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Violence
A lot
Large-scale battle violence; the Nameless One's wyverns and wyrms destroy armies; deaths throughout
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
A central queer romantic relationship between women; tastefully handled
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The weight of a prophecy and the terror of ancient evil; some characters carry centuries of grief
What this book is about
Queen Sabran the Ninth must produce an heir to protect her kingdom from the rise of the Nameless One—a monstrous fire god whose chains have held for a thousand years. Ead, a lady-in-waiting who harbors a secret, has been sent by the Priory of the Orange Tree to protect the queen. Meanwhile, in the East, dragon-rider Tané trains for her life's purpose. Shannon's landmark standalone fantasy is an unapologetically feminist and queer reimagining of the dragon mythology on an epic scale, with a romance between women at its center.
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Large-scale fantasy violence
A queer central romance
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