Tooth and Claw (novel)

Tooth and Claw
Tor Books hardcover
Author	Jo Walton
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	Tor Books
Publication date	November 1, 2003 (1st edition)
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	256 (hardcover, 1st edition)
ISBN	0-7653-0264-0 (hardcover, 1st edition)
OCLC	52478573
Dewey Decimal	823/.92 21
LC Class	PR6073.A448 T66 2003

Tooth and Claw is a fantasy novel written by Jo Walton and published by Tor Books on November 1, 2003. It won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 2004.^[1]

Plot summary

The book's plot is similar to that of a Victorian romance – specifically, Anthony Trollope's novel Framley Parsonage^[2] – with the obvious difference that the protagonists are not human beings but dragons. The novel begins with the death of the patriarch of a family of dragons and follows the lives of his children, along with other characters.

Awards and nominations

2004 World Fantasy Award, Best Novel^[1]

Publication history

2003, USA, Tor Books ISBN 0-7653-0264-0, Pub date 1 November 2003, Hardback
2004, USA, Tor Fantasy ISBN 0-7653-4909-4, Pub date 30 November 2004, Mass Market Paperback
2009, USA, Orb ISBN 978-0-7653-1951-7, ISBN 0-7653-1951-9, Pub date January 2009, Trade Paperback

References

1 2 "2004 World Fantasy Award Winners and Nominees". World Fantasy Convention official website. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
↑ Walton, Jo. "Tooth and Claw".

External links

Official websites

Tor-Forge Books
Tooth and Claw official site (Archive copy at the Wayback Machine)

Reviews

Smith, Sherwood. "Tooth and Claw - A Review". SFsite. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
Soyka, David (2004-06-21). "Dragon Manners". Strange Horizons. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
Cassada, Jackie (2004-10-15). "Walton, Jo. Tooth and Claw.(Book Review)". Library Journal. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
Murray, Frieda (2003-11-15). "Walton, Jo. Tooth and Claw.". Booklist (American Library Association). Retrieved 2008-01-01.

Derivative works

The Tooth and Claw Role Playing Game, an authorized RPG based on the book. Also links to the unfinished sequel, Those Who Favor Fire.

Works by Jo Walton

Sulien series	The King's Peace (2000) The King's Name (2001) The Prize in the Game (2002)

Small Change trilogy	Farthing (2006) Ha'penny (2007) Half a Crown (2008)

Thessaly trilogy	The Just City (2015) The Philosopher Kings (2015) Necessity (due 2016)

Other novels	Tooth and Claw (2003) Lifelode (2009) Among Others (2011) My Real Children (2014)

World Fantasy Award for Best Novel

1975–2000	The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip (1975) Bid Time Return by Richard Matheson (1976) Doctor Rat by William Kotzwinkle (1977) Our Lady of Darkness by Fritz Leiber (1978) Gloriana by Michael Moorcock (1979) Watchtower by Elizabeth A. Lynn (1980) The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe (1981) Little, Big by John Crowley (1982) Nifft the Lean by Michael Shea (1983) The Dragon Waiting by John M. Ford (1984) Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock (1985, tie) Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart (1985, tie) Song of Kali by Dan Simmons (1986) Perfume by Patrick Suskind (1987) Replay by Ken Grimwood (1988) Koko by Peter Straub (1989) Lyonesse: Madouc by Jack Vance (1990) Only Begotten Daughter by James K. Morrow (1991, tie) Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner (1991, tie) Boy's Life by Robert R. McCammon (1992, tie) Last Call by Tim Powers (1993) Glimpses by Lewis Shiner (1994) Towing Jehovah by James K. Morrow (1995) The Prestige by Christopher Priest (1996) Godmother Night by Rachel Pollack (1997) The Physiognomy by Jeffrey Ford (1998) The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich (1999) Thraxas by Martin Scott (2000)

2001–present	Declare by Tim Powers (2001, tie) Galveston by Sean Stewart (2001, tie) The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin (2002) The Facts of Life by Graham Joyce (2003, tie) Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A. McKillip (2003, tie) Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton (2004) Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke (2005) Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (2006) Soldier of Sidon by Gene Wolfe (2007) Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay (2008) The Shadow Year by Jeffrey Ford (2009, tie) Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan (2009, tie) The City & the City by China Miéville (2010) Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor (2011) Osama by Lavie Tidhar (2012) Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson (2013) A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar (2014) The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell (2015)

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