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Wolf Who Rules

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The popular fantasy novel Tinker introduced the inventor-heroine of the same name, who lives in a near-future Pittsburgh, which shares an interdimensional border with the land of the elves. In this sequel, Wolf Who Rules, the elven noble whose destiny is intertwined with Tinker, finds himself besieged from all sides. Viceroy and head of the Wind Clan, he had been able to guarantee the safety of everyone in his realm, but faced with an oni invasion, he has had to call in royal troops and relinquish his monopoly of Pittsburgh, which is now entirely stranded on Elfhome. He now struggles to keep the peace between the humans, the newly arrived Stone Clan, the royal forces, a set of oni dragons, the half-oni children who see themselves as human, and the tengu trying to escape their oni enslavement. Meanwhile, Tinker strives to solve the mystery of a growing discontinuity in Turtle Creek. She's plagued with inexplicable nightmares that may hold the keys to Pittsburgh's future. The only clue from the Queen's oracle to help Tinker is a note with five English words on it: Follow the Yellow Brick Road. Oni, and dragons and tengu - oh my!

About the Author

The 2003 John Campbell Award Winner, Wen Spencer spent twenty years living in Pittsburgh, so its only natural that she sets her stories there. Currently she's living outside of Boston with her husband and son. She's a fan of Japanese anime and manga, and it flavors her writing. TINKER won the 2003 Sapphire Award and was nominated for the Romantic Times Review Choice Award for Best Fantasy. Anne McCaffery has listed Wen on her website as one of two recommended authors.

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tami.kat, April 26, 2007 (view all comments by tami.kat)
This could be a standalone book but you'll enjoy it more if you've read "Tinker".

We get more of a background on Elvish culture and their clan structure. Sure Tooloo shared her point of view with Tinker but she never tells the truth. Windwolf gives a more balanced view of what happened with the Skin Clan and how the domana and the sekasha came to be. Windwolf also gets to do some time as the main character and we get to 'hear' what he is thinking.

Tinker does some growing up in the short time that we're with her in this book. Space of about nine days with lots of action thrown in. She learns that her actions can have very negative consequences on those around her when she inadvertently causes the death of a former friend.

There's more on the tengu in this book as well. It really would be cool to be able to fly as they do. Tinker also agrees to have them be 'beholden' to her without understanding the full scope of how many there are of the tengu.

This doesn't feel like the end of a series but a nice further foundation laying of a new world to enjoy. I'll be checking Wen's LiveJournal to hopefully learn more about the next book - Endless Blue that may be the third in this series.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781416520559
Publisher:
Baen
Subject:
Fantasy - General
Author:
Spencer, Wen
Subject:
Fantasy - Historical
Subject:
Fantasy - Contemporary
Subject:
Elves
Copyright:
Edition Description:
B101
Publication Date:
April 2006
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
368
Dimensions:
9.48x6.74x1.31 in. 1.16 lbs.

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