From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn, comes a sweeping, action-packed YA adventure set against the backdrop of Feudal Japan where Mulan meets Tamora Pierce.The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place--she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been out of her hands. At just seventeen years old,...

Each night brings a new bride, and each morning, they die. An 18-year-old killer rules the land, ordering his nightly brides' execution. When Shahrzad volunteers to be Khalid's next bride, ready to avenge her best friend and the ruler's other innocent victims, Shahrzad is shocked to learn the truth about the murderous Caliph of Khorasan and his motives. She might even be falling for him. Debut Novel, 416pp.