Synopses & Reviews
A tale of contention over love and money—among dragons
Tooth and Claw
Jo Walton burst onto the fantasy scene with The Kings Peace, acclaimed by writers as diverse as Poul Anderson, Robin Hobb, and Ken MacLeod. In 2002, she was voted the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.
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.
Except that everyone in the story is a dragon, red in tooth and claw.
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. In which societys 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.
You have never read a novel like Tooth and Claw.
Review
“Utterly sui generis…Its a rare book that leaves me wishing it were twice as long, but Tooth and Claw is one such.”—The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
“A delight. On a basic level, Tooth and Claw works much the same way that Watership Down worked…Highly recommended for anyone who loved the books of Austen, or Heyer (or Laurie Colwin's more contemporary novels, for that matter), and wishes that someone was still writing social comedies that were just as sharp and just as pleasurable.”—Kelly Link, author of Stranger Things Happen
“Jo Walton writes with an authenticity that never loses heart.”—Robin Hobb
Review
"The
Pride and Prejudice of the dragon world... I love this sly, witty, fast-paced, brilliant little book."
--Jane Yolen on Tooth and Claw
"Plot strands come together just as they should, with delightful triumphs, resolutions, revelations, and come-uppances."
--Locus on Tooth and Claw
Review
"The
Pride and Prejudice of the dragon world... I love this sly, witty, fast-paced, brilliant little book."
--Jane Yolen on Tooth and Claw
"Plot strands come together just as they should, with delightful triumphs, resolutions, revelations, and come-uppances."
--Locus on Tooth and Claw
Review
"The Pride and Prejudice of the dragon world... I love this sly, witty, fast-paced, brilliant little book." Jane Yolen
Review
"Plot strands come together just as they should, with delightful triumphs, resolutions, revelations, and come-uppances." Locus
Review
“Utterly sui generis…Its a rare book that leaves me wishing it were twice as long, but Tooth and Claw is one such.”—The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
“A delight. On a basic level, Tooth and Claw works much the same way that Watership Down worked…Highly recommended for anyone who loved the books of Austen, or Heyer (or Laurie Colwin's more contemporary novels, for that matter), and wishes that someone was still writing social comedies that were just as sharp and just as pleasurable.”—Kelly Link, author of Stranger Things Happen
“Jo Walton writes with an authenticity that never loses heart.”—Robin Hobb
"The Pride and Prejudice of the dragon world... I love this sly, witty, fast-paced, brilliant little book."
--Jane Yolen "Plot strands come together just as they should, with delightful triumphs, resolutions, revelations, and come-uppances."
--Locus
Synopsis
Praise for Jo Walton
“The Kings Peace beautifully and thought-provokingly tells a story set in a world and a history almost like ours, but different enough to be in itself a kind of elvenland. Its good to know that there will be more.”
-Poul Anderson
“Walton writes with an authenticity that never loses heart.”
-Robin Hobb
“There is not an ill-written sentence.... Never lacks immediacy or loses its historical quality. Sulien is a soldier first, honorable, capable, and trustworthy, and she is a wonderfully believable character.”
—VOYA on The Kings Peace
“War is a tough subject to do well, but in this gritty, moving second and final book in the saga of Tir Tanagiri, British author Walton makes the strife of civil war not only believable but understandable.... Fine work.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Kings Name
“The pacing is brisk, the emotional impact great....Walton is making page-turners out of her take on Arthurs Britain.”
—Booklist on The Kings Name
Synopsis
A captivating World Fantasy Award-winning novel about the social life of dragons in a trade paperback edition
Synopsis
A tale of love, money, and family conflict--among dragons
A family deals with the death of their father. A son goes to court for his inheritance. Another son agonises over his father's deathbed confession. One daughter becomes involved in the abolition movement, while another sacrifices herself for her husband.
And everyone in the tale is a dragon, red in tooth and claw.
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. In which the great and the good avail themselves of the privilege of killing and eating the weaker children, which they do with ceremony and relish, growing stronger thereby.
You have never read a novel like Tooth and Claw.
Synopsis
A tale of love, money, and family conflict-among dragons
About the Author
Jo Waltons debut novel The Kings Peace earned her the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. More recently, Farthing was a finalist for the Nebula Award and the Quill Award, and won the Romantic Times Critics Choice Award. A native of Wales, she lives in Montreal.