By
Tooth and Claw: Clan of the Claw Book Two
S.M
Stirling, Eric Flint, Jody Lynn Nye, Mercedes Lackey and Cody Martin
Baen,
Apr 7 2015, $15.00
ISBN:
9781476780405
“Bury
My Heart” by Mercedes Lackey and Cody Martin.
The flood left the Clan of the Long Fang surviving Mrem destitute as
they flee without Dancers from the still rising waters and the vicious
Lishkash.
“A
Clan’s Foundation” by S.M Stirling. Klar
leads the desperate ragged band to needed water while fearing Ashala’s Lishkash
troops will slaughter most of them and enslave those left alive.
“Sanctuary”
by Eric Flint. Sebetwe takes charge of
dispatching Knest’s soul and leading his followers up the mountain while
concealing from his superstitious Lishkash followers his disdain for those who
worship the Goddess Huwute. After
Zilikazi’s army slaughtered most of their Dancers causing the Mrem tribe to
flee in disarray terror, Achia Pazik and a few others find themselves separated
from the main pack with no hope of surviving.
“Feeding
a Fever” by Jody Lynn Nye. In an oasis,
Petru begs Lailah Clan lead Dancer Cassa to eat, but she says she cannot as she
believes she soon will join Assirra in heaven before they reach haven. Water remains a problem for the clan
especially after what they recently found proved lethal.
Based
on the premise the asteroid that ended the dinosaur era did not occur, the
second Clan of the Claw alternative history (see Exiled) contains four pleasurable survival novellas. All are well written as the Mrem feline mammals and the Lishkash
humanoid dinosaurs are intelligent enemies fighting for domination in the
Bronze Age. My personal favorite is the
heroic sacrifices of brave warriors in “Bury My Heart”.
Harriet
Klausner
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