Mark of the Tiger's Stripe

Welcome to the world of Amarthia, where lions, tigers, and bears roam the city streets, and nobody bats an eye. Here, the sentient animal inhabitants live in relative peace with their neighbours; at least as long as they stay within the heavily fortified walls of the cities. Outside, harsh storms, marauding bandit tribes, and savage creatures rule the wilds.Of course, civilization is only fur deep, a fact which international journalist Sedric Barnes learns all too quickly after delving into the criminal underworld of Pytan to expose the elusive slave trader Assad Alabwaq, the Black Horns. But Barnes may get more than he bargained for when he discovers another world hidden even deeper beneath the mask of Amarthian civilization. A world of cloaks, daggers, and creatures of nightmare thousands of years old.And when his path crosses with that of a beautiful white tigress, and the hunters who keep the monsters in check, he learns something more: it's a world he was born into.Mark of the Tiger's Stripe is the beginning of an epic adventure through the secret world of spies and monster's that has shaped the anthropomorphic civilizations of Amarthia for generations. But don't start thinking that because they look like your beloved family pet the inhabitants all cute and cuddly. You are about to embark on a dangerous journey on a path made of blood, bullets, and explosions.