Concept Art by Vincent Coviello

Amina was born for more than a life of politics in her father's court. As leader of the Rangers, a fierce band of warriors, she has long since traded her home in the palace for the open skies of the savanna. Upon her return from a hard-fought military victory, she fears she may finally be forced by her grandmother, the ever-cunning Queen Mother, to relinquish her command and become a pawn in the endless game of inter-House politics. But when a stranger appears before the royal court declaring himself the heir to a long-lost city at the edge of the world, Amina is made the herald of a holy war to bring the would-be prince to power.

Now the drums cry songs of war, and Amina must battle the dark force growing within her if she is to survive the coming storm. For the lost city was cast down by the gods themselves, and the plots of her enemies’ pale in comparison to the schemes of the restless spirits that lie in wait.