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A new novel from a prize-nominated rising star set in the merciless landscape of tenth-century Iceland.

Tenth-century Iceland. One night in the darkness of winter, two friends set out on an adventure but end up killing a man.

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A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL NOVEL OF THE YEAR.

Tenth-century Iceland. In the midwinter darkness, on the lifeless black soils of a newly settled land, two friends kill a man . Kjaran, an itinerant storyteller, and Gunnar, a once-feared warrior, must make a choice: conceal the deed or confess to it and pay the blood price to the dead man´s brothers .

For the right reasons, they make the wrong choice.

Kjaran and Gunnar´s fateful decision will leave them fighting for their lives, fighting to retain their humanity as Iceland´s unyielding code of honour ignites a remorseless blood feud that will consume all it touches.

´ Smile of the Wolf bares its fangs from the first page. Like a medieval tapestry, the storytelling is rich with imagery . Readers will be lured spellbound into this lyrical and evocative Icelandic saga. It deserves huge success ´ DAVID GILMAN .

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´ Smile of the Wolf bares its fangs from the first page. Like a medieval tapestry, the storytelling is rich with imagery. Readers will be lured spellbound into this lyrical and evocative Icelandic saga. It deserves huge success´ David Gilman.

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Leach, Tim
Tim Leach is a graduate of the Warwick Writing Programme, where he now teaches as an Assistant Professor. His first novel, The Last King of Lydia , was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize.

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