The Song of the Shattered Sands Series by Bradley P. Beaulieu

4.08 · 144 ratings
  • A Wasteland of My God's Own Making (The Song of the Shattered Sands #0.3)
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    A Wasteland of My God's Own Making (The Song of the Shattered Sands #0.3)

    Bradley P. Beaulieu

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings · published 2019

    Originally published in Hath No Fury edited by Melanie R. Meaders.Djaga Akoyo left the grasslands of her homeland long ago and rose to prominence in Sharakhai's fighting pits as the famed Lion of Kundhun. What Djaga revealed to no one, however, is the terrible secret that drove her to leave Kundhun in the first place... more

  • Of Sand and Malice Made (The Song of the Shattered Sands #0.5)
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    Of Sand and Malice Made (The Song of the Shattered Sands #0.5)

    Bradley P. Beaulieu

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2016

    Çeda, the heroine of the widely anticipated, just-released novel Twelve Kings in Sharakhai, is the youngest pit fighter in the history of the great desert city of Sharakhai. In this prequel, she has already made her name in the arena as the fearsome, undefeated White Wolf; none but her closest friends and allies know her true identity.But this all changes when she crosses the path of Rümayesh, an ehrekh, a sadistic creature forged long ago by the god of chaos... more

  • Twelve Kings in Sharakhai (The Song of the Shattered Sands #1)
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    Twelve Kings in Sharakhai (The Song of the Shattered Sands #1)

    Bradley P. Beaulieu

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings · published 2015

    Sharakhai, the great city of the desert, center of commerce and culture, has been ruled from time immemorial by twelve kings -- cruel, ruthless, powerful, and immortal. With their army of Silver Spears, their elite company of Blade Maidens and their holy defenders, the terrifying asirim, the Kings uphold their positions as undisputed, invincible lords of the desert. There is no hope of freedom for any under their rule... more

  • With Blood Upon the Sand (The Song of the Shattered Sands #2)
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    With Blood Upon the Sand (The Song of the Shattered Sands #2)

    Bradley P. Beaulieu

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings · published 2017

    Çeda, now a Blade Maiden in service to the kings of Sharakhai, trains as one of their elite warriors, gleaning secrets even as they send her on covert missions to further their rule. She knows the dark history of the asirim—that hundreds of years ago they were enslaved to the kings against their will—but when she bonds with them as a Maiden, chaining them to her, she feels their pain as if her own... more

  • In the Village Where Brightwine Flows (The Song of the Shattered Sands #2.1)
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    In the Village Where Brightwine Flows (The Song of the Shattered Sands #2.1)

    Bradley P. Beaulieu

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings · published 2017

    Street urchins have been turning up missing in the great desert city of Sharakhai. Few care until the son of one of the city’s richest patrons goes missing as well.The apothecary named Dardzada wants nothing to do with it, but his shrewd mind and skills as an apothecary make him indispensable to his cruel half-brother Layth, the captain of the guard tasked with solving the mystery... more

  • The Doors at Dusk and Dawn (The Song of the Shattered Sands #2.2)
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    The Doors at Dusk and Dawn (The Song of the Shattered Sands #2.2)

    Bradley P. Beaulieu

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings · published 2017

    In the western reaches of the Great Shangazi Desert, the long-distance horse race known as Annam’s Traverse is about to begin. All is thrown in doubt, however, when Sukru the Reaping King arrives unannounced from Sharakhai and puts forth a champion of his own.For a young woman named Leorah, the more important matter is the fabled amethyst ring offered up as a prize. She knows of the ring, and becomes obsessed with winning the race... more

  • The Tattered Prince and the Demon Veiled (The Song of the Shattered Sands #2.3)
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    The Tattered Prince and the Demon Veiled (The Song of the Shattered Sands #2.3)

    Bradley P. Beaulieu

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings · published 2017

    Brama was once a thief who dreamed of riches. Now he’s the Torn Man, a broken soul who could have all the riches he wants, except he no longer yearns for it. He’s chosen instead to live his life in the poorest quarter of Sharakhai with the very creature who tortured him mercilessly, a powerful ehrekh known as Rümayesh.Brama’s life changes forever when he meets Jax, a foreign noble hoping to escape the assassins sent to kill her and her brother... more

  • A Veil of Spears (The Song of the Shattered Sands #3)
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    A Veil of Spears (The Song of the Shattered Sands #3)

    Bradley P. Beaulieu

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2018

    The third book in The Song of Shattered Sands series—an epic fantasy with a desert setting, filled with rich worldbuilding and pulse-pounding action.Since the Night of Endless Swords, a bloody battle the Kings of Sharakhai narrowly won, the kings have been hounding the rebels known as the Moonless Host. Many have been forced to flee the city, including Çeda, who discovers that the King of Sloth is raising his army to challenge the other kings' rule... more

  • Beneath the Twisted Trees (The Song of the Shattered Sands #4)
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    Beneath the Twisted Trees (The Song of the Shattered Sands #4)

    Bradley P. Beaulieu

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2019

    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 bordering the desert metropolis of Sharakhai see the city as weak and ripe for conquest. �eda, now leader of the Shieldwives, a band of skilled desert swordswomen, hopes to use the growing chaos to gain freedom for Sehid-Alaz, the ancient, undying king of her people... more

  • The Flight of the Whisper King (The Song of the Shattered Sands #4.5)
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    The Flight of the Whisper King (The Song of the Shattered Sands #4.5)

    Bradley P. Beaulieu

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 2020

    Mala is a street thief with a knack for manipulating shadow. When the city’s garrison is left empty after a terrible battle, the leader of Mala’s gang decides to steal from it. Larger gangs might steer clear, fearing retribution from the Silver Spears, but Mala’s crew is young and foolhardy, and the potential score is simply too big to pass up.After using her talents to steal into the garrison, Mala stumbles across Shohreh, an injured woman wearing a blood-red battle dress... more

  • When Jackals Storm the Walls (The Song of the Shattered Sands #5)
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    When Jackals Storm the Walls (The Song of the Shattered Sands #5)

    Bradley P. Beaulieu

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings · published 2020

    Now in trade paperback, the fifth book in The Song of the Shattered Sands series--an epic fantasy with a desert setting, filled with rich worldbuilding and pulse-pounding action.The reign of the kings of Sharakhai has been broken. The blood mage, Queen Meryam, now rules the city along with the descendants of the fabled twelve Kings.In the desert, �eda has succeeded in breaking the asirim's curse. Those twisted creatures are now free, but their freedom comes at great cost... more

  • A Desert Torn Asunder (The Song of the Shattered Sands #6)
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    A Desert Torn Asunder (The Song of the Shattered Sands #6)

    Bradley P. Beaulieu

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2021

    The final book in The Song of the Shattered Sands series closes the epic fantasy saga in a desert setting, filled with rich worldbuilding and pulse-pounding action.The plans of the desert gods are coming to fruition. Meryam, the deposed queen of Qaimir, hopes to raise the buried elder god, Ashael, an event that would bring ruin to the desert.Çeda and Emre sail for their ancestral home to bring the traitor, Hamid, to justice... more

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