Hey there!

I am looking for fiction book recommendations that have chronically ill/disabled main characters. I myself have multiple chronic illnesses and am disabled and would love stories where the main characters overcome their circumstances despite their limitations. My favorite genres are fantasy, sci-fi and anything with a found family trope. Thanks in advance!

hello!!!! welcome to the werewolf quest!!!!! thank you so much for joining the pack!! we’re all werewolves here!!! awooo!

tldr: drop your suggestions and recommendations here!!! if they fit the quest, I’ll put them on my consideration shelf to vet them further. just a reminder that a spot on my consideration shelf is not a guaranteed spot on the quest! there’s some supplemental reading that can be found on this shelf, once again, thank you so much for being here!!! awooooo!

I wanted to create a space dedicated for people to drop any recommendations and suggestions for the quest (please be respectful), I’ll start off with some light reading suggestions that didn’t quite fit the quest, but are important pieces of werewolf literature. They will be on my The Werewolf Within Supplemental Reading Guide shelf for easy access!!

When researching books to add to the quest, I found a surprising amount of graphic novels about werewolves! I compiled them all into one place and have created a werewolves in graphic novels shelf if people are interested.

Bisclavret by Marie de France, written in French in the 12th century, this is a poem about a baron, a knight who is trapped as a wolf, and his wife who trapped him as a wolf. It is available to read as a pdf online for free, and there is a lot of online discourse surrounding the story if you wanted to dive in.

The Epic of Gilgamesh by Anonymous, written in Ancient Sumeria around 4,000 years ago. It is considered one of the first written instances of a human transforming into a wolf.

The Metamorphosis by Ovid, written about 8 CE, features a myth about King Lycaon of Arcadia, in which King Lycaon tries to feed Zeus human flesh and is turned into a wolf, but still retains his human eyes, as a punishment for his wrongdoing.

There are a few different werewolf-like myths in the Norse Saga of the Volsungs written in the 13th century. One features Princess Signe and her brothers, who all get fed to a wolf, except one; another is about a thieving father-son duo who find wolf pelts and put them on and find they cannot take them off for 10 days and they have to live as wolves until the 10 days are up.

The Topographia HIbernica is a story written by Gerald of Wales in 1188 and it is about an encounter between a priest and a werewolf where the wolf asks the priest for last rites and communion for his dying wife (who turns out to also be a wolf).

and finally, The Werewolf in the Ancient World by Daniel Ogden, which is a collection of ancient werewolf myths.

okay whew I know that was a lot and if you’ve read this far, THANK YOU!!!!

Have a recommendation for this quest?? I wanna hear them all!! But please read this first!

As I mentioned in the Welcome & Introductions post - I'm keeping the specific criteria for this quest close to my chest until other similar quests drop and I don't want to potentially ruin the surprise! However, I will say this quest is multi-genre, so don't worry about trying to stay in a specific niche. If it feels like a fever dream (surreal, absurd, dreamlike), I would to know about it so I can consider it! Please be patient with me as I make my way through the recommendations!

You can suggest as many books as you like, but please submit one book per comment so other Boundlings can upvote the books they'd love to see on this quest tooo! Your comment should include the book title, author, and a link (or just the url) to the book's page on Pagebound so I know exactly which book to check out!

I have never read this book and lied about it for years. Same with Brave New World. It’s way more violent than I realized, and the misogyny is just awful. Hoping I’ll get through it fast.

Popping in because so many people are marking this as "interested" because of the quest. As part of my undergrad, I studied Victorian and Romantic poetry, with a particular focus on Christina Rossetti, who ended up my dissertation subject.

I think Goblin Market is one of the finest works of English language poetry, and a fascinating, moving exploration of female agency amongst other things.

Rossetti's work is so complex, and despite her fame, I still don't think she is afforded the critical celebration that her work deserves. Will be keen to see what others think!

Women don’t want to see the things that make them uncomfortable.

Uh, nope, that’s just… the entire human race? 🤷‍♀️