The first novel in the Echoes of the Fall series The Tiger & the Wolf is an accomplished high fantasy by Adrian Tchaikovsky & winner of the 2017 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel Adrian Tchaikovsky is also the author of the Arthur C Clarke award-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 & these tribes have been enemies for generations Maniye also hides a deadly secret All can shift into their clan's animal form but Maniye can take on tiger & 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 & 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 & a darkness falling across the land Some say a great war is coming overshadowing even Wolf ambitions A time of testing & broken laws is near but what spark will set the world ablazeshortlisted for the British Fantasy Society Best Novel Award