Life of Pi Life of Pi Life of Pi is a Canadian fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist is Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, an Indian boy from Pondicherry who explores issues of spirituality and practicality from an early age. He survives 227 days after a shipwreck while stranded on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. The novel has sold more than ten million copies worldwide. It was rejected by at least five London publishing houses before being accepted by Knopf Canada, which published it in September 2001. The UK edition won
Blades of the Tiger Blades of the Tiger Blades of the Tiger is a fantasy novel set in the Dragonlance setting, based on the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game. This is the first of a trilogy about Taladas; the second book in the trilogy is "Trail of the Black Wyrm". "Blades of the Tiger" was published in 2005. "Blades of the Tiger" is set in Taladas shortly after the War of Souls, and is generally located in the Imperial League. While attempting to steal back an important work of art, Shedara discovers that the lord of the keep has been attacked and is