**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** A new reign is coming…Romance,magicadventureand horror collide in the start to this lushepicAncient Egyptian inspired trilogy perfect for fans of Leigh BardugoTahereh Mafiand Sabaa Tahir. Princess. Priestess. Rebel. Thief. Tensions run as hot as the Khamsin winds in the great kingdom of Khetara. Rumors of the pharaoh’s mysterious illness aboundand with themmurmurs of rebellion grow. Meanwhilein the quiet deserta forgotten oracle begins to unfoldsetting a dark prophecy into action and drawing together four strangers… Princess SITA lives in the abundance of the palaceand in a moment of passionshe unmasks a betrayal that will put her life–and the entire royal court–in grave danger. A priestess-in-trainingNEFF strives to understand her intense visions from the godsexcept theirs is not the only magic at play in the grand temple. As a farmer’s daughterRAE knows how much the pharaoh’s men have taken from her landher people. Stillwho will step forward to confront the king? KARIM was raised among the pyramids of the Red Lands and survives on the wealth of the dead as a tomb robber. But amid the spoilsan ancient evil awakens… Bloodshed is coming. Only together do these four have the potential to save the kingdom from destruction. But when the dust has settledwho will sit on the throne of Khetara?