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Winner of the Best Novel Award from the British Science Fiction Association / Shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award / A Guardian best science fiction book of 2025 

Decades from now, two women sit beside a campfire and reflect on their life stories. Activist Lucy's earliest memories are of living with her grandparents during the 2020 pandemic and discovering her grandmother's love of birds.

Filmmaker Hester was born on the day of the Chornobyl explosion and visits the site years later to film its feral dogs in the Exclusion Zone. Here she meets Lux, the wolf dog who will give her life meaning. Over half a century, their journeys take them from London to the Highlands to Somerset, through protests, family rifts, and personal tragedy.

Lucy joins the fight to restore Britain's depleted natural habitats and revive the species who once shared the island, whilst Hester strives to give a voice to those who cannot speak for themselves. Both dream of a time when there are wolves again. A novel of life and of hope, WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN is perfect for fans of Clade by James Bradley and The Wolf Border by Sarah Hall.

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Publication: 4 Jun 2026, Quercus

ISBN: 9781529436471

Extent: 304 pages

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        Winner of the Best Novel Award from the British Science Fiction Association / Shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award / A Guardian best science fiction book of 2025 

        Decades from now, two women sit beside a campfire and reflect on their life stories. Activist Lucy's earliest memories are of living with her grandparents during the 2020 pandemic and discovering her grandmother's love of birds.

        Filmmaker Hester was born on the day of the Chornobyl explosion and visits the site years later to film its feral dogs in the Exclusion Zone. Here she meets Lux, the wolf dog who will give her life meaning. Over half a century, their journeys take them from London to the Highlands to Somerset, through protests, family rifts, and personal tragedy.

        Lucy joins the fight to restore Britain's depleted natural habitats and revive the species who once shared the island, whilst Hester strives to give a voice to those who cannot speak for themselves. Both dream of a time when there are wolves again. A novel of life and of hope, WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN is perfect for fans of Clade by James Bradley and The Wolf Border by Sarah Hall.

        Paperback 
        Publication: 4 Jun 2026, Quercus

        ISBN: 9781529436471

        Extent: 304 pages

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