The Bear and the Serpent is the second book in Adrian Tchaikovsky's
epic fantasy trilogy, Echoes of the Fall, following The Tiger and the
Wolf.
'Addictively brilliant' - John Gwynne on The Tiger and the
Wolf
As the south is in turmoil, an old terror emerges in the north . . .
Maniye, child of both Wolf and Tiger clans, has been named Champion of
her people. But they're unsure if she's an asset - or a threat. To buy
time, she joins Prince Tecuman's warband of outcasts and heads south, to
help him gain his crown. She wants to discover her true place in the
world, but instead heads into the jaws of a fierce new conflict.
Civil war threatens as Tecuman and his twin sister battle for the
throne, for only one can rule. Yet whoever triumphs will carry a heavy
burden, as a great doom has been foreseen that will fall across their
whole world. And soon Maniye finds herself at the heart of a political
storm.
Danger is also shadowing her old home, where Lord Thunder and his bear
clan are attempting to unite the northern tribes. But only extreme peril
will end age-old rivalries. An adversary from the most ancient of times
is preparing to strike, putting their lands and their very souls in
danger. And neither north nor south will be spared the terror to come.
Continue this sweeping coming-of-age fantasy trilogy with The Hyena
and the Hawk.
