The True _s - Jonathan Frenchzip «GENUINE • 2024»

The story picks up approximately one year after the calamitous events of the first book. The protagonist shift moves from Jackal to , the first and only female chieftain of a "mongrel" hoof. Following the destruction of their former home, the Kiln, Fetch leads the remaining survivors—now renamed the True Bastards —in a desperate bid for survival.

The hoof is on the brink of ruin, plagued by famine, internal dissent, and a mysterious disease. As Fetch struggles to establish her authority among rival half-orc bands and navigate the political schemes of human nobles to the north, she must also confront a terrifying new threat: a massive, seemingly invincible albino orc and a pack of giant hyenas hunting her people. The True _s - Jonathan Frenchzip

Much of the narrative explores the "loneliness of leadership," as Fetch carries the weight of her followers' survival while facing constant external and internal challenges to her command. The story picks up approximately one year after