4.5
Fantasy & SciFi
Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, spins a new trilogy of magic and mayhem on the high seas in this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artifacts and ancient mysteries, in one woman’s determined quest to seize a final chance at glory—and write her own legend.
Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean’s most notorious pirates, she’s survived backstabbing rogues, vengeful merchant princes, several husbands, and one actual demon to retire peacefully with her family to a life of piety, motherhood, and absolutely nothing that hints of the supernatural.
But when she’s tracked down by the obscenely wealthy mother of a former crewman, she’s offered a job no bandit could refuse: retrieve her comrade’s kidnapped daughter for a kingly sum. The chance to have one last adventure with her crew, do right by an old friend, and win a fortune that will secure her family’s future forever? It seems like such an obvious choice that it must be God’s will.
Yet the deeper Amina dives, the more it becomes alarmingly clear there’s more to this job, and the girl’s disappearance, than she was led to believe. For there’s always risk in wanting to become a legend, to seize one last chance at glory, to savor just a bit more power…and the price might be your very soul.
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
© 2023 HarperAudio (Ljudbok): 9780062963536
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 28 februari 2023
4.5
Fantasy & SciFi
Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, spins a new trilogy of magic and mayhem on the high seas in this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artifacts and ancient mysteries, in one woman’s determined quest to seize a final chance at glory—and write her own legend.
Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean’s most notorious pirates, she’s survived backstabbing rogues, vengeful merchant princes, several husbands, and one actual demon to retire peacefully with her family to a life of piety, motherhood, and absolutely nothing that hints of the supernatural.
But when she’s tracked down by the obscenely wealthy mother of a former crewman, she’s offered a job no bandit could refuse: retrieve her comrade’s kidnapped daughter for a kingly sum. The chance to have one last adventure with her crew, do right by an old friend, and win a fortune that will secure her family’s future forever? It seems like such an obvious choice that it must be God’s will.
Yet the deeper Amina dives, the more it becomes alarmingly clear there’s more to this job, and the girl’s disappearance, than she was led to believe. For there’s always risk in wanting to become a legend, to seize one last chance at glory, to savor just a bit more power…and the price might be your very soul.
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
© 2023 HarperAudio (Ljudbok): 9780062963536
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 28 februari 2023
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Emelie
12 apr. 2024
Loved it! The inne monologue of Amina and the books world-building is amazing.
Denise
14 mars 2024
Tycker att den här var helt fantastisk. Kanske läste jag den vid rätt tillfälle, kanske skulle den inte lockat mig igår eller imorgon, men idag höll den mig fångad från början till slut. Fina karaktärer, fantastiskt världsbygge och en berättelse som bara har tagit sin början.Och så himla bra uppläsning! Nu kan jag inte arabiska eller något annat språk i den regionen, men det gav mig mycket att ha alla dessa ord upplästa av någon som (verkade) kunna det.
Maria
16 apr. 2023
Underbar uppläsning! Actionspäckade böcker brukar inte få så högt betyg av mig, men den här hade en väl uppbyggd berättelse, världen var genomtänkt och personerna var bra beskrivna. Jag gillade tonen och sättet. Lite seg i början. Läser/lyssnar gärna mer av den här författaren och jag blev jätteglad över att uppläsningen var så bra gjord.
Umal
11 juli 2023
This was amazing, I’m glad I chose to listen to audiobook, i really enjoyed it, such an experience. It was definitely an adventure…
Douglas
6 juli 2023
Bra och annorlunda fantasy.
Janina
27 jan. 2024
If you like stories from one thousand and one nights and adventure novels, this is exactly it. Thrilling and with humour, new perspectives, and respect for all religions, this book is awesome.
Angelica
11 okt. 2023
Om Pirates of the Caribbean hade utspelat sig i Indiska Oceanen på 1200-talet istället och innehållit delar av arabisk mytologi så hade det varit den hör boken. Full av spänning, äventyr, kultur, historia och fantastiska varelser från folktro. Jag gillar också att huvudpersonen inte är en tonåring som så ofta är fallet utan en medelålders muslimsk mamma! Historisk fantasy när den är som bäst.
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