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Mountains Cleaved, Sky Asunder
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Expected 2 Feb 27On a dying continent, shapeshifting dragons known as Darkhan reign supreme.
Zahra's life is defined by Mahj, the darkhan who helped raise her after her parents' death, and Kamar, her older brother, who maintains their farm and resents the darkhan's control.
Everything Zahra knows is upended when two darkhan ransack the farm, and Kamar goes missing in a town fire. Mahj offers her the choice to become a paladin for the darkhan, knowing her older brother despises them, or join the rebels for a cause she doesn't believe in.
As she grapples with the loss of her brother, Zahra unravels the truth of the world—the civil war, her parents' death, the dying planet—but only if she can survive it first.
Zahra's life is defined by Mahj, the darkhan who helped raise her after her parents' death, and Kamar, her older brother, who maintains their farm and resents the darkhan's control.
Everything Zahra knows is upended when two darkhan ransack the farm, and Kamar goes missing in a town fire. Mahj offers her the choice to become a paladin for the darkhan, knowing her older brother despises them, or join the rebels for a cause she doesn't believe in.
As she grapples with the loss of her brother, Zahra unravels the truth of the world—the civil war, her parents' death, the dying planet—but only if she can survive it first.
304 pages, Paperback
Expected publication February 2, 2027
About the author
Samiha Hoque
7 books6 followersSamiha Hoque is an environmentalist and author. She is a 2x Climate Justice Fellow for the Center for Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health (CEEJH), and she holds a B.S. in the Earth and Environmental Sciences with an English minor.
She is the sixth of seven children and thanks God for the kind neighbors, dedicated relatives, and the hard work of her imperfect hafiz father and flawed salihin mother for having gotten her this far.
Samiha considers herself one hundred percent Bangladeshi, despite not being born there, and equally American. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she now lives with her extremely outdoorsy and romantic husband in Delaware.
She is the sixth of seven children and thanks God for the kind neighbors, dedicated relatives, and the hard work of her imperfect hafiz father and flawed salihin mother for having gotten her this far.
Samiha considers herself one hundred percent Bangladeshi, despite not being born there, and equally American. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she now lives with her extremely outdoorsy and romantic husband in Delaware.
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September 9, 2025
Amazing. This was such a good read. Zahra is wonderful. She’s brave and strong and she’s been though so much and even after losing her brother she still goes on. I adore everything about this, and i am so glad that i tried it out. Definitely a must read.
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December 22, 2025I actually really enjoyed this book. Everything about it was written really well. There were a few typos, but it wasn't anything bad that would detract from the overall pleasure of reading the story. The character development and interactions I really liked. Was initially displeased with Velare's attitude to start with but he mellowed out pretty quickly and I grew to like him.
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I received an advance review copy for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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