The Tiger’s Daughter

Shefali and Shizuka grow up connected across the divide between the nomadic Qorin and the powerful Hokkaran empire. One is a warrior of the steppes, the other an imperial heir; their bond joins lives shaped by different expectations and histories. As demons threaten villages and the empire's defences begin to fail, their relationship becomes part of a conflict far larger than either of them. Told through an intimate account of their shared past, this opening fantasy volume follows a love whose personal stakes sit beside prophecies and the survival of nations. The two women must contend with the powers they inherit, the loyalties surrounding them and a darkness that conquest alone has done nothing to contain.