When Jackals Storm the Walls
core novel 2020 The Song of the Shattered Sands
Record
| First published | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.15 (1,027 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 526 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780756414634 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
After succeeding in lifting the ancient curse from the asirim, Çeda learns that Nalamae, the goddess who helped her achieve it, has died in a battle with one of her divine siblings. Believing Nalamae will be reborn somewhere in the world, Çeda sets out to find her before anyone else can, a search that leads back to Sharakhai, where other factions are hunting for the same reborn goddess. Caught between the deposed kings, the Thirteenth Tribe, and rival powers converging on the city, Çeda must decide whether to work with her former enemies or risk Sharakhai's destruction as neighboring kingdoms press their advantage and desert powers maneuver for control of a city no longer protected by its old order.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Song of the Shattered Sands
- Series: The Song of the Shattered Sands core; position 5 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 5 of 6: previous Beneath the Twisted Trees (2019) · next A Desert Torn Asunder (2021)
Sources
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