Sciona, the first woman in a prestigious order of mages, faces hostility from her peers and a janitor as her only support. Together, they unravel a hidden conspiracy that could revolutionize the magic world—if it doesn’t destroy them first.
Exiled princess Elowen, determined to free her dragons and seek vengeance, joins forces with feared Commander Cayden. Though their motives clash, they’re drawn together as they plot to infiltrate Imirath’s castle. With war looming, they face a dangerous heist and an undeniable attraction in this epic fantasy romance.
This brand-new sequel to Nnedi Okorafor's Shadow Speaker contains the powerful prose and compelling stories that have made Nnedi Okorafor a star of the literary science fiction and fantasy space and put her at the forefront of Africanfuturist fiction
"An epic collision of new tech and elemental magic-suspenseful, immersive, and chillingly relevant. Another stunning
"Disturbing and darkly funny, McGhee's surrealist debut is sure to keep readers up at night." -People
Now in paperback, an Electric Literature and Chicago Review of Books best book of the year, the debut Xochitl Gonzalez called "wildly imaginative, tender and piercing critique of the squeeze of capitalism."