The Wilding

A sharp thriller [. . .] with strong characterisation, a deep sense of place and real witThe Irish Times

Melds the urban and rural to take folk horror somewhere unexpected, spooky and, paradoxically, newSFX

Blends folk horror with modern terror . . . The Wilding is a great novelJamReads.com

Natural horror at its finest, this haunting tale of a camping trip gone wrong grips you, shocks you and leaves a lasting impressioncrossstitchandstories

Ian McDonald has never written a bad novel Cory Doctorow

Undeniably powerful . . . told with beauty and graceLocus

The Wilding is an excellent slice of modern horror . . . strongly recommended!runalongtheshelves.net

Strange things have been happening at Lough Carrow.

Local villagers have told dark rumours about the vast peat bog ever since the huge project to rewild it began.

Strange tracks have been seen leading into and out of the site. Livestock has been mutilated in the area. And on their trek to a camp site in the heart of the bog some of Lisas group - five teenagers and three teachers shes guiding on a wilderness experience - spot wolves, wolverines, and something that looks older and scarier than either . . . even though Irelands lost wild animals are yet to be introduced to the park . . .

They have planned one cosy campout in this strange wilderness, where time and space themselves seems to be shifting, but as darkness falls its clear they have a very different night ahead.

The camp is attacked.

The campers are trapped.

And something out there has only just begun to hunt . . .