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A review by deepakchecks
The Tiger and the Wolf by Adrian Tchaikovsky
3.0
A bit long-winded and meandering for my taste, but still an epic story with interesting world building and mythical characters.
The world is a place where humans can transform to animals, and tribes are formed on the basis of the animals that one can Step to. There are hybrids as well, humans who have the ability to Step to more than one animal forms. The plot follows Maniye, the daughter of wolf-chief and tiger-queen, living under the shadows of the wolf-tribe, how she becomes an outcast in her quest to find her presumed-deceased mother's tribe and how she forms friendship and acquaintances with other creatures of the world.
There weren't many surprises in store for me. The lone wolf Broken Axe as a symbol of resistance, the dragon-Champion Asamander initially deceiving Manye but ultimately helping her out, the villain Akrit - all felt familiar, and there were no real cliffhangers to sustain tension. Despite this, the book succeeds with its sprawling tale and interesting characters.
* And nobody would spend two nights in one place.
Also no bad thing. Roots are for trees
The world is a place where humans can transform to animals, and tribes are formed on the basis of the animals that one can Step to. There are hybrids as well, humans who have the ability to Step to more than one animal forms. The plot follows Maniye, the daughter of wolf-chief and tiger-queen, living under the shadows of the wolf-tribe, how she becomes an outcast in her quest to find her presumed-deceased mother's tribe and how she forms friendship and acquaintances with other creatures of the world.
There weren't many surprises in store for me. The lone wolf Broken Axe as a symbol of resistance, the dragon-Champion Asamander initially deceiving Manye but ultimately helping her out, the villain Akrit - all felt familiar, and there were no real cliffhangers to sustain tension. Despite this, the book succeeds with its sprawling tale and interesting characters.
* And nobody would spend two nights in one place.
Also no bad thing. Roots are for trees