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Some more wolfy (xenofiction) fanarts!

The first two are Graynose and One-Eleven from Wolvers, which isn't really a XF as a whole but does have brief wolf-POV chapters.

Third is Veter from A Wolf For a Spell

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Travel Destination: Russia

Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente

A retelling of the Russian folktale Marya Morevna and Koschei the Deathless set in St. Petersburg during the first half of the 20th century.

The novel follows the life of Marya Morevna as she transforms from a young child witnessing the revolution to her newfound position as bride after her marriage with Koschei, Tsar of Life.

The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore

Set in 16th century Russia on the brink of chaos. Tsar Ivan—soon to become Ivan the Terrible—grows more volatile by the day.

As a half-goddess possessing magic, Yaga is used to living on her own, her prior entanglements with mortals having led to heartbreak. She mostly keeps to her hut in the woods, where those in need of healing seek her out, even as they spread rumors about her supposed cruelty and wicked spells. But when her old friend Anastasia—now the wife of the Tsar, and suffering from a mysterious illness—arrives in her forest desperate for her protection, Yaga realizes the fate of all of Russia is tied to Anastasia’s. Yaga must step out of the shadows to protect the land she loves.

The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell

Feodora and her mother live in the snowbound woods of Russia, Ten minutes away from their house, in a ruined chapel, lives a pack of wolves. Feodora's mother is a wolf wilder, and Feo is a wolf wilder in training. A wolf wilder is the opposite of an animal tamer: it is a person who teaches tamed animals to fend for themselves, and to fight and to run, and to be wary of humans.

When the murderous hostility of the Russian Army threatens her very existence, Feo is left with no option but to go on the run. What follows is a story of revolution and adventure, about standing up for the things you love and fighting back. And, of course, wolves.

Pyotra and the Wolf by Elna Holst

For the space of a breath or two, that wolf had entranced her, mesmerised her, made her believe-the impossible. And that was all it took.

Nothing about this wolf was as it should be.

Pyotra Nikolayevna Kulakova lives in a small Russian settlement in the northern Siberian taiga, where the polar night lasts for a good month out of the year and the temperature rarely reaches above freezing point. Pyotra's days, too, seem congealed and unchanging, laden with grief, until her baby brother's close encounter with a tundra wolf upends the lives of the three members of the Kulakov family in one fell swoop.

A Wolf for a Spell by Karah Sutton

Since she was a pup, Zima has been taught to fear humans–especially witches–but when her family is threatened, she has no choice but to seek help from the witch Baba Yaga.

Baba Yaga never does magic for free, but it just so happens that she needs a wolf's keen nose for a secret plan she's brewing . . . Before Zima knows what's happening, the witch has cast a switching spell and run off into the woods, while Zima is left behind in Baba Yaga's hut and Baba Yaga's body

Meanwhile, a young village girl named Nadya is also seeking the witch's help, and when she meets Zima (in Baba Yaga's form), they discover that they face a common enemy. With danger closing in, Zima must unite the wolves, the witches and the villagers against an evil that threatens them all.

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The Girl Who Drank the Moon meets Pax in this fantastical tale of a wolf who forms an unlikely alliance with Baba Yaga to save the forest from a wicked tsar.

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Book recommendation!

If anyone was looking for a cute story about witches, wolves, good vs evil, and is based off Russian fairytales, I definitely recommend this book. As you can probably tell, I’m absolutely terrible when it comes to summarizing things so you’ll have to investigate the synopsis yourself but it has absolutely beautiful illustrations throughout and is a middle grade book so it’s an easy read.

[radedneko]

There is a bravery to holding on, even when one can't see the light. Even when one doesn't know how the curse can be broken, or when. The swan fought to remember, fought for herself. And that is braver than any bogatyr.

~The Song of the Swan by Karah Sutton; illus. Pauliina Hannuniemi

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T5T (most anticipated reads for Oct-Dec 2023)

I’ll have to see when I do my checking up of these posts soon – how much I’ve actually read. Because I think I’m good but then it can turn out that I’ve only read 3 out of 20 books 😂. 📚🚀📚 When Ghosts Call Us Home by Katya de Becerra (GR/SG/My Review) – Haunting of Hill House meets found-footage horror in this edge-of-your-seat thriller that explores the power of family ties and the trauma that…

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Title: A Wolf for a Spell | Author: Karah Sutton | Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books (2020)