MARIA DUARTE, FIONA O’CONNOR and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Savage House, Enzo, Madfabulous, and Erupcja
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IN A world somewhat similar to post-Roman Britain, but with intriguing differences, the land of Albion is home to the human Sutherners as well as the giant, long-lived Anakim.
Mutual incomprehension means that the two races have often been at war and The Wolf by Leo Carew (Wildfire, £16.99), the first of a new epic fantasy series, begins with a period of unsatisfactory peace coming to an end.
Leaders of both nations have independently concluded that co-existence is unsustainable — there must be a final war, with one final winner. The Anakim's new lord is young, unprepared, and friendless. The Sutherners' general is a commoner without wealth or background. Both men are only ever half a step ahead of death from their own side.
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