Fans of recent fantasy powerhouse series like S.A. Chakraborty’s Daevabad Trilogy or Nghi Vo’s Singing Hills Cycle should take note of this week’s series spotlight! Tasha Suri’s Books of Ambha duology took the world by storm after being publish in 2018 and critic after critic has heaped the books with praise–seriously, scroll through the reviews section for the book and you’ll see line after line describing this as “stunning,” “enthralling,” “absorbing,” “lush,” and “riveting.” Read on for a summary and then rush to add these two titles to your TBR!
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A nobleman’s daughter with magic in her blood. An empire built on the dreams of enslaved gods. Empire of Sand is Tasha Suri’s lush, dazzling, Mughal India-inspired debut fantasy.
The Amrithi are outcasts; nomads descended of desert spirits, they are coveted and persecuted throughout the Ambhan Empire for the power in their blood.
Mehr is the illegitimate daughter of an imperial governor and an exiled Amrithi mother she can barely remember, but whose face and magic she has inherited. When Mehr’s power comes to the attention of the Emperor’s most feared mystics, she must use every ounce of will, subtlety, and power she possesses to resist their cruel agenda.
And should she fail, the gods themselves may awaken seeking vengeance. . .
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