Wolfsong

Klune, an openly gay author, is known for writing fantasy romance and speculative fiction that centers queer characters as heroes of emotionally rich, life-affirming stories. The four-book Green Creek series, to which Wolfsong belongs, reflects Klune’s broader mission: to carve out literary spaces where queer love stories can exist without apology or doom. In interviews, Klune has spoken about his frustration with how often queer narratives in popular media end in suffering or isolation. His work, by contrast, imagines worlds where love—romantic, platonic, and communal—heals rather than destroys.

The Green Creek books take place in the same community as it evolves over time. Wolfsong is the first book and introduces Ox, the Bennett family, and the presence of werewolves in Ox’s small Oregon hometown. Ravenson follows Gordo Livingstone, one of Ox’s mentors in Wolfsong, telling the backstory of how he became a witch. Heartsong introduces a new character, Robbie Fontaine, a motherless werewolf without a pack. The final novel is Brothersong, which follows Carter Bennett, the son of the original pack leader Thomas Bennett, as he searches for Gordo Livingston’s feral half-brother, Gavin. All the books in the series focus on the emotional and identity struggles of male pack members and how they learn to connect with others despite their differences.