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Oliza, the half-hawk, half-cobra offspring of royal shape-shifters from Hawksong, must decide between an avian or serpiente suitor and risk tearing apart her two peoples' fragile truce. In the end, her peace preserving prophecy-inspired choice is a shape-shifter wolf-woman and abdication from the throne. Although the same-sex romance is chemistry-free, the avian and serpiente cultures' sophistication adds interest.