Book description
A family of dragons gathers on the occasion of the death of their
father, the elder Bon Agornin. As is custom, they must eat the body.
But even as Bon's last remains are polished off, his sons and
daughters must all jostle for a position in the new hierarchy. While
the youngest son seeks greedy remuneration through the courts of law,
the eldest son - a dragon of the cloth - agonises over his father's
deathbed confession. While one daughter is caught between loyalty to
her family by blood and her family by marriage, another daughter
follows her heart - only to discover the great cost of true love...
Here is a Victorian story of political intrigue, family ties and
political intrigue, set in a world of dragons - a world, quite
literally, red in tooth and claw. Full of fiery wit, this is a novel
unlike any other.
