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* HeroicFireRescue: Kona runs back into a blazing forest to rescue [[spoiler:Kalani]].
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* NatureSpirit: It isn't described in detail, but the wolves believe in a Great Spirit that made the world and all the animals.
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* AnimalReligion: The wolves believe the world was created by the Great Spirit. He made the first wolves, Alpha-he and Alpha-she, who were the mythical "parents" of all wolves.
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* HowlOfSorrow: The wolves use different howls to express different emotions. Kona howls in misery when [[spoiler:Kalani leaves him]].
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* HumansKillWantonly: The wolves are horrified to learn that humans kill just for fun.
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* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Kona]] is the sole survivor of his litter.
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* HumansAreCthulhu: The wolves know the human they encounter is not part of their world - it has an unnatural urge to kill without eating its prey, and somehow kills that prey without even touching it. It's even referred to as an alien.
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* BabiesEverAfter: The story ends with [[spoiler:Kona and Kalani]] having cubs.
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* OneTrueLove: Wolves are devoted to their mates, believing that they become one soul. If one of the pair dies, the other may never recover.
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* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: [[spoiler:Kalani tells Kona she doesn't love him in order to keep him safe from Ragmarr, her brother]].
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* SecretRelationship: Kona and Kalani, initially.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Ragmarr hates Tashar, Kona and their pack with a passion, but loves his own family just like any other wolf.
* FearIsTheAppropriateResponse: The wolves instinctively fear the human they encounter, and Neeko confirms this is the correct reaction - the human is a hunter and will kill them if he sees them.
* FeudingFamilies: Tashar's pack and Ragmarr's pack.
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* SiblingRivalry: The four siblings love each other, but Baru is resentful of the respect his sisters show Kona once they leave the pack.
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* HumansAreBastards: The wolves are terrified when they encounter a human, and horrified to learn they kill for fun.
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* HappilyAdopted: Garrin and Annik treat [[spoiler:Kona]] like their own.
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* DisappearedDad: [[spoiler:Kona's biological father, who he goes in search of]].
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* DespairEventHorizon: Kona loses the will to live after [[spoiler:Kalani leaves him]].
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* DefiantToTheEnd: Baru when [[spoiler:almost killed by the puma]].
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* CoolBigSis: Shimook is this to Jareth, although they're the same age.
* CoveredWithScars: Several of the wolves bear the marks of a hard life. Tashar has one eye, Ragmarr has torn ears, Dargo has a misshapen jaw caused by an injury, and Baru acquires a set of scars after an encounter with a puma.
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''Kona's Song'' is a fantasy/xenofiction novel by Louise Searl. It tells the story of a young wolf, Kona, who has always felt different from the rest of his pack. On coming of age, he learns the truth about his history and sets off on an epic journey in search of his origins, having many adventures along the way.
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!! ''Kona's Song'' contains examples of:
* AlternateAnimalAffection: The characters show affection by licking and nuzzling each other.
* CreationMyth: The wolves have their own mythology involving the First Wolf.
* EarNotch: Sort of. Ragmarr, the villain, has both ears in tatters.
* EnemyToAllLivingThings: The wolves encounter a human who is hunting elk. They are terrified, and horrified when he kills but does not eat his victim.
* JourneyToFindOneself: Kona's quest.
* NatureIsNotNice: The life of wild animals is portrayed realistically - hunting is dangerous, for example, and several of the wolves have notable injuries or scars.
* NobleWolf: The whole cast. Even the villain has his reasons.
* PredationIsNatural: Wolves accept killing as part of their life, but are respectful of their prey. They are horrified to see the contempt with which a human treats its victim.
* Xenofiction: Told from the point of view of wolves.
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!! ''Kona's Song'' contains examples of:
* AlternateAnimalAffection: The characters show affection by licking and nuzzling each other.
* CreationMyth: The wolves have their own mythology involving the First Wolf.
* EarNotch: Sort of. Ragmarr, the villain, has both ears in tatters.
* EnemyToAllLivingThings: The wolves encounter a human who is hunting elk. They are terrified, and horrified when he kills but does not eat his victim.
* JourneyToFindOneself: Kona's quest.
* NatureIsNotNice: The life of wild animals is portrayed realistically - hunting is dangerous, for example, and several of the wolves have notable injuries or scars.
* NobleWolf: The whole cast. Even the villain has his reasons.
* PredationIsNatural: Wolves accept killing as part of their life, but are respectful of their prey. They are horrified to see the contempt with which a human treats its victim.
* Xenofiction: Told from the point of view of wolves.
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