First published 2017
Amani al'Hiza is a skilled gunslinger who has fled her dead-end hometown to seek freedom. But mere months later, she finds herself at the heart of a revolution, fighting to liberate the entire desert nation of Miraji from the brutal rule of a sultan who slew his own father to seize the throne. With the mysterious foreigner Jin at her side, Amani must navigate the treacherous world of court politics, deadly conspiracies, and her own personal demons to have any hope of toppling the tyrannical sultan and restoring peace to the land.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, fantasy, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, political-intrigue
Setting: Miraji
Period: 19th-century
528 pages · Kindle Edition · Faber Faber
Content warnings: violence