Ivan and the Gray Wolf (Tales of the Thrice-Nine Lands)

By Alexandra Pugachevsky

He captured the Firebird. He won the wish. Will he return to the woman he left behind?

Ivan is back in Zorya a hero, or so it should feel. The Firebird is caged, his village is saved, and his brothers finally see him as something more than the dimwit who tends the horses. But victory has a cost. On the other side of the portal, in a world of yoga studios and talking horses, Lisa is waiting. And the magic mirror that connects them is a poor substitute for the real thing.

Before Ivan can find his way back to her, Zorya has other plans. A new quest pulls him deep into the heart of the kingdom, into the shadow of Gorynych, a fire-breathing dragon with a stranglehold on the tsar's court, a taste for power, and eyes on the portal itself. Ivan's only ally is Grayson, a gray wolf who carries secrets of his own.

But the greatest danger isn't the dragon. It's the growing distance between two people who belong to different worlds, and the question neither of them can answer: how long can love survive across the impossible divide?

Perfect for fans of The Bear and the Nightingale, Outlander, and A Court of Thorns and Roses, Ivan and the Gray Wolf is the breathless second installment in the beloved Slavic folklore romantasy series, where ancient magic runs deep, the stakes keep rising, and love refuses to stay on its side of the portal.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HFNSCDVC
• ISBN13: 9798992388190
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Alexandra Pugachevsky
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.7" x 5.0"