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1	!!!'''[[SimilarlyNamedWorks You may be looking for]] the 2010 fantasy novel ''{{Literature/The Way of Kings\|2010}}'', by Creator/BrandonSanderson.'''
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3	[[caption-width-right:273:"To give up is not the way of kings."]]
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5	''The Way of Kings'' is a fantasy/xenofiction novel by Louise Searl, telling the tale of a lion's life on the African savannah.
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7	!! ''The Way of Kings'' provides examples of:
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9	* AlternateAnimalAffection: The lions rub heads to show affection.
10	* AnimalJingoism: Lions and hyenas, as in real life, hate each other as they are direct competitors.
11	* AnimalReligion: The lions worship the sun and moon as gods. They believe they created all the animals, including their original ancestor.
12	* AnimalTalk: Each species has its own language, but they have a few words in common, since they all originally spoke the "Ancient Tongue." Yar the hyena learns lion language.
13	* BigBad: Torga.
14	* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The main character and his brother both die at the end. But they have lived long, successful lives, and go to Mbingu (lion Heaven)]].
15	* ConstantlyCurious: Kachula when young, and later his daughter Tavu.
16	* CoveredWithScars: Nava has a few. Also Harathi.
17	* CreationMyth: The lions believe the sun and moon created the world, including their original ancestor.
18	* CubCuesProtectiveParent: Lion cubs get into trouble and have to be rescued by their parents.
19	* DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler:Two of the cubs are killed by a rival male]].
20	* DueToTheDead: The lions speak a death rite for those who have died. They also say words of thanks to prey they have killed.
21	* FantasticNamingConvention:
22	** Male lions have names ending in A or O, females in I or U.
23	** Hyenas start life with a short, one-syllable name, and add a new syllable each time they achieve something. Yar's full name is Yarishkanovatunkatemasukitor.
24	* FantasticRacism: Lions and hyenas hate each other.
25	* HeinousHyena: Kachula initially thinks this way about hyenas, but upon getting to know Yar he changes his mind.
26	* InterspeciesFriendship: Kachula the lion and Yar the hyena.
27	* KingOfBeasts: The lions tell a folk tale about how their original ancestor became King of Beasts.
28	* MeaningfulName: Not the character names, but those used by the lions for themselves and other species - simba, fisi, etc. They are the Swahili words for those animals. Their names for the sun and moon, Jua and Mwezi, are also Swahili.
29	* NatureIsNotNice: The lions face danger on a daily basis.
30	* OhMyGods: The lions swear by Simba, their original ancestor, using phrases such as "Simba's claws!" and "By Simba's mane!"
31	* OverlyLongName: Yar the hyena's full name is Yarishkanovatunkatemasukitor.
32	* PantheraAwesome: Well, they're lions.
33	* PapaWolf: Kachula is extremely protective of his cubs, especially the mischievous Tavu.
34	* PredationIsNatural: Lions have to hunt, but they respect their prey and thank each animal they kill for its sacrifice.
35	* RiteOfPassage: Kachula and his siblings are excited for their first hunt. It doesn't go well.
36	* ScavengersAreScum: Inverted. The lions do not think of scavenging as any less noble than hunting.
37	* TaughtToHate: Lions are taught from birth to hate hyenas, with the differences between the species being emphasised. Once Kachula actually meets one for himself, he learns they aren't so different after all.
38	* ThankYourPrey: Lions thank every animal they kill for its sacrifice, without which they themselves could not survive.
39	* UnusualAnimalAlliance: Kachula and Yar.
40	* TheXOfY: ''The Way of Kings.''
41	* {{Xenofiction}}: Told from the point of view of lions.
42	* YouNoTakeCandle: Yar the hyena talks like this when speaking lion language.

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