The Wolf of Oren-Yaro

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"Intimate and epic. It compels you to read on." - Evan Winter, author of The Rage of Dragons

"Villoso's cunning, exciting debut is a new fantasy epic that readers will clamor for." - Library Journal (starred review)

From "a powerful new voice in fantasy" (Kameron Hurley) comes the tale of…

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1 author picked The Wolf of Oren-Yaro as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Gabriella Buba

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I love this book because the Bitch Queen had me in tears on page two as she exiled her king with her hands still covered in a traitor’s blood and refused to run after him or beg for his forgiveness with the simple words, “A Wolf of Oren-yaro suffers in silence. A wolf of Oren-Yaro does not beg.”

Queen Talyien is so prideful and unbending that I was instantly captivated. She will kill or break her own spine before she bows her head to the gendered expectations put upon her. Talyien’s refusal to compromise for anyone, not even for love,…

From Gabriella's list on Asian fantasy heroines breaking the minority mold.