Life of Pi tranquilizer darts while her cub escapes hiding in a bush. Parker names the cub Thirsty after his enthusiasm when drinking from a nearby river. The paperwork that accompanies the shipment of the two tigers to Pi's family's zoo in Pondicherry states that the cub's name is "Richard Parker" and the hunter's given name is "Thirsty" and his surname is "None Given", due to a mix-up with the names. Pi's father finds the story so amusing that they continue to call the tiger "Richard Parker". Brian Bethune of "Maclean's" describes "Life of Pi" as a "head-scratching combination of dense religious allegory,
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