I Am Wolf

I Am Wolf is Alastair Chisholm's dystopian middle-grade science-fiction trilogy about children living inside giant mechanical animal constructs, where clans, loyalty, war and identity are bound together. It has echoes of Mortal Engines in its machinery, movement and conflict, but its emotional centre is younger and more focused on belonging: who counts as family, what it means to be useful, and whether children can choose a future beyond the clan roles they inherit. It is action-led and accessible, but not light; the trilogy contains battle, threat, moral pressure and a serious sense of a world at war.

A gripping sci-fi adventure trilogy about giant animal machines, clans, war, found family and children trying to choose who they become.

Primary themes

• Courage
• Family
• Good vs evil
• Identity
• Responsibility

Tone palette

• Exciting
• Adventurous
• Suspenseful
• Thought provoking