The Tiger and the Wolf (Echoes of the Fall, 1)

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The novel has a somewhat leisurely pace to start, with a good deal of background and history dropped into the story, but in Tchaikovsky's sure hands it never feels too slow or info-dumpy, and the action scenes are well-handled and exciting -- there are many fights which are cleverly choreographed, with humans Stepping to animals and back again seeking the killing blow with knife and teeth, fists and claws. What this novel lacks are the cliches of YA novels: no love triangles, no cheap theatrics, no artificial drama. The Young Adult flavor, the complex magic system geared towards player vs player duels and the lively pacing reminded me more of Brandon Sanderson than of the "Shadows of the Apt" series. The shape-shifting is based on a very understandable idea and apart from the ease with which the characters "step" from one shape into another, I think I can get behind this idea of the different souls with enthusiasm.

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Readers will be captivated by the well-realized characters, splendid action, and a satisfying conclusion that promises more wonders to come.it felt fairly easily mapped onto an existing sense of planet earth, perhaps making it easier to picture and be in. This unique dual heritage results in there being 2 warring souls insider of her and makes her the center of constant conflict and intrigue.

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It is a coming of age story, but it is also a study on human interaction told by Tchaikovsky the best way he can - by looking at it through the lense of our animal siblings. In the same way, The Tiger and the Wolf may be a story set in an ancient type of setting, but the themes it explores ― thirst for power or revenge, forgiveness, honor ― are relevant to each reader. I’d say I’ve read a fair share of books about shifters, but never anything with such an intricate world, fresh-feeling atmosphere and creative backdrop. There are painful choices when it comes to belonging and loyalty, friendship and sacrifice, freedom and obligations. Description is good, especially concerning the natural world which is hostile and implacable, yet also beautiful and live-giving.The biggest reason I believe it works is because the book has a particularly strong cast of characters that ground the more enigmatic parts of the book.

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Whether it’s spiders in a classical fantasy, a stranded astronaut in an alien cavern of horrors, or in the case of The Tiger and the Wolf, a shapeshifter with two antipathetic souls, his books are works of brilliant imagination that I always relish reading.This rite of passage journey may not be very original, but it is filled with battles and surprisingly poignant in the painfull lessons it must impart. I got a little invested in one or two of the characters, and I wanted to find out what would happen next. There is violence, but I found it congruent with the story development and nature of the characters. And these gods are alive to their people -- Maniye feels the Wolf's breath as he watches her escape, she sees the Tiger's shadow in the halls of her mother's kin, she even senses the Serpent which coils under the land.

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her mother, the queen of the tiger people, maybe the next, tho there was still a kinda peripheral feeling to her even. The rest of the novel is mostly about Maniye running through forest and swamp and mountain, chased first by Wolves and then by Tigers, Eyriemen and other assorted were-animals. One you need to read for yourself and realize the horrible position Maniye is put in with her family. Wolf tribes are led by dominant males, and two men may fight to the death to be chieftain, but tigers are led by a queen, whose daughter will follow her. It's a personal favorite of 2016, but I suppose readers who are not so easy to please or are not already a fan of the author will give it a lower rating.Her escapades, alongside some unexpected but very welcome absorbing realism of the psychological truth of the nature of human and beast kept me glued to the book into the wee hours of the night. But whilst we get a picture of many of these people, the emphasis in this novel is on the predators, those warlike people and cultures who bring a bloody dimension to the novel, a dimension which Tchaikovsky consistently executes with skill and precision. I think there could have been a clearer indication of the clan separations and rituals but as the story goes on we learn which clans are on top and which are more subservient.