First published 2016
From the pirate-haven of Senjan, a young woman sets out to avenge her lost family. Across the sea, a Seressen spy and an artist journey east, their fates entwined with a merchant's son and a boy training to be a khalif's elite soldier. As these lives collide, a looming war threatens to decide the future of the borderlands where empires and faiths clash.
Genres: literary-fiction, historical-fiction, adventure, fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Senjan, Seressen
571 pages · Hardcover · Berkley