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Wolf Crown: Get lost in a world of werwolves and vampirs, from an award-winning author
A breathtaking fantasy world from the award-winning author of The Last Wild. In this spellbinding follow-up to Midnight Treasure, adventure with Tibor and Roza into an empire of vampirs and werwolves. For readers who loved Katherine Rundell's Impossible Creatures or S.F. Said's Tyger.
Praise for Midnight 'Stop the hunt for your next epic read because this is a treasure of a fantasy book. High stakes, big heart, frightfully good' A.F. Steadman, author of the Skandar series
If you could destroy all the vampirs in the world just like that ... would you?
Tibor and Roza are heirs to the throne, in a world of vampirs and werwolves. They've found a magical treasure with incredible powers ... and with it, they are the only people alive who can defeat the emperor of vampirs, the White Prince.
If only they could agree on how.
But to reclaim the vampir's throne, they must first find the long-lost Wolf Crown before he does. Can they outwit his spies, dragons and werwolves in time? And decide who gets to wear ... the Wolf Crown?
From the award-winning Piers Torday comes this spectacular, irresistible treasure there will be clues, spells, imprisonments and escapes, fights, betrayals ... but above all there will be courage and hope.
Praise for Midnight 'Stop the hunt for your next epic read because this is a treasure of a fantasy book. High stakes, big heart, frightfully good' A.F. Steadman, author of the Skandar series
If you could destroy all the vampirs in the world just like that ... would you?
Tibor and Roza are heirs to the throne, in a world of vampirs and werwolves. They've found a magical treasure with incredible powers ... and with it, they are the only people alive who can defeat the emperor of vampirs, the White Prince.
If only they could agree on how.
But to reclaim the vampir's throne, they must first find the long-lost Wolf Crown before he does. Can they outwit his spies, dragons and werwolves in time? And decide who gets to wear ... the Wolf Crown?
From the award-winning Piers Torday comes this spectacular, irresistible treasure there will be clues, spells, imprisonments and escapes, fights, betrayals ... but above all there will be courage and hope.
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Piers Torday
38 books220 followersPiers Torday is an award-winning and best-selling children's writer. Books include The Last Wild, The Dark Wild, The Wild Beyond, The Wild Before, There May Be a Castle, The Lost Magician, and The Frozen Sea, with his latest one, Midnight Treasure, out in September 2024. His work has been translated into 14 languages.
His plays include The Box of Delights (Wilton’s/RSC), Christmas Carol, The Child in the Snow, and The Wind in the Wilton’s (Wilton’s Music Hall). The Little Angel Theatre has adapted his book There May Be a Castle for the stage.
The son of Paul Torday (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen), he completed his father’s final unfinished novel, The Death of an Owl and co-founded the Paul Torday Memorial Prize for Debut Novelists over 60.
He has contributed short stories to Winter Magic, Scoop, and Return to Wonderland, nonfiction pieces for The Book of Hopes, The Writer’s Map, and Swallowed by a Whale, reviewed books for The Guardian, The Literary Review, and The Spectator, and judged The Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, The Costa Book Awards, and the British Book Awards.
Piers is also Chair of the Society of Authors Sustainability Steering Committee, a trustee of The Unicorn Theatre, Patron of Shrewsbury Book Fest and an Artistic Associate at Wilton’s Music Hall.
His plays include The Box of Delights (Wilton’s/RSC), Christmas Carol, The Child in the Snow, and The Wind in the Wilton’s (Wilton’s Music Hall). The Little Angel Theatre has adapted his book There May Be a Castle for the stage.
The son of Paul Torday (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen), he completed his father’s final unfinished novel, The Death of an Owl and co-founded the Paul Torday Memorial Prize for Debut Novelists over 60.
He has contributed short stories to Winter Magic, Scoop, and Return to Wonderland, nonfiction pieces for The Book of Hopes, The Writer’s Map, and Swallowed by a Whale, reviewed books for The Guardian, The Literary Review, and The Spectator, and judged The Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, The Costa Book Awards, and the British Book Awards.
Piers is also Chair of the Society of Authors Sustainability Steering Committee, a trustee of The Unicorn Theatre, Patron of Shrewsbury Book Fest and an Artistic Associate at Wilton’s Music Hall.
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October 21, 2025
9+
I love it when you read a sequel in a fantasy series and the world and characters feel immediately familiar to you. Your brain can relax more and indulge in the story. I loved catching up with Roza and Tibor fresh from their race to find the Midnight Treasure!
In this outing, everything is at risk. If the children can’t pull off their quest to find the Wolf Crown and fulfill their destinies, then the White Prince will continue his tyrannical rule for evermore.
Expect some madcap capers, high speed chases and one of the scariest villains in children’s lit. If you’ve read The Last Wild, you know Piers Torday does terrifying villains- Skuldiss is one of the meanest I’ve encountered anywhere! And the White Prince in his most terrifying incarnation is right up there!
All of my favourite characters from book 1 (The Midnight Treasure) reappeared here and I enjoyed the way all of their arcs developed: some redemption, some comeuppances and some comic relief (yes, Agnes and the Feathers are back)! I could go on about character development but I don’t want to spoil anything. But rest assured, you’ll be satisfied! There are also some fantastic newbies: my favourite is a rather diminutive and unassuming little amphibian.
I like the way Piers Torday flip flops the 3rd person narration when Roza and Tibor become separated; it keeps the dynamism of the now split quests nicely; each child having lots to contend with. Also, Roza seems foregrounded a little more here & really shines.
There are some clear messages about friendship and teamwork. The idea of being courageous when faced with oppressors comes through strongly too. But this is mainly a very fun, high-stakes adventure against the clock, with healthy sides of heart and humour.
Stunning Cover by Alla Khatkevich
I love it when you read a sequel in a fantasy series and the world and characters feel immediately familiar to you. Your brain can relax more and indulge in the story. I loved catching up with Roza and Tibor fresh from their race to find the Midnight Treasure!
In this outing, everything is at risk. If the children can’t pull off their quest to find the Wolf Crown and fulfill their destinies, then the White Prince will continue his tyrannical rule for evermore.
Expect some madcap capers, high speed chases and one of the scariest villains in children’s lit. If you’ve read The Last Wild, you know Piers Torday does terrifying villains- Skuldiss is one of the meanest I’ve encountered anywhere! And the White Prince in his most terrifying incarnation is right up there!
All of my favourite characters from book 1 (The Midnight Treasure) reappeared here and I enjoyed the way all of their arcs developed: some redemption, some comeuppances and some comic relief (yes, Agnes and the Feathers are back)! I could go on about character development but I don’t want to spoil anything. But rest assured, you’ll be satisfied! There are also some fantastic newbies: my favourite is a rather diminutive and unassuming little amphibian.
I like the way Piers Torday flip flops the 3rd person narration when Roza and Tibor become separated; it keeps the dynamism of the now split quests nicely; each child having lots to contend with. Also, Roza seems foregrounded a little more here & really shines.
There are some clear messages about friendship and teamwork. The idea of being courageous when faced with oppressors comes through strongly too. But this is mainly a very fun, high-stakes adventure against the clock, with healthy sides of heart and humour.
Stunning Cover by Alla Khatkevich
November 6, 2025
This was such an enjoyable read. From the very first page the author's writing had me hooked. The story was so full of adventure that sometimes I forgot that I was reading and I felt like I was in the book with the characters. Also the short chapters made for easy reading. I highly recommend it and I look forward to reading more by the author.
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