Sam Thompson lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where he teaches English and creative writing at Queens University. His first novel Communion Town was longlisted for the 2012 Man Booker Prize. Jott was shortlisted for the 2019 Encore Award. His fiction and criticism have appeared in the Times Literary Supplement, London Review of Books, The Tangerine, Still Worlds Turning (No Alibis Press), on BBC Radio 4 and in Best British Short Stories 2019 (Salt Publishing). He has written two previous books for children: Wolfstongue (2022) and The Fox's Tower (2023). Wolfstongue was named as an USBBY Outstanding International Book in 2023.

Anna Tromop is a freelance illustrator, forest lover, watercolour enthusiast & avid knitter based in Oslo. She plays with paint in a pink office full of plants and drinks questionable amounts of tea (and occasionally paintwater).

Praise for The Forest Yet to Come

"Thought-provoking." - Kirkus Reviews

'The Forest Yet to Come is magical in every sense of the word. This modern fable fizzes with excitement and invention. An unputdownable story that works on many levels. Like the very best of children's fantasy, Sam Thompson weaves important lessons into a thoroughly engaging tale that has much to tell us about the power of story itself.' - Celia Rees

'The Wolfstongue Saga is in a league of its own - a giant oak towering over a claustrophobic forest - and The Forest Yet to Come weaves together the roots set down in its sister books both beautifully and masterfully. Cunningly clever, otherworldly and utterly breathtaking, it's an incomparable force of nature - I love it.' - Eve McDonnell, author of The Last Boy

'Wonderful storytelling and wow-factor illustrations mean I can absolutely recommend this book! Now, to read the others in the series!"' - Derek Keilty, author of the Ivy Newt series

Praise for The Wolfstongue Saga

'Thompson's writing vividly conveys the force with which nature and wildness strike an introverted city boy.' - The New York Times Book Review

'Sober, stirring fantasy.' - The Wall Street Journal

--Eve McDonnell, author of The Last Boy

Publisher: Little Island Books

Pub date: 2025-04-15

Length: 256 pages