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Frozen Talons

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" A tale so outlandish it feels real. Prohibition. Grosse Pointe elves. Automotive lords. And the orcs doing their best to make America make sense. A riotous fantasy within a fantasy. Terry Pratchett via Detroit!"--Zig Zag Claybourne, author of Afro Puffs are the Antennae of the UniverseHOPE EXISTS TO BE CRUSHEDThe tenuous bootlegging alliance between the Tai clan and the human Sanford brought wealth to Uruk-Tai's family. But a treacherous shadow has poisoned booze in the clan's name. Humans have died and other humans blame Uruk, the way small men always blame orcs.But when an orcish child dies from poison draught and war erupts between clans, Uruk finds himself forced into a magic-bound partnership with a clan rival who wants him dead. As the Sun surrenders to the Longest Night, Uruk charges through the belly of 1927 Detroit to find a cowardly killer before his own family is destroyed. Is it a lone poisoner? Or have the arrogant elves decided to end their slow feud and destroy Uruk's family?An orc endures, but endurance is not enough.By dawn, bodies frozen to the street.Perhaps Uruk's children among them.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781642350678
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 204
  • Published:
  • October 4, 2022
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x16x229 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 472 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: October 5, 2024

Description of Frozen Talons

" A tale so outlandish it feels real. Prohibition. Grosse Pointe elves. Automotive lords. And the orcs doing their best to make America make sense. A riotous fantasy within a fantasy. Terry Pratchett via Detroit!"--Zig Zag Claybourne, author of Afro Puffs are the Antennae of the UniverseHOPE EXISTS TO BE CRUSHEDThe tenuous bootlegging alliance between the Tai clan and the human Sanford brought wealth to Uruk-Tai's family. But a treacherous shadow has poisoned booze in the clan's name. Humans have died and other humans blame Uruk, the way small men always blame orcs.But when an orcish child dies from poison draught and war erupts between clans, Uruk finds himself forced into a magic-bound partnership with a clan rival who wants him dead. As the Sun surrenders to the Longest Night, Uruk charges through the belly of 1927 Detroit to find a cowardly killer before his own family is destroyed. Is it a lone poisoner? Or have the arrogant elves decided to end their slow feud and destroy Uruk's family?An orc endures, but endurance is not enough.By dawn, bodies frozen to the street.Perhaps Uruk's children among them.

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