Content levels
Trigger warnings
Hero archetypes
Heroine archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Tropes
Synopsis
The spellbinding prequel to the national bestselling Sons of Destiny series.Decades before the shattering of the empire of Aiar and hundreds of years before the time of the Sons of Destiny, Tava Ell Var, a female shapeshifter, became the leader of the people of the Shifting Plains.An enigmatic figure, Tava never knew her mother—apart from the brutal story of her life as documented by her father. Her family history served as a warning about danger on the Shifting Plains, the land Tava now leads. When her father is murdered, she encounters Kodan, a warrior who recognizes the power that emboldens the strange, beautiful, and resilient Tava.
Shifting Plains: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
Contains violence including murder of a parent, romantic/sexual content appropriate for adults, and themes of trauma and cultural conflict on dangerous plains.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, steamy sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder, death of parent, and violence.
Who'll love this
Adult readers will be drawn to the shapeshifting heroine who must overcome tragedy to lead her people and find unexpected love.