{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765319517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e86055 \/ Tooth and Claw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 17\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jo Walton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36642507817116,"sku":"9780765319517","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d98839cb-82aa-4ea2-be19-7170497a4489.jpg?v=1603854991","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tooth-and-claw-9780765319517","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}