John Wiswell

La Shesheshen és un monstre de forma canviant que viu la mar de feliç en forma d'embalum amorf al soterrani d'una mansió en ruïnes... fins que uns caçadors interrompen el seu descans amb l'objectiu d

Nebula and Locus Award Winner!Hugo Award NomineeAn NPR, Washington Post, Book Riot, Library Journal and Audible Best Book of 2024!"This novel is monstrously perfect, in every way" —P. Djèlí Clark for

*Nebula Award Nominee*"This novel effortlessly ascends to the heights of Mount Olympus. Tough and tender and bittersweet. Wearing the Lion establishes Wiswell firmly on the new fantasy landscape." T. Kingfisher, Hugo Award-winning author of Nettle & Bone"Wiswell makes something new and thrillingand funny and wrenching and tenderout of a very old myth." Kelly Link, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The Book of LoveNebula Award-winning author of Someone You Can Build a Nest In John Wiswell brings a humanizing and humorous touch to the Hercules story, forever changing the way we understand the man behind the mythand the goddess reluctantly bound to himSometimes a goddesss worst enemy is her biggest fan.Heracles, hero of Greece, dedicates all his feats to the goddess Hera. If only he knew that his very face is an insult to her...as he is yet another child that Heras dipshit husband, Zeus, had out of wedlock.Auntie Hera loathes every minute of Heracles devotion, until she snaps and causes an unspeakably tragic accident: the death of Heracles children. Plunged into grief and desperate for revenge, Heracles is determined to find the god that did this. Wracked with guilt and desperate to save face, Hera distracts Heracles with monster-slaying quests, only to find that he is too traumatized to enact more violence. Instead, Heracles cares for the Nemean lion, bonds with the Lernaean hydra, and heeds the Ceryneian hind.Each challenge adds a new monster to Heracles newfound family. A family that just might lay siege to Mount Olympos.

"The dragon may have some complaints, but readers wont. By turns silly, sweet, and subversive, this novel has all of Wiswells characteristic blend of tension and heart." Caitlin Rozakis, New York Times bestselling author of Startup HellIn this heartfelt and humorous fantasy from the Nebula-winning author of Someone You Can Build a Nest In, a dragon whose three heads bear ratherdifferent...personalities finds family in the most unexpected of places.Garrodigh was once a four-headed dragon, among the most powerful in Kardoa. After an unfortunate incident, he now has three heads, one stump, and a daily whirlwind of internal bickering. Centerhead wants to rain death upon all humanity, Bottomhead is like a feral cat, and Upperhead is under the delicate delusion that he is, in fact, human. When a nearby battle goes awry, Garrodigh sneaks into an elite dragon rider academy, pretending to be tame to get free food and a warm bed. Lucky for him, rider Rania Albright is desperate enough for a dragon of her own that she overlooks his eccentricities. As Garrodigh recovers under Ranias care, all three heads start to turn, for the first time, in the same direction. Each wants to protect her from the invaders who killed their fourth headthe same invaders who seek to conquer Kardoa. When the academy comes under attack, can this wild dragon and his wilder rider save their homeland together?This cozy fantasy intertwines epic battles with loving friendships, sharing an utterly unique perspective on what it means to be a "monster."

**Winner: Nebula Award for Best Novel****Winner: Locus Award for Best First Novel****Shortlisted for: Hugo Award for Best Novel**Stealthily funny, slyly smart, and remarkably touchingVERONICA ROTH, bestselling author of WHEN AMONG CROWSShesheshen has made a fatal mistake for a monster: shes fallen in love.Shesheshen is a shapeshifter - one who is perfectly content to stay as an amorphous lump in her swamp unless impolite monster hunters invade intent on murdering her. Then, she meets warm-hearted Homily, who mistakes Shesheshen for a human like her.But just as Shesheshen is about to confess her true identity, Homily reveals shes hunting the shapeshifting monster that supposedly cursed her family. Shesheshen didnt curse anyone, but to give them both a chance at happiness, she must figure out why Homilys family thinks she did - while surviving her toxic in-laws long enough to build a life with the woman she loves.A glorious, funny, occasionally slightly violent love story which asks us to examine - and re-examine - the meaning of legacy, family and love.Readers love Someone You Can Build A Nest InI adored everything about it reader reviewCharmingly gruesome and unique reader reviewThis book is going to live rent free in my head for a long time reader reviewA brilliant, monstrous tale reader reviewOne of the finest novels Ive read reader review

Novela ganadora de los premios Nébula 2024 y Locus 2025 y nominada al premio Hugo 2025Shesheshen es una cambiaformas que vive tranquilamente como una masa amorfa en una mansión en ruinas. Pero como todos los monstruos, ve interrumpido su placido descanso por unos maleducados cazadores de monstruos de los que se libra haciendose un cuerpo temporal con los restos de sus ultimas comidas y materiales de andar por casa: huesos a medio digerir como extremidades, una cadena de metal como columna vertebral y una trampa para osos como una segunda boca.Por suerte para ella, conoce a Homilia, una agradable, placida y bondadosa humana que la cuidara y la ayudara a curarse de sus heridas. La candidata perfecta para ser la madre de sus crias tras inocularle sus huevos, pues que hay mas romantico que hacer vida juntas y que sus hijos la devoren por dentro. Pero segun se conocen y se enamora de ella, Shesheshen teme la decision de si comerse a su nueva novia y perderla o no.En medio de la busqueda por encontrar la criatura que ha maldecido a la familia de Homilia tendra que aprender y decidir si quiere tener una vida con ella o dentro de ella.

Novela ganadora de los premios Nébula 2024 y Locus 2025 y nominada al premio Hugo 2025Shesheshen es una cambiaformas que vive tranquilamente como una masa amorfa en una mansión en ruinas. Pero como todos los monstruos, ve interrumpido su placido descanso por unos maleducados cazadores de monstruos de los que se libra haciendose un cuerpo temporal con los restos de sus ultimas comidas y materiales de andar por casa: huesos a medio digerir como extremidades, una cadena de metal como columna vertebral y una trampa para osos como una segunda boca.Por suerte para ella, conoce a Homilia, una agradable, placida y bondadosa humana que la cuidara y la ayudara a curarse de sus heridas. La candidata perfecta para ser la madre de sus crias tras inocularle sus huevos, pues que hay mas romantico que hacer vida juntas y que sus hijos la devoren por dentro. Pero segun se conocen y se enamora de ella, Shesheshen teme la decision de si comerse a su nueva novia y perderla o no.En medio de la busqueda por encontrar la criatura que ha madlecido a la familia de Homilia, tendra que aprender y decidir si quiere tener una vida con ella o dentro de ella.