Gone to the Wolves

Gone to the Wolves follows Kip Norvald, Leslie Z, and Kira Carson as they grow up in Florida’s death-metal underbelly, crash into Hollywood’s glam scene, and chase a new, colder sound to Europe—where myth and menace stop being metaphors. It’s a blistering coming-of-age about devotion, friendship, and the dangerous edge where performance becomes belief. John Wray turns concert noise into story rhythm and makes every choice feel live on stage. This is a tale about finding yourself by getting lost—and about what it costs to go all the way.

• Fans of coming-of-age fiction with teeth, speed, and heart
• Music lovers interested in metal’s subcultures and mythologies
• Listeners who like friendship stories that refuse easy answers
• Readers drawn to high-stakes searches and cult psychology

John Wray is an American novelist known for formally inventive, emotionally direct stories about people at the edge of themselves. His work includes Godsend, The Lost Time Accidents, Lowboy, and others. He’s received a Whiting Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship, and he brings a musician’s ear to narrative rhythm—especially in this loud, tender book about three lives braided by sound.