The Dread Goddess

A powerful young woman must restore peace to the landand herselfin this Arabian Nights-style fantasy for fans of Bradley Beaulieu and N. K. Jemisin.In the rival kingdoms of Ambar and Aleyn, gods walk among mortals in the form of human icons, carrying out their whims and waging untold chaos... Having decimated the city of Jhosch, Aleynian icon Eiren flees to the wilderness of the Ambarian north. She finds solace in a distant sanctuary, trying to make peace with the knowledge that she embodies Theba, the goddess of destruction. Soon, though, there is more devastation on the horizon: an imposter has declared herself the Dread Goddess in Eiren's place and rallied the Ambarian army to destroy Aleyn. Traveling to cut them off and save her family's kingdom, Eiren works to uncover the secrets of her past and keep Theba in checkall while consumed by memories of Gannet, the Ambarian icon she left behind. Eiren's journey...