With Blood Upon the Sand
core novel 2017 The Song of the Shattered Sands
Record
| First published | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.17 (3,584 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 669 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780756414061 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Picking up after the events of the first novel, this second book follows Çeda as she has taken a position within the Blade Maidens, the elite order of women warriors sworn to serve the kings of Sharakhai, using her new standing to continue digging for the truth behind the asirim, the tormented immortal beings bound to serve the kings. She comes to believe she may hold the means to free them from their ancient chains, even as unbreakable divine magic stands in her way. Tensions rise further as the kings turn to ruthless retaliation after a defeat at the hands of the rebel Moonless Host, and Çeda's oldest friend Emre has thrown in his lot with that same resistance, straining the loyalties between them as both become entangled in the schemes of the blood mage Hamzakiir.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Song of the Shattered Sands
- Series: The Song of the Shattered Sands core; position 2 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 2 of 6: previous Twelve Kings in Sharakhai (2015) · next A Veil of Spears (2018)
Sources
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