Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton - ISBN: 9781472100863
Paperback
Victorian dragons devour inheritance, love, and family secrets with fiery wit.

Tooth and Claw

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    20 February 2013

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Summary

A family of dragons gathers on the occasion of the death of their father, the elder Bon Agornin. As is custom, they must eat the body. But even as Bon’s last remains are polished off, his sons and daughters must all jostle for a position in the new hierarchy.

While the youngest son seeks greedy remuneration through the courts of law, the eldest son - a dragon of the cloth - agonises over his father’s deathbed confession. While one daughter is caught between loyalty to her family by bl…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472100863
ISBN-10:1472100867
Author:Jo Walton
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Corsair
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:20 February 2013
Weight:270g
Dimensions:197mm x 130mm x 20mm
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Critics Review

The Pride and Prejudice of the dragon world… I love this sly, witty, fast-paced, brilliant little book.

The Pride and Prejudice of the dragon world… I love this sly, witty, fast-paced, brilliant little book.

Walton writes with an authenticity that never loses heart.

Utterly sui generis … It’s rare a book that leaves me wishing it were twice as long, but Tooth and Claw is one such. - The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

About The Author

Jo Walton

Jo Walton is the Hugo Award-winning author of Among Others (Corsair, 2013). A native of Wales, she currently lives in Montreal.

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