The first in the Echoes of the Fall series, The Tiger and the Wolf
is an epic fantasy novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky, winner of the Arthur C.
Clarke Award and British Fantasy Award for Best Novel.
'One of the most interesting and accomplished writers in speculative
fiction' - Christopher Paolini
In the bleak northern crown of the world, war is coming . . .
Maniye's father is the Wolf clan's chieftain, but she's an outcast. Her
mother was queen of the Tiger and these tribes have been enemies for
generations. Maniye also hides a deadly secret. All can shift into their
clan's animal form, but Maniye can take on tiger and wolf shapes. She
refuses to disown half her soul so escapes, rescuing a prisoner of the
Wolf clan in the process. The killer Broken Axe is set on their trail,
to drag them back for retribution.
The Wolf chieftan plots to rule the north and controlling his daughter
is crucial to his schemes. However, other tribes also prepare for
strife. Strangers from the far south appear too, seeking allies in their
own conflict. It's a season for omens as priests foresee danger and a
darkness falling across the land. Some say a great war is coming,
overshadowing even Wolf ambitions. A time of testing and broken laws is
near, but what spark will set the world ablaze?
Continue this sweeping coming-of-age fantasy with The Bear and the
Serpent.
