A Veil of Spears
core novel 2018 The Song of the Shattered Sands
Record
| First published | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.21 (2,281 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 582 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780756409777 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Following the battle known as the Night of Endless Swords, in which the Kings of Sharakhai crushed the rebel Moonless Host, Çeda is forced to flee the city she has fought to change. In hiding, she learns that the King of Sloth is quietly building his own power at the expense of the other kings' fragile unity. She reunites with the scattered survivors of the resistance, who now call themselves the Thirteenth Tribe, and works out a plan to return to Sharakhai in order to free the asirim from their servitude. As the kings' alliance frays into open rivalry, the formidable King of Swords is sent to hunt her down, while the Queen of Qaimir and the blood mage Hamzakiir pursue their own designs, drawing Çeda into a widening web of political intrigue.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Song of the Shattered Sands
- Series: The Song of the Shattered Sands core; position 3 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 3 of 6: previous With Blood Upon the Sand (2017) · next Beneath the Twisted Trees (2019)
Sources
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