Dawn of the Firebird

For fans of The Poppy War,She Who Became the Sun and The Will of the Manya breathtaking fantasy novel about the daughter of an overthrown emperor from an exciting new voice Khamilla Zahr-zad’s life has been built on a foundation of violence and vengeance. Every home she’s known has been destroyed by war. As the daughter of an emperor’s clanshe spent her childhood training to maintain his throne. But when her clansmen are assassinated by another rival empireplans change. With her heavenly magic of nurKhamilla is a weapon even enemies would wield–especially those in the magicalscholarly city of Za’skar. Hiding her identityKhamilla joins the enemy’s army school full of jinnmagic and martial artsrisking it all to topple her adversariesavenge her clan and reclaim their throne. To surviveshe studies under cutthroat mystic monks and battles in a series of contests to outmaneuver her fellow soldiers. She must win at all costseven if it means embracing the darkness lurking inside her. But the more she excelsthe more she is faced with history that contradicts her father’s teachings. With a war brewing among the kingdoms and a new twisted magic overtaking the landKhamilla is torn between two impossible choices: vengeance or salvation.