Moon, a solitary shape-shifter hiding his true nature, discovers a society of his kind called the Raksura amid escalating threats from deadly enemies.
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Moon, a solitary shape-shifter hiding his true nature, discovers a society of his kind called the Raksura amid escalating threats from deadly enemies.
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Now available in mass market paperback, The Cloud Roads is the first in the Hugo Award-nominated Books of the Raksura series, from New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries). Moon has spent his life hiding what he is: a shape-shifter able to transform himself into a winged creature of flight. An orphan with only vague memories of his own kind, Moon tries to fit in among the tribes of his river valley, with mixed success. Just as he is once again cast out by his adopte...
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Sexual content
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Fade-to-black sex scenes between characters; not explicit or frequent, but present in relationships.
Violence & gore
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Graphic violence in battles and conflicts, including shapeshifter fights and threats; central to plot with some gore.
Profanity
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No profanity present.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Bisexual society among Raksura; central to relationships and cultural norms with non-human characters.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Witchcraft / occult
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Fantasy shapeshifting and magic; brief, not framed as occult rituals.
Political content
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Court politics, power balances, and cultural conflicts central to the story among non-human societies.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Sexual assault
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One instance of rape mentioned; dubious consent in courting rituals and possible coercion.
Abuse & suffering
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Past child neglect for protagonist; themes of outsider suffering and systemic cruelty in societies.
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