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Maia

Richard Adams (1984)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages (Doorstopper (600+))
SeriesBeklan Empire #2
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads4.02
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentExplicit
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

SlaverySexual AssaultViolencePower ImbalanceHuman TraffickingCaptivityClass Struggle

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSurvivalSelf-Discovery

Heroine archetypes

Slave / Bondsman (Escaping)Coming-of-Age HeroinePoor Heroine / from the Wrong Side

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeHidden IdentityEmpirePolitical IntrigueCourt IntrigueForbidden LoveFish out of WaterReluctant Hero

Themes

SurvivalPower and CorruptionClass StruggleIdentityAgency and FreedomSocial MobilityExploitationFemale Resilience

Synopsis

Maia, a peasant girl in the mythical Beklan Empire, is sold into slavery, but a turn of fate sees her become a successful concubine, then a national heroine.

Tags

Historical FantasyPolitical FantasyEpic Fantasy