Wolfskin
core novel 2002 Saga of the Light Isles
Record
| First published | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.05 (7,575 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| Page count | 544 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765306739 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Wolfskin is the first novel in Juliet Marillier's Saga of the Light Isles, a historical fantasy set in the early Viking age. It follows Eyvind, a young Norse warrior bound to the harsh warrior code of the wolfskins, as he joins a voyage of discovery that brings him to the Light Isles, the Norse name for Orkney. There he meets Nessa, a Pictish priestess, and becomes caught up in the collision between the incoming Norse settlers and the islands' native people, with their differing faiths and loyalties. As Eyvind grows close to Nessa, tension builds with his blood brother Somerled, whose true character begins to show itself and puts Eyvind's own sense of honor and loyalty to the test.
Where it sits
- Universe: Saga of the Light Isles
- Series: Saga of the Light Isles core; position 1 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Juliet Marillier
Notes
- From the series record (Saga of the Light Isles): Set in the Norse-settlement-era Orkney Islands ('the Light Isles') -- a closed 2-book set with no further entries planned, registered `duology` per the enum's 2026-08-07 addition. Independently verified as a distinct setting/era/cast from the Bridei Chronicles (this same batch) rather than assumed connected merely because both are early-medieval-Britain-adjacent Marillier settings.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Saga of the Light Isles: position 1 of 2: next Foxmask (2004)
Sources
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