Sands

The people of the Sharani desert have always been able to predict the migration of the genesauri — giant, flying, serpentine monsters that prowl the sands in packs. Until now. When the creatures suddenly attack her clan out of season, seventeen-year-old Lhaurel draws a sword in her people's defense, a forbidden act for a woman of any clan, and is sentenced to death for it. Chained to a rock to be eaten by the next wave of genesauri, she's rescued by a mysterious, elusive clan rumored to curse children at a glance and vanish into the sands without a trace.

As the fate of the clans hangs in the balance, Lhaurel discovers she has a rare and uncontrollable power of her own — one that will be tested as the next genesauri attack looms. Book one of the Sharani series.