River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey

River of Teeth

Sarah Gailey

Bar stand-offs, cons, explosions, chases, flirtations – all the tricks of a western are here but like you’ve never seen them before. It takes a moment at the start to sort out the outrageous characters and the costumes but then you’re off, and the ride gets faster and faster as the tension builds. And what are they riding – hippos! It’s hilarious and magical at the same time.

Extract
Adelia pulled out a chair, not minding too closely whether the chair’s legs smacked into Cal’s head. She sat with her legs spread wide to accommodate her belly, resting a foot on Cal’s neck. She smiled at Houndstooth, her hands stroking the shifting mass of her stomach.
‘Well’, she said softly, ‘what’s the job?’
Parallels
  • Karloff's Circus by Steve Aylett
  • The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
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Violence
Explicit sexual content