Khamilla e-Zahr's life has been built on a foundation of violence and vengeance. Every home she's known has been destroyed by war. As the daughter of an overthrown emperor, she spent her childhood training to win him back the throne. But when her parents are assassinated by another rival empire, plans change. With her heavenly magic of Nur, Khamilla is a weapon even enemies would wield - especially those in the magical, scholarly city of Za'skard. Hiding her identity, Khamilla joins the enemy...

'How hollow is the heart of a mortal... How starving the soul'

A sweeping romantic epic, full of the joys of fantasy and yet brilliantly genre-defying reimagining of the Faustus legend. Set across three time periods, it follows Harding, a girl born under inauspicious stars, who is stalked by a demon determined to take her soul as her own. Perfect for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue, Life After Life and The Bear and the Nightingale.