Award-winning author Suyi Davies Okungbowa begins a thrilling new epic fantasy series of violent conquest, buried histories and forbidden magic.
In the city of Bassa, Danso is a clever scholar on the cusp of achieving greatness-only he doesn\'t want it.
But the chaos left in the wake of his discovery threatens to destroy the empire..
Drawn into the city\'s hidden history, he sets out on a journey beyond its borders.
The city\'s immigrants are sworn to secrecy.
But when Danso stumbles across a warrior wielding magic that shouldn\'t exist, he\'s put on a collision course with Bassa\'s darkest secrets.
The Bassai elite claim there is nothing of interest.
Instead, he prefers to chase forbidden stories about what lies outside the city walls.
Award-winning author Suyi Davies Okungbowa begins a thrilling new epic fantasy series of violent conquest, buried histories and forbidden magic.
In the city of Bassa, Danso is a clever scholar on the cusp of achieving greatness-only he doesn\'t want it
