Queens will rise and empires will fall in this lush, South Asian-inspired epic fantasy about a young woman who must uncover her secret royal heritage to free her kingdom from terrible colonial forces—if the Throne doesn’t kill her first.
Seventeen-year-old Eshaal Bibi is just another orphan. At least, that’s the story her family has told her for the last fifteen years, ever since her parents were killed during the fall of the Azzamin empire to colonial forces. But what if it isn’t true?
While struck by a strange magical sickness, Eshaal sees another story in her fever dreams: one that casts her as a lost princess, the last heir to the Peacock Throne, and the rightful Empress of Azzamin.
But Eshaal’s ensuing quest for the truth soon brings danger to her doorstep. When Eshaal is caught doing forbidden magic—a magic she doesn’t yet know how to control—every version of her future is upended. Forced to flee, she pretends to marry a young former noble from a secret loyalist family—the attractive, infuriating Imran Mirza.
As allies and enemies alike circle ever closer, Eshaal’s truths are put to the test, the fate of Azzamin now resting on her shoulders. And if there''s one thing Eshaal is learning, it’s that nothing is more powerful—or deadly—than belief.
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Seventeen-year-old Eshaal Bibi is just another orphan. At least, that’s the story her family has told her for the last fifteen years, ever since her parents were killed during the fall of the Azzamin empire to colonial forces. But what if it isn’t true?
While struck by a strange magical sickness, Eshaal sees another story in her fever dreams: one that casts her as a lost princess, the last heir to the Peacock Throne, and the rightful Empress of Azzamin.
But Eshaal’s ensuing quest for the truth soon brings danger to her doorstep. When Eshaal is caught doing forbidden magic—a magic she doesn’t yet know how to control—every version of her future is upended. Forced to flee, she pretends to marry a young former noble from a secret loyalist family—the attractive, infuriating Imran Mirza.
As allies and enemies alike circle ever closer, Eshaal’s truths are put to the test, the fate of Azzamin now resting on her shoulders. And if there''s one thing Eshaal is learning, it’s that nothing is more powerful—or deadly—than belief.
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy