I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley and am voluntarily posting a review. “A fierce, heart-wrenching exploration of the value and danger of love in a world of politics and power.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review) “This powerful series opener will undoubtedly reshape the landscape of epic fantasy for years to come.” - Booklist (starred review) Harrow, author of The Once and Future Witches It’s about resistance and power, histories both personal and political, and the heroes who must become monsters to survive. “An intimate, complex, magical study of empire and the people caught in its bloody teeth. Together, they will set an empire ablaze. The other a powerful priestess seeking to save her family. One is a ruthless princess seeking to steal a throne. But in order to keep the truth of her past safely hidden, she works as a servant in the loathed regent’s household, biting her tongue and cleaning Malini’s chambers.īut when Malini witnesses Priya’s true nature, their destines become irrevocably tangled. Chakraborty).Įxiled by her despotic brother, princess Malini spends her days dreaming of vengeance while imprisoned in the Hirana: an ancient cliffside temple that was once the revered source of the magical deathless waters but is now little more than a decaying ruin. “RAISES THE BAR FOR WHAT EPIC FANTASY SHOULD BE.” -Chloe Gong, author of These Violent DelightsĪ ruthless princess and a powerful priestess come together to rewrite the fate of an empire i n this “fiercely and unapologetically feminist tale of endurance and revolution set against a gorgeous, unique magical world” (S.
“SIMPLY MAGNIFICENT.” -Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the Sun “A RIVETING AND GORGEOUSLY WRITTEN TALE.” -Genevieve Gornichec, author of The Witch’s Heart
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