Running Close to the Wind
07 August 2025
Imprint: Tor
Synopsis
Our Flag Means Death meets Six of Crows in this queer pirate adventure from the author of A Taste of Gold and Iron.
'Come for the irrepressible gremlin of a narrator, stay for the plot-relevant cake competitions! A whip-smart, hilarious and exuberant high seas romp' – Freya Marske, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Marvellous Light
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Details
07 August 2025
416 pages
9781529099720
Imprint: Tor
Reviews
Come for the irrepressible gremlin of a narrator, stay for the plot-relevant cake competitions! A whip-smart, hilarious and exuberant high seas romp Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light
Simply a masterpiece. Uproariously funny, exquisitely witty, brimming with buckling of swashes and scuttling of butts, an adventure tale peppered with heartfelt moments and the power of friendship like so much grapeshot. Put me in a rowboat and tow me behind the ship if I tell a liePremee Mohamed, author of Beneath the Rising
I’ve never fallen so instantly in love with a story as with Running Close to the Wind by the inimitable Alexandra Rowland. Incredible fun, endearing characters, and a beautiful message wrapped in a sea-serpent bowSeth Haddon, author of Reborn
A delightful romp. Fans of Our Flag Means Death are going to flock to this hilarious and unabashedly queer pirate adventureBooklist, Starred Review