# The Witcher Meets Carrie in a New Epic Fantasy Book

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-witcher-meets-carrie-in-a-new-epic-fantasy-book/
- Published: 2026-10-30T13:00:17+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T13:15:13+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/wolves-of-war-fantasy-book-excerpt/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- John Gwynne’s next fantasy novel draws on Slavic mythology.
- Halia explores a forest of wolves and supernatural beings in her dreams.
- The story follows a family caught between rival princes.

## Summary

John Gwynne’s new fantasy novel, *The Wolves of War*, draws on Slavic mythology and is described by the author as “The Witcher meets Stephen King’s Carrie”. Set in a fantasy version of Kievan Rus, it follows a family caught in a war between two princes, with a supernatural forest shaping the danger around them.

The story centres on Ivan, who tries to protect his family, and his daughter Halia, who leaves her body in her dreams and encounters wolves and folkloric beings. Halia must learn to control her emerging powers if they are to survive. The book opens with Ingvar Ruriksson preparing to conquer new lands, then moves forward two years to Halia learning the way of the wolf; it is due out on 3 November.

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