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. Jo Walton (born 1964) is a Welsh-Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer and poet. 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. Jo Walton Tooth and Claw Hardcover Novemby Jo Walton (Author) 874 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 46.46 12 Used from 7.00 3 New from 41.00 1 Collectible from 125.00 Paperback 23.99 17 Used from 3.83 16 New from 17. 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.
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