River of Teeth (River of Teeth #1)

Posted on 25 April 2018 by Sarah Gailey

In the early 20th Century, the United States government concocted a plan to import hippopotamuses into the marshlands of Louisiana to be bred and slaughtered as an alternative meat source This is true.Other true things about hippos they are savage, they are fast, and their jaws can snap a man in two.This was a terrible plan.Contained within this volume is an 1890s America that might have been a bayou overrun by feral hippos and mercenary hippo wranglers from around the globe It is the story of Winslow Houndstooth and his crew It is the story of their fortunes It is the story of his revenge. Free Read Books River of Teeth (River of Teeth #1) author Sarah Gailey – kino-fada.fr I was sold on this novella as soon as I read the premise Based on an actual idea that was never executed by U.S government, this book postulates a Wild West era America in which hippos were introduced to the Mississippi River to be raised as a source of food Unfortunately, some of these hippos have now gone feral, which means, Houston, we have a hippo problem The government hires a crack team of hippo wranglers who also have varied talents as demolition experts, assassins, con women and pis I was sold on this novella as soon as I read the premise Based on an actual idea that was never executed by U.S government, this book postulates a Wild West era America in which hippos were introduced to the Mississippi River to be raised as a source of food Unfortunately, some of these hippos have now gone feral, which means, Houston, we have a hippo problem The government hires a crac...I received an advanced copy of River of Teeth via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review I would like to thank Sarah Gailey and Tor River of Teeth is an alternative history fantasy Western adventure where the cowboys and mercenaries ride hippos instead of horses Winslow Houndstooth is the main protagonist and he has been assigned a mission by government officials which involves brutal feral man eating hippos and a shady gangster who runs a canal based gambling empire For this mission, Ho I received an advanced copy of River of Teeth via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review I would like to thank Sarah Gailey and Tor River of Teeth is an alternative history fantasy Western adventure where the cowboys and mercenaries ride hippos instead of horses Winslow Houndstooth is the main protagonist and he has been assigned a mission by government officials which involves brutal feral man eating hippos and a shady gangster who runs a canal based gambling empire For this mission, Houndstooth is able to assemble his own entourage which includes a chubby con woman, an ex best friend sharpshooter, and a deadly assassin.This is quite a short tale that took me just over two hours to read It is a highly...In a world where the US government DID import hippos into the Louisiana swamp to raise for meat in the 1800s, Winslow Houndstooth gets hired for a caper, no, an operation, to get the Hippos out of The Harriet, a vast marsh overrun with feral hippos Only one member of his crew is a traitorWhen I read about this on the Facebook, I knew I had to read it A western with people riding hippos What s not to like Anyway, Tor denied me on netgalley but an early birthday present from the esteemed Ri In a world where the US government DID import hippos into the Louisiana swamp to raise for meat in the 1800s, Winslow Houndstooth gets hired for a caper, no, an operation, to get the Hippos out of The Harriet, a vast marsh overrun with feral hippos Only one member of his crew is a traitorWhen I read about this on the Facebook, I knew I...If you catch my thoughts here on Goodreads you might realize that I almost never give anything one star I try to always find the good in something and if I manage to at least finish the book, the author accomplished something But I got halfway through this novella and couldn t finish any I got tired of rolling my eyes There is no book this year that has a cooler sounding concept than this one a bayou western set during an alternate history where the gulf is filled with feral, man eating If you catch my thoughts here on Goodreads you might realize that I almost never give anything one star I try to always find the good in something and if I manage to at least finish the book, the author accomplished something But I got halfway through this novella and couldn t finish any I got tired of rolling my eyes There is no book this year that has a cooler sounding concept than this one a bayou western set during an alternate history where the gulf is filled with feral, man eating hippos I mean, come on, how could I resist But alas, big disappointment.The book might appeal to some or many , but the cutesy, trite approach was not up my alley For a novella, it felt like it was taking forever to get to the point, spending most of time introducing the characters and trying in vain to make them memorable I would ve loved this if I actually cared about the people, if the interactions weren t terri...I think we ve all had our mental images of hippos cutified by Fiona the Hippo, right Totally undoctored cutenessThough River of Teeth predates that pudge of adorableness, focusingon their ferocity than their cuteness Alas it takesthan a great Big Idea to make a story.https youtu.be Su7GkqwxG08 hippo chasing a boat Hippos have been brought to the southern U.S., essentially replacing horses as transportation in the uncertain and watery in the 19th century Louisiana landscape A fa I think we ve all had our mental images of hippos cutified by Fiona the Hippo, righ... You might want to take a deep breath before reading the following sentence You re welcome.Why this book which I read before the summer and consequently remember very little about except that it was slightly not good because I only have one grey cell left bloody shrimping tourists be damned should have been awesome because man eating hippos and mercenaries and Louisiana and stuff, but wasn t and therefore kinda sorta disappointed me as you might have grasped from my not so wondrous rating The You might want to take a deep breath before reading the following sentence You re welcome.Why this book which I read before the summer and consequently remember very little about except that it was slightly not good because I only have one grey cell left bloody shrimping tourists be damned should have been awesome because man eating hippos and mercenaries and Louisiana and stuff, but wasn t and therefore kin...Reminds me of Maverick 1994 and Wild Wild West 1999 Just suspend your belief system and have fun Hippos are waiting Carnivorous ferals are circling and snapping their teeth like crocodiles in a James Bond movie A good time no alcohol required by the Jer...Reading this because it is a Campbell nom for this year, I m walking into this as a properly fascinated reader I mean, it s a western alternative history where hippos are the next big meat and it was ACTUALLY A THING It might have been a bad idea in the real world, but the concept for a SF novella is pretty spectacular.So how did it pan out Well I like revenge stories as well as anyone and having these big monsters that crunch people with a single bite always makes for great river fiction, bu Reading this because it is a Campbell nom for this year, I m walking into this as a properly fascinated reader I...sighs Don t you just hate it when the description of a book shows a story with SO MUCH potential, but as soon as you read it, you just KNOW that it ll never live up to that promised potential It was like this for me when I heard about this story An 1890s USA that has introduced hippos into the wild as an alternative meat source that was even an actual plan of the government it simply didn t work out in reality How cool is that And look at the pretty awesome cover In one place, where sighs Don t yo...I was sent this for review by the publisher This novella was excellent rollicking fun It s a story that when I saw the cover and hear the synopsis, I KNEW I needed it in my life and it definitely didn t disappoint Not only is the story sharp and witty and non stop, it also has some of the best representation of non gendered characters, female protagonists, older characters andThe only white male character is quickly killed...

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25 April 2018

Sarah Gailey