Gohar Rises

A conquered homeland. A weapon that needs no magic. A promise that will cost more than a crown.

Gohar has fallen. Under the terms of Dilovar’s peace, every Gohari born with the Essence belongs to the conqueror, and the Manzakars, the slave-soldiers who won their own freedom, are no more.

Tikran stakes everything on an alliance with a northern kingdom, and their ships sail down bearing red-haired strangers, three hundred tons of iron, and a weapon that needs no magic at all.

Meanwhile in Dilovar, Berk—the boy mage who buried a thousand Manzakars alive—is being honed into the most terrifying weapon in the southern kingdoms.

Tikran swore the Gohari would be free. Now he learns the price. To hold the throne is to lose Gohar. To save Gohar is to end the Manzakars forever.

• Saved in: Slave-Soldier Series, LGBTQ+, Fantasy
• Tagged: Queer characters, M/M romance, polycules, West Asian Inspired, M/F romance