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Realm of Ash

Realm of Ash

FantasyHigh Fantasy
Published
2019
Language
English

Synopsis

After the death of her husband, a young widow is expected to commit ritual suicide. Instead, she is offered a new path: to serve the Emperor by journeying to a legendary, dangerous land. There, she must uncover the secrets of a forgotten magic and confront the political machinations threatening her empire.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

MelancholicAdventurousComplex
Court Intrigue

Genres

Fantasy High Fantasy Historical Fiction

About the author

T
Tasha Suri

Tasha Suri is a British fantasy writer, born in London to Punjabi parents. She studied English and creative writing at the University of Warwick and worked as an academic librarian before writing full time; her fiction draws on South Asian history, mythology and Bollywood. She is the author of the Books of Ambha duology (Empire of Sand, 2018; Realm of Ash, 2019) and the Burning Kingdoms trilogy (The Jasmine Throne, 2021; The Oleander Sword, 2022; The Lotus Empire, 2024), as well as the Wuthering...