num_pages: 672
description: eda now a Blade Maiden in service to the kings of Sharakhai trains as one of their elite warriors gleaning secrets even as they send her on covert missions to further their rule. She knows the dark history of the asirimthat hundreds of years ago they were enslaved to the kings against their willbut when she bonds with them as a Maiden chaining them to her she feels their pain as if her own. They hunger for release they demand it but with the power of the gods compelling them they find the yokes around their necks unbreakable.eda could become the champion theyve been waiting for but the need to tread carefully has never been greater. After the victory won by the Moonless Host in the Wandering Kings palace the kings are hungry for blood. They scour the city ruthless in their quest for revenge. Unrest spreads like a plague a thing Emre and his new allies in the Moonless Host hope to exploit but with the kings and their god-given powers and the Maidens and their deadly ebon blades there is little hope of doing so.When eda and Emre are drawn into a plot of the blood mage Hamzakiir they sail across the desert to learn the truth and a devastating secret is revealed one that may very well shatter the power of the hated kings. They plot quickly to take advantage of it but it may all be undone if eda cannot learn to navigate the shifting tides of power in Sharakhai and control the growing anger of the asirim that threatens to overwhelm her.
language: English
title: With Blood Upon the Sand
publisher: DAW