Paperback, 176 pages
English language
Published Feb. 16, 2017
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.
River of Teeth is a 2017 alternate history novella by Sarah Gailey. It was first published by Tor Books. The cover art is by Richard Anderson.
The caper is pretty good, but it's made great by having it revolve around hippos. Winslow Houndstooth is hired to clear the Mississippi of all the feral hippos. He has a plan. He assembles the A-Team. If this gets made into a movie, they really need to license the A-Team theme.
