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In the early Bronze Age of a parallel fantasy universe, the Agricultural Revolution has divided the world between nomadic tribal beastkin and agrarian hominids who live in walled city-states on the floodplains. Great human conquerers have arisen in the Empire of Urukai, and they threaten to subjugate the fractured beastkin tribes. Ariadne is a 16-year-old tribal princess from the Varg (wolf) clan of the Great Plains, a war-torn region that surrendered to the Empire over a decade prior. The remnants of her people have struggled to survive as vassals, especially with a hefty tribute to pay every year. One morning, after being bedridden for weeks with a serious illness, Ariadne awoke with strange memories from another life: a futuristic world with wondrous technology known as Earth. Armed with this new knowledge, Ariadne must consider her next steps. A suspicious young governor has recently arrived from the Imperial Capital, and he seems adamant about founding a new hominid settlement on the frontier. Meanwhile, Ariadne’s brothers are plotting a rebellion — a hopeless endeavor that is certain to result in their deaths. The future of the Varg clan is bleak, and Ariadne is certain that her tribe will not survive if they cling to their old hunter-gatherer ways. It’s time to build a kingdom for the beastkin people!