Hawksong [SEP] series
Hawksong
Hawksong is the first in a five book series of young adult fantasy shapeshifter novels called The Kiesha'ra Series. It was written by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes and published in 2003 when the author was 19. Hawksong is Atwater-Rhodes' most critically successful novel to date.
Narrated by Danica Shardae, heir to the Tuuli Thea. During this first book in the Keisha'ra series, Danica is 16. Danica's tentative marriage to Zane Cobriana ends the thousands of years of warring between their people. The title refers to
offender can no longer access his second shape or Demi form, and trying to causes great pain. Only force-shifting, an advanced and invasive technique magical technique that only falcons know how to use, can reverse the damage.
The avians and serpiente have warred for thousands of years. At the start of the series in Hawksong, the royal families of both sides have been nearly decimated while their respective societies and cultures slip further and further into decay.
The People Serpiente.
The serpiente could not be more different