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A noblemans daughter with magic in her blood An empire built on the dreams of enslaved gods Empire of Sand is Tasha Suris lush dazzling Mughal Indiainspired debut fantasy

An ode to the quiet fierce strength of women pure wonder Samantha Shannon New York Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree

Stunning and enthralling S A Chakraborty author of The City of Brass

A darkly intricate devastating and utterly original story R F Kuang author of the The Poppy War

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 Mehrs power comes to the attention of the Emperors 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