Beneath the Twisted Trees (The Song of the Shattered Sands #4)
Bradley P. Beaulieu
4.20 · 10 ratings · Published: 02 Jul 2019
When a battle to eradicate the Thirteenth Tribe goes awry, the kingdoms bordering the desert metropolis of Sharakhai see the city as weak and ripe for conquest. �eda, now leader of the Shieldwives, a band of skilled desert swordswomen, hopes to use the growing chaos to gain freedom for Sehid-Alaz, the ancient, undying king of her people. Freeing him is only the beginning, however. Like all the people of her tribe on that fateful night four centuries earlier, Sehid-Alaz was cursed, turned into an asir, a twisted, miserable creature beholden to the kings of Sharakhai--to truly free her king, �eda must break the chains that bind him.
As Sharakhai's enemies close in and the assault on the city begins, �eda works feverishly to unlock the mysteries of the asirim's curse. But danger lies everywhere. Enemy forces roam the city; the Blade Maidens close in on her; her own father, one of the kings of Sharakhai, wants �eda to hang. Worst of all, the gods themselves have begun to take notice of �eda's pursuits.
When the combined might of Sharakhai and the desert gods corner the survivors of the Thirteenth Tribe in a mountain fastness, the very place that nearly saw their annihilation centuries ago, �eda knows the time has come. She was once an elite warrior in service to the kings of Sharakhai. She has been an assassin in dark places. A weapon poised to strike from the shadows. A voice from the darkness, striving to free her people.
No longer.
Now she's going to lead.
The age of the Kings is coming to an end . . .
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The 'The Song of the Shattered Sands' series
98 ratings 4.07 ·- Twelve Kings in Sharakhai by Bradley P. Beaulieu Book #1
- With Blood Upon the Sand by Bradley P. Beaulieu Book #2
- A Veil of Spears by Bradley P. Beaulieu Book #3
- Beneath the Twisted Trees by Bradley P. Beaulieu Book #4
- When Jackals Storm the Walls by Bradley P. Beaulieu Book #5
- A Desert Torn Asunder by Bradley P. Beaulieu Book #6
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