You have never read a novel like Tooth and Claw.

In which society's high-and-mighty members avail themselves of the privilege of killing and eating the weaker children, which they do with ceremony and relish, growing stronger thereby. Here is a world of politics and train stations, of churchmen and family retainers, of courtship and country houses.in which, on the death of an elder, family members gather to eat the body of the deceased. Except that everyone in the story is a dragon, red in tooth and claw. Now Walton returns with a very different kind of fantasy story: the tale of a family dealing with the death of their father, of a son who goes to law for his inheritance, a son who agonizes over his father's deathbed confession, a daughter who falls in love, a daughter who becomes involved in the abolition movement, and a daughter sacrificing herself for her husband. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. You have never read a novel like 'Tooth and Claw.Jo Walton burst onto the fantasy scene with The King's Peace, acclaimed by writers as diverse as Poul Anderson, Robin Hobb, and Ken MacLeod. A tale of contention over love and moneyamong dragonsTooth and ClawJo Walton burst onto the fantasy scene with The King’s Peace, acclaimed by writers as diverse as Poul Anderson, Robin Hobb, and Ken MacLeod.

Ī tale of contention over love and money-among dragons 'Tooth and Claw' Jo Walton burst onto the fantasy scene with 'The King's Peace,' acclaimed by writers as diverse as Poul Anderson, Robin Hobb, and Ken MacLeod.

Now Walton returns with a very different kind of fantasy story: the tale of a family dealing with the death of their father, of a son who goes to law for his inheritance, a son who agonizes over his father's deathbed confession, a daughter. A tale of contention over love and money-among dragons 'Tooth and Claw' Jo Walton burst onto the fantasy scene with 'The King's Peace,' acclaimed by writers as diverse as Poul Anderson, Robin Hobb, and Ken MacLeod.

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