{"product_id":"wearing-the-lion-hardcover","title":"Wearing the Lion - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Wiswell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This novel effortlessly ascends to the heights of Mount Olympus. Tough and tender and bittersweet. \u003ci\u003eWearing the Lion\u003c\/i\u003e establishes Wiswell firmly on the new fantasy landscape.\" --T. Kingfisher, Hugo Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eNettle \u0026amp; Bone\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wiswell makes something new and thrilling--and funny and wrenching and tender--out of a very old myth.\" --Kelly Link, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Love\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNebula Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eSomeone You Can Build a Nest In \u003c\/i\u003eJohn Wiswell brings a humanizing and humorous touch to the Hercules story, forever changing the way we understand the man behind the myth--and the goddess reluctantly bound to him \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSometimes a goddess's worst enemy is her biggest fan.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHeracles, 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 Hera's dipshit husband, Zeus, had out of wedlock. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWracked 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach challenge adds a new monster to Heracles' newfound family. A family that just might lay siege to Mount Olympos.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Wiswell \u003c\/b\u003eis a disabled writer who lives where New York keeps all its trees. He won the 2021 Nebula Award for Short Fiction for his story, \"Open House on Haunted Hill,\" and the 2022 Locus Award for Best Novelette for \"That Story Isn't The Story.\" He has also been a finalist for the Hugo Award, British Fantasy Award, and World Fantasy Award. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSomeone You Can Build a Nest In, \u003c\/i\u003ea Nebula nominee and Year's Best pick by NPR and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWearing the Lion.\u003c\/i\u003e He can be found making too many puns and discussing craft on his Substack, johnwiswell.substack.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.27 x 8.44 x 6.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52004070195501,"sku":"9780756419547","price":28.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/yKyaVpenp29780756419547.webp?v=1776704428","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/wearing-the-lion-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}