
Ali, too, cannot help but look back, and is determined to return to rescue his city and the family that remains. While Nahri finds peace in the old rhythms and familiar comforts of her human home, she is haunted by the knowledge that the loved ones she left behind and the people who considered her a savior are at the mercy of a new tyrant. Having narrowly escaped their murderous families and Daevabad’s deadly politics, Nahri and Ali, now safe in Cairo, face difficult choices of their own. To vanquish them, he must face some ugly truths about his history and put himself at the mercy of those he once considered enemies.

After a brutal conquest stripped the city of its magic, Nahid leader Banu Manizheh and her resurrected commander, Dara, must try to repair their fraying alliance and stabilize a fractious, warring people.īut the bloodletting and loss of his beloved Nahri have unleashed the worst demons of Dara’s dark past.
