The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi

"A thrilling; transportative adventure that is everything promised–Chakraborty's storytelling is fantasy at its best." -- R.F. Kuang; #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and The Poppy War Shannon Chakraborty; the bestselling author of The City of Brass; spins a new trilogy of magic and mayhem on the high seas in this tale of pirates and sorcerers; forbidden artifacts and ancient mysteries; in one woman’s determined quest to seize a final chance at glory—and write her own legend. Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean’s most notorious pirates; she’s survived backstabbing rogues; vengeful merchant princes; several husbands; and one actual demon to retire peacefully with her family to a life of piety; motherhood; and absolutely nothing that hints of the supernatural. But when she’s tracked down by the obscenely wealthy mother of a former crewman; she’s offered a job no bandit could refuse: retrieve her comrade’s kidnapped daughter for a kingly sum. The chance to have one last adventure with her crew; do right by an old friend; and win a fortune that will secure her family’s future forever? It seems like such an obvious choice that it must be God’s will. Yet the deeper Amina dives; the more it becomes alarmingly clear there’s more to this job; and the girl’s disappearance; than she was led to believe. For there’s always risk in wanting to become a legend; to seize one last chance at glory; to savor just a bit more power…and the price might be your very soul.