The first novel in the Echoes of the Fall series, The Tiger and the Wolf is an a ccomplished high fantasy by Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Arthur C. Clarke a ward-winning Children of Time. 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 generation s. Maniye also hides a deadly secret. All can shift into their clan's animal for m, 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 gre at war is coming, overshadowing even Wolf ambitions. A time of testing and broke n laws is near, but what spark will set the world ablaze?