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The Gods Must Burn

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Pub Date 24 Feb 2026 | Archive Date 19 Feb 2026

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Description

A disgraced war hero is transformed into the Wolf God, protector of the Forest God, and must earn her trust in this healing dark fantasy for fans of The Wolf and the Woodsman and Princess Mononoke

War hero Basuin doesn't know what to believe in anymore. All Basuin knows is life as an army captain and the pain, loss, and disgrace it has brought him. Demoted and humiliated by his legion commander, he is led into the forest for one more mission: capture a god.

But when his commander uses innocent wolf pups as bait, Basuin dies saving them. The Wolf God, impressed by his sacrifice, deifies Basuin to protect the forest and its beautiful, sharp-tongued god from the legion's deforestation.

To the Forest God, Basuin is nothing more than one of the men sent to burn her forest down. Betrayed by humans too many times, she rejects him, working alone to protect the spirits of the forest as her home disappears around her. To save the god he is growing to love, Basuin must untangle the feelings between them.

Otherwise, they'll burn together.
A disgraced war hero is transformed into the Wolf God, protector of the Forest God, and must earn her trust in this healing dark fantasy for fans of The Wolf and the Woodsman and Princess Mononoke

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Advance Praise

“A deftly rendered eco-fantasy featuring a timeless, mythology-steeped story. Fans of Princess Mononoke will appreciate the vicious bite of the romance alongside its more tender moments.” —Yejin Suh, author of The Last Soldier of Nava

“T.R. Moore weaves a spellbinding tale of trauma and healing that’s lush, lyrical, and dark, with a slow burn love that does indeed burn—like a forest fire.” —Eli Snow, author of The Divine Gardener’s Handbook

“A deftly rendered eco-fantasy featuring a timeless, mythology-steeped story. Fans of Princess Mononoke will appreciate the vicious bite of the romance alongside its more tender moments.” —Yejin Suh...


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EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9781837865994
PRICE £18.99 (GBP)
PAGES 386

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