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Violence
Some
Fantasy combat and street violence; deaths of minor characters; age-appropriate for YA
Language
Barely any
Clean language appropriate for teen readers
Sexual Content
Barely any
No sexual content; the beginnings of a complex romantic tension between the two protagonists
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
Some
The weight of circumstance—being defined by where you came from rather than who you are
What this book is about
Han Alister, a former street gang leader, and Raisa, heir to the Gray Wolf throne, are on collision courses with the wizard-dominated power structure of the Seven Realms. Cinda Williams Chima's YA fantasy series opener builds its world carefully through two contrasting perspectives—one from poverty, one from privilege.
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