Description
Not All Men are Created Equal. Some are Created Lions.TO JOURNEY IN THE YEAR OF THE TIGER is the first in a Ground-Breaking Original Series by H. Leighton Dickson. This is a powerful, post-apocalyptic story of lions and tigers, wolves and dragons, embracing and blending the cultures of Dynastic China, Ancient India and Feudal Japan. Half feline, half human, this genetically altered world has evolved in the wake of the fall of human civilization. Fans of Tolkien, Game of Thrones, Redwall or Japanese anime will be entertained in these intelligent and beautifully written pages in a blend of science, fantasy and zoological speculation.Kirin Wynegarde-Grey is a young lion with a big job - Captain of the Guard in a Kingdom that spans from the mountains of western China to the deserts of the Middle East. When an ancient threat awakens in the West and threatens to overthrow the Empire, he must lead a team that includes his enigmatic brother, a lethal swordswoman and three radically different and mysterious specialists through a world where humans are legend and animals walk like men. This is the journey of six individuals as they travel beyond the edges of the known Empire, into lands uncharted and wild. It is a journey of magic and mystery, science and swords, romance and intrigue. It is a journey of different perspectives and unexpected kharma and love found in surprising places. It is a journey that takes place five thousand years or so in the future, naturally in the Year of the Tiger.
Author: H. Leighton Dickson
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 09/21/2012
Pages: 378
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.78d
ISBN13: 9781478127093
ISBN10: 1478127090
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Fantasy | Epic
Author: H. Leighton Dickson
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 09/21/2012
Pages: 378
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.78d
ISBN13: 9781478127093
ISBN10: 1478127090
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Fantasy | Epic
About the Author
H. Leighton Dickson grew up in the wilds of the Canadian Shield, where her neighbours were wolves, moose, perennial-eating deer and the occasional lynx. She studied zoology at the University of Guelph and worked in the Edinburgh Zoological Gardens, where she was chased by lions, wrestled deaf tigers and fed Polar Bears medicine via baby bottles! She has been writing since she was thirteen, has three dogs, two cats, three children and one husband. She has managed to keep all of them alive...so far.
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