe is the spellbinding legend of a reluctant mage, a powerful wizard, a beleaguered heir, fae royalty, and a nearly invisible scullery-maid. When the White Wolf descends upon the battlefield, the results are disastrous. His fateful decision to end a war with powerful magic changes the destiny of four kingdoms: warlike Kardeth, resilient Pelucir, idyllic Chaumenard, and the mysterious Elven realm. Twenty years later, Prince Talis, orphaned heir to Pelucir, is meant to be the saviour of the realm. However, the prince is neither interested in ruling nor a particularly skilled mage. Further, he is obsessed with a corrupted spell book, and he is haunted by visions from the woods. The legendary mage Atrix Wolfe has forsaken magic and the world of men. But the Queen of the Wood, whose fae lands overlap Pelucir’s bloody battlefield, is calling Wolfe back. Her consort and her daughter have been missing since the siege, and if Wolfe cannot intervene, the Queen will keep a sacrifice for her own.
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Book of Atrix Wolfe: 30th Anniversary Edition, The – Tachyon Publications
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The White Wolf followed the ravens down the crags of Chaumenard to the wintry fields of Pelucir. (Prologue)
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(@TachyonPub, 25 February 2025, 388 pages, ARC from the publisher via @NetGalley_UK)
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I’ve read and enjoyed other books by the author so was looking forward to The Book of Atrix Wolfe. The author writes the kind of high fantasy I really enjoy. I thoroughly enjoyed this book which I haven’t read or heard of before. I really enjoy the author’s lush, almost poetic prose. I found this to be an absorbing read. I loved the way Atrix, Talis and Saro’s stories interweave. This book is very entertaining and I’d recommend it.
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