[Damocles]

Song of Nero (Tom Holt)
Two young bulls, remarkably similar, one in a position of power the other a con-bull. The vagaries of politics spell disaster, but the story is only starting.

Darkwar (Glen Cook)
You are a hard as nails young heifer who is discriminated against for being a rural dope. Undaunted, by the force of your power, personality firepower and a little genocide you rise to heights of dominance never before seen, as the Doomstalker, the greatest witch-cow ever. As you grow old and your empire crumbles about you, sensing that the time of the witch cow is at the end you make the final Ceremony assuring victory at the cost of your lifeforce.
The herd still thinks you will return in case of great need.