A Desert Torn Asunder
core novel 2021 The Song of the Shattered Sands
Record
| First published | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.22 (848 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 528 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780756418199 |
| Internal chronology | 6 |
Synopsis
In the concluding volume of the series, Meryam, the deposed queen of Qaimir, works to resurrect Ashael, a buried elder god whose waking threatens ruin across the desert. Çeda and Emre travel to their people's ancestral homeland in pursuit of the traitor Hamid, only to find the scattered desert tribes united under his leadership and preparing a holy war against Sharakhai. Inside the city, the blood mage Davud investigates a mysterious gateway between worlds that he hopes to close for good, while King Ihsan pursues Meryam, always a step behind her. As Ashael's rising draws nearer, Çeda must try to bring together desert tribes, the people of Sharakhai and even the city's former invaders into a single, uneasy alliance to avert catastrophe.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Song of the Shattered Sands
- Series: The Song of the Shattered Sands core; position 6 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Bradley P. Beaulieu
Notes
- From the series record (The Song of the Shattered Sands): Middle Eastern/desert-inspired epic fantasy set in the city-state of Sharakhai, ruled by twelve immortal Kings; the six-book main sequence (2015-2021) is Core Canon. The standalone prequel novella "Of Sand and Malice Made" is Expanded Canon.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Song of the Shattered Sands: position 6 of 6: previous When Jackals Storm the Walls (2020)
Sources
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