Safiya Al-Akhad, haunted by forces that terrorize her dreams and aching from the loss of her parents and her brother after the attacks that destroyed her village, is skeptical when approached by the Council of the Holy Way about entering the Order of the Elementals but she's desperate enough to risk her life by accepting the invitation. The trauma caused by the loss of her family has triggered a psychic ability in her called eseeri: an ability that not only makes her a candidate for Al Sahifah, but that links her to the most intricate workings of the universe: to that which is seen and that which is unseen; to that which is illuminated and to that which is shrouded in darkness.
As she learns the secrets of the Wind Elemental she forms bonds that will help her through the challenges that she must face. One particular bond, formed with Sekel El Amra, Captain of the Waliyun and Ambassador of the Sovereign Tribes to the United Republic of Provinces, becomes a connection that may be at once the very most important and the most dangerous to her personal well-being as dark forces align to cause her downfall and the destruction of the Sahyunese.
Janette Grant is an author and publisher and currently runs Mindworks Publishing, a desktop publishing company dedicated to producing fiction, non-fiction, and children's books that have a positive message.
I absolutely loved reading this book! It was a wonderful read- exciting and definitely a page turner. The writing flows like poetry and the story is unique and fresh. I recommend it for anyone looking for a beautifully written science fiction novel!