Wolfblade is a prequel, set perhaps thirty years before The Demon Child Trilogy, but written later—which explains the confusing alternate designation of the Wolfblade novel as a part of a six book "Hythrun Chronicles" including "The Demon Child Trilogy".

Her honesty and compassion—supported by the astute political advice of Elezaar, the dwarf slave—win her loyal friends.

This includes Wrayan Lightfinger, self-proclaimed as the greatest thief in Hythria, also inheritor of the magical powers of the mysterious, pacifist and believed disappeared race of the Harshini.

Most of the action of this fantasy novel is political, supported by threats of battle, occasional sword fights and assassinations.

The gods generally use their influence, magic users keep a low profile, and the human nobility do all of the dirty work.