Leo Carew

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The third of four children, Leo Carew grew up in the centre of London, in the shadow of St. Paul’s Cathedral. Inspired by audiobooks, he developed a late interest in reading and began trying his hand at writing soon afterwards.

Carew read Biological Anthropology at Jesus College, Cambridge, after which he pursued a long-standing love of cold and wild places to the High Arctic archipelago of Svalbard - Old Norse for 'The Cold Edge.' Here, he lived in a tent for a year, training and working as an Arctic guide, and subsequently an explorer. This was also when he revisited a novel he had begun at the age of 12, which was rewritten as The Wolf, the first book in his Under the Northern Sky trilogy.

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On the Origin of Another Species

Some while ago I wrote a blog explaining some of the influences behind the construction of the Anakim – the species of human I created for my Under the Northern Sky trilogy. The final book, The Cuckoo, has just been released in the US and Canada, which seems as good a time as any to examine some of the other influences.

The books are set in Erebos – an alternate version of Dark Age Europe, in whic

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I’m so pleased you enjoyed! Never say never, I may well return to the series one day but it would be a long way off. For now I’m researching a historical fiction on the Aztecs and Cortez, so anything else might take a while
The Cuckoo by Leo Carew
"I was initially going to give the book four stars, but I'm glad I let the ending resonate for a couple days.

The ending originally frustrated me. Though, the more I thought about it, the more I began to interpret things a little differently. In the en" Read more of this review »
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"I have no words. I didn't want to give this 5 stars, but it absolutely deserves each and every one.

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"What an amazing ending to an amazing series... The Wolf was the book that actually got me into and excited about reading. Now that the series is done, I can't help but feel sad... I loved the world, the characters, and the story itself. I recommend t" Read more of this review »
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“To fight well, you must first forget.”
Leo Carew, The Wolf

“the greatest warriors can fight in any theatre, but perhaps the greatest leaders do not need to fight at all.”
Leo Carew, The Wolf

“Yield to no one, compromise for nothing,”
Leo Carew, The Cuckoo

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