Shannon Chakraborty,the bestselling author of The City of Brass,launches a new trilogy of magic and mayhem with this tale of pirates and sorcerers,forbidden artefacts and ancient mysteries,and one woman's quest to seize a final chance at glory...
A pirate of infamy and one of the most storied and scandalous captains to sail the seven seas.
Amina al-Sirafi has survived backstabbing rogues,vengeful merchant princes,several husbands,and one actual demon to retire peacefully with her family to a life of piety,motherhood,and absolutely nothing that hints of the supernatural.
But when she's offered a job no bandit could refuse,she jumps at the chance for one final adventure with her old crew that will make her a legend and offers a fortune that will secure her and her family's future forever.
Yet the deeper Amina dives the higher the stakes. For there's always risk in wanting to become a legend,to seize one last chance at glory,to savour just a bit more power...and the price might be your very soul.
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780008381349Number of pages: 496Weight: 780 gDimensions: 240 x 159 x 42 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Chakraborty's seafaring adventure is pure incandescence and adrenaline. Readers will leave these pages with their lungs full of ocean air,their fingertips glittered with magic and their hearts a little heavier for being both smitten and heartbroken by its finely drawn,poignant cast of characters. This is a book I will daydream of for years to come.'- Roshani Chokshi,New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves
'Chakraborty delivers again with a captivating story of motherhood,faith,friendship,dangerous magic,and hijinks on the high seas. Amina al-Sirafi is now my favorite pirate captain and I'm on board to follow all her adventures.'- Fonda Lee,author of The Green Bone Saga
'Chakraborty's latest unfurls like a scroll of ancient parchment,conjuring realer-than-life monsters,menacing magic,and a heroine with a gnarled,beating heart. An exhilarating,propulsive adventure,stitched from the threads of real history,Amina's adventures are the reason to read fantasy. I'll follow this captain and her crew anywhere.'- Ava Reid,internationally bestselling author of The Wolf and the Woodsman
'A marvelous and enthralling tale filled with wonders (and horrors),the best of which is Amina herself: witty,conflicted,loyal,ambitious,(mostly) honest,(occasionally) foul-mouthed,and so very relatable as she struggles to save herself,her crew,and the family she loves but so often left behind.'- Kate Elliott,author of Unconquerable Sun and Servant Mage
S. A. Chakraborty
S.A. Chakraborty is a bestselling writer of historical fantasy and speculative fiction,best known for her critically acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy.
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