River of Teeth
Books | Fiction / Alternative History
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Sarah Gailey
A Finalist for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best NovellaSarah Gailey's wildfire debut River of Teeth is a rollicking alternate history adventure that Charlie Jane Anders calls "preposterously fun."In the early 20th Century, the United States government concocted a plan to import hippopotamuses into the marshlands of Louisiana to be bred and slaughtered as an alternative meat source. This is true.Other true things about hippos: they are savage, they are fast, and their jaws can snap a man in two.This was a terrible plan.Contained within this volume is an 1890s America that might have been: a bayou overrun by feral hippos and mercenary hippo wranglers from around the globe. It is the story of Winslow Houndstooth and his crew. It is the story of their fortunes. It is the story of his revenge.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Author
Sarah Gailey
Pages
192
Publisher
Tor Publishing Group
Published Date
2017-05-23
ISBN
0765395223 9780765395221
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"<b>AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!</b> THAT WAS SO <i>GOOD!!!!!!</i> The Writing style was FANTASTIC!!! I adored the setting and plot SO MUCH!!! And the CHARACTERS!!!!! I wanna hear so much more about these characters!!!! I don't say this about Most books, but I Sincerely wish this was longer!!! I can't WAIT to start the second book!!!!!!!"
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"This book has a really interesting premise and some solid writing, but it felt more like reading a summary of a good book than actually reading a good book. A lot of events felt glossed over and some of the characters felt like flat stereotypes. I still fall in the recommend side but only if you're already intrigued by the premise."
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"Lgbt+ and poc characters, hippo-cowboys, and revenge plots? Everything I didn't know I needed in a book. Loved it, already started the sequel."
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