A woman demands vengeance.
A soldier questions loyalty.
A prince seeks justice.
After surviving her fight in the Aikhtiar tournament, Serein picks up her blades again—this time as King Sethos' assassin. With each enemy she hunts down, she wades deeper into a world of death and secrets, faking the deaths of those who could be potential allies and help Rameses overthrow his father. Lurking around every corner is the threat of discovery and Xansas' shadow.
Beneath the mask of loyalty, Serein plots against Xansas and Sethos while old magic stirs and hidden forces make their move. She and Uriah follow leads to track down the leader of the Bone Vipers, who evades capture. Rameses faces an impending betrothal that forces him to decide when to make a move against his father. Rebel attacks increase, striking at the heart of the city. With each dangerous mission Serein undertakes, more pieces of the Malik's plans are revealed, but with them comes more questions.
Success balances on a knife's edge, and one wrong move could destroy Serein’s chance to kill her enemies and finally be free.
Reviews
Jameses Harwood Jones, Book reviewer
“There’s some incredible edge of your seat confrontations. The sequel carries all the suspense, terror and magic of its predecessor. Then cranks it up some more. Fabulous.”
Oldbird, Goodreads reviewer
“This is a second book in a series that does what it's supposed to: solidly build on everything set up in the first while narrowing down on the plot that'll take us through to the end. It does it with twists and meanders that I couldn't anticipate, and I loved being carried along in what felt like a truly original fantasy story. Yes, we've got the tropes like the cinnamon roll prince with an evil dad, an assassin with a heart, and a land burned by war, but it's the way they're used that makes me love them.”
Sara Omer, author of The Gryphon King
“WoSaS manages to have both a satisfying ending to satiate both my own and Serein's vengeance, and a killer cliffhanger that has me excited to see how the magic grows in the trilogy's conclusion. I'm also chomping at the bit for the conclusion to the Serein and Uriah romantic arc. Will they? Won't they??”