Beneath the Twisted Trees

The fourth book in The Song of Shattered Sands series—an epic fantasy with a desert setting, filled with rich worldbuilding and pulse-pounding action.
When a battle to eradicate the Thirteenth Tribe goes awry, the kingdoms that border Sharakhai see an opportunity—a city ripe for conquest. Çeda, once a protector in service to the kings of Sharakhai, uses the growing chaos to gain freedom for Sehid-Alaz, the ancient, undying king of her people. Like all the people of her tribe on that fateful night four centuries earlier, Sehid-Alaz was cursed, turned into an asir, a twisted, miserable creature beholden to the kings of Sharakhai.
But freeing him is only the beginning. As Sharakhai's enemies close in and the assault on the city begins, Çeda works feverishly to unlock the mysteries of the asirim's curse. Danger lies everywhere. Enemy forces roam the city, the Blade Maidens close in on her, one of the Kings wants Çeda to hang—any one...