{"product_id":"tooth-and-claw-9780765319517","title":"Tooth and Claw","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tale of contention over love and money--among dragons\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJo Walton burst onto the fantasy scene with \u003ci\u003eThe King's Peace\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow Walton returns with \u003ci\u003eTooth and Claw\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExcept that everyone in the story is a dragon, red in tooth and claw. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere 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 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou have never read a novel like \u003ci\u003eTooth and Claw.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJo Walton\u003c\/b\u003e's debut novel \u003ci\u003eThe King's Peace\u003c\/i\u003e earned her the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. More recently, \u003ci\u003eFarthing\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the Nebula Award and the Quill Award, and won the \u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e Critic's Choice Award. A native of Wales, she lives in Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50566235128082,"sku":"9780765319517","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a8efbffc-aa2a-44c2-a5e8-ee4d26c67eff.jpg?v=1737239412","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tooth-and-claw-9780765319517","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}