Dust and Destiny
(2025)(The third book in the Tales from the Sapphire Sea series)
A novel by Nick Clausen
He was born to inherit an empire. He chose to burn it down.
After years in exile, Khasain returns to a palace ruled by fear, where loyalty is a lie and power rests in poisoned hands. But he no longer dreams of thrones or crowns. He wants only to save the woman he loves—and survive his father’s deadly grip.
Yet blood is not so easily escaped. With every secret uncovered and every enemy unmasked, Khasain is drawn deeper into a game he never meant to play. The past won’t let go. Neither will the gods.
To destroy the tyrant who made him, Khasain must confront the truth of who he is—and who he might become.
Dark, intimate, and unflinching, Dust and Destiny is the thunderous conclusion to the Tales from the Sapphire Sea trilogy. For fans of The Wolf Den, The Poppy War, and Kingdom of Heaven.
Genre: Fantasy
After years in exile, Khasain returns to a palace ruled by fear, where loyalty is a lie and power rests in poisoned hands. But he no longer dreams of thrones or crowns. He wants only to save the woman he loves—and survive his father’s deadly grip.
Yet blood is not so easily escaped. With every secret uncovered and every enemy unmasked, Khasain is drawn deeper into a game he never meant to play. The past won’t let go. Neither will the gods.
To destroy the tyrant who made him, Khasain must confront the truth of who he is—and who he might become.
Dark, intimate, and unflinching, Dust and Destiny is the thunderous conclusion to the Tales from the Sapphire Sea trilogy. For fans of The Wolf Den, The Poppy War, and Kingdom of Heaven.
Genre: Fantasy
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