Katherine Harbour's Blog - Posts Tagged "middle-eastern-fantasy"

The Wrath and the Dawn
A dynamic narrative inspired by Scheherazade and The 1001 Nights, This tale is richly detailed and fascinating, Its heroine, Shahrzad, is used to getting her way. She decides to offer herself up as bride to the mad king Khalid, who has been executing his wives. Shahrzad has people who love her and are willing to fight for her. And Khalid isn't what she thought he would be.
I loved Shahrzad's scheming, her determination to avenge her best friend (one of Khalid's executed wives.) What is Khalid's dark secret? I also love character ensembles and this has one of the best.

We Hunt the Flame
A gorgeous and original fantasy set in a world based on Middle Eastern history. Zafira is a huntress in an eerie and dangerous forest. She is soon asked to locate a magical book by the sultan. Accompanying her is her best friend, a soldier named Deen.
Nasir is an assassin for his cruel father. He and the young general, Altair, are sent on the same mission. The four characters collide and the quest is sidetracked.
With a knock-out villainous reveal toward the end and a team-building exercise in perilous encounters, this desert tale is driven by Zafirah and Nasir's broken lives. I loved the worldbuilding and the character interactions, the lyrical writing.