A Veil of Spears

Third in the epic new fantasy series of mystery, prophecy and death within the ancient walled city of the Twelve Kings . . . The Night of Endless Swords saw the death of one of the Sharakhai's immortal kings and revealed that the asirim, the king's frightening immortal slaves, are in fact Çeda's ancestors. Survivors of the fabled thirteenth tribe, whose lives were bargainsed away to secure the kings' wondrous powers. Their scattered descendants are no gathering in the desert, forming a new tribe whose very eixstence is threatened by Onur, the King of Spears, and the other kings, who will stop at nothing to utterly destory the thirteenth tribe. As Çeda works to free the asirim and rally them to their people's defense, the Kings of Sharakhai prepare for a grand clash that may decide the fate of all. 'A constantly shifting narrative of betrayal and friendship, loyalty and vengeance. It's vivid and diverse, full of complex relationships, eye-opening magic, and world biulding for this new age of fantasy' A Dribble of Ink'Exactly the kinf of fantasy I love to read'Kevin J. Anderson The Night of Endless Swords nearly saw the destruction of Sharakhai, and since then the Kings have come down hard on the rebelloious Moonless Host. Hundreds have been murdered or given to the Confessor King for questioning. Hundreds more have fled. Including Çeda, who has discovered that Onur, the King of Sloth, has returned to the desert to raise an army and challenge the remaining kings.The Moonless Host - who have taken to calling themselves the Thirteen Tribe - will be trapped between Onur's growing influence and the considerable might of the kings who, with Sharakhai firmly back under their rule, are turning their attention to the desert once more.Çeda knows that the asirim are the key. If she can lift their curse and free them from their bondage, then they can save Thirteenth Tribe from the the squabbling kings . . . and perhaps the kings themselves are no longer as unified as they once were. As they vie against each other for control of the city, could Çeda make an ally of one of them? And which one, when any of them could betray her as easily as they would their fellow kings.Whatever the solution, the end is coming: as Çeda focuses on freeing the asirim and weaken the kings' hold on Sharakhai, the kings' forces, the scheming queen of Qaimir, Hamzakiir the ruthless blood mage, and the thirteenth tribe all prepare for a grand clash that may decide the fate of all who sail the desert.