I absolutely LOVED this little allegorical tale that reads like a regency story as told by Aesop. 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. in which, on the death of an elder, family members gather to eat the body of the deceased. Here is a world of politics and train stations, of churchmen and family retainers, of courtship and country houses.

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. 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. You have never read a novel like Tooth and Claw.Īt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.A tale of contention over love and money - among dragons. 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. Now Walton returns with Tooth and Claw, 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.Įxcept that everyone in the story is a dragon, red in tooth and claw. A tale of contention over love and money-among dragons

Tooth and claw by jo walton