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Twelve Kings in Sharakhai
Twelve Kings in Sharakhai | Bradley P Beaulieu
Best Book of 2015 by Amazon - Barnes and Noble - BuzzFeed Promises to be breathtaking. Robin Hobb Song of Shattered Sands: Book One Sharakhai, the great city of the desert, center of commerce and culture, has been ruled from time immemorial by twelve kings -- cruel, ruthless, powerful, and immortal. With their army of Silver Spears, their elite company of Blade Maidens and their holy defenders, the terrifying asirim, the Kings uphold their positions as undisputed, invincible lords of the desert. There is no hope of freedom for any under their rule. Or so it seems, until Ceda, a brave young woman from the west end slums, defies the Kings' laws by going outside on the holy night of Beht Zha'ir. What she learns that night sets her on a path that winds through both the terrible truths of the Kings' mysterious history and the hidden riddles of her own heritage. Together, these secrets could finally break the iron grip of the Kings' power...if the nigh-omnipotent Kings don't find her first. "From the Paperback edition.""
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Lucy_Anywhere
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#TBRPile ? In the cramped west end of Sharakhai, the jewel of the desert, Çeda fights in the pits for a living. Like so many, she hopes for the downfall of the cruel and immortal Kings of Sharakhai, but she‘s never had the power to do anything about it. This all changes when one of the asirim, the wretched creature who protect the kings, whispers long-forgotten words into her ear...

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Nervous starting an unfinished fantasy epic but also pretty chuffed with this book! Hits on some classic fantasy tropes (revenge for past wrongs!) but enjoyable and intriguing even if I can‘t keep the Kings names straight...

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Starting this! Saw a recommendation on IG and checked the library catalogue - and there it was! Kismet!

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beaconhillbooks
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Some pretty fantasy woven together here.

Branwen YASSSSS! I love this series so much! 😍 5y
beaconhillbooks @branwen I can see why... does it keep getting better? Thought the book really picked up when Ceden got in with the Blade Maidens. 5y
Branwen @beaconhillbooks YES. Omg, yes. It really gets better and better as the series progresses. I just recently finished the third one and I think the next one comes out in a few months! 5y
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DuckOfDoom
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The book was a bit slow, but it hinted of so much more to come. I was in a bit of a reading slump, so it took so long to read and I could enjoy it as much as it deserved.

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QueenOfWands
Twelve Kings in Sharakhai | Bradley P Beaulieu
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In the first 20 pages, it felt like the author was checking boxes with stereotypical examples of how his main character is a kickass female. Not such a bad thing. I like the trope. It just felt a little heavy handed at first. Ceda grew into a really awesome character. Kind of a slow start to the story but glad I stuck with it. Sometimes predictable, but enjoyable. Interesting world and cast. Definitely reading the next one. #fantasy #epicfantasy

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GrilledCheeseSamurai
Twelve Kings in Sharakhai | Bradley P Beaulieu
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#NYBirthdayGiveaway @LazyOwl

This is a newer series. In fact, the third book, A Veil of Spears, isn't out until sometime this year. Pictured here are books 1 & 2 as well as a novella.

The main character is a girl named, Çeda, and I'll tell ya...she's suuuuuuper bad ass! She pretty much makes the series worth reading.

Also, it's refreshing reading a fantasy story In a desert setting rather than the normal forests and mountains.

4 ⭐'s easy.

GrilledCheeseSamurai A spoiler free longer review can be found on my Goodreads account: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1508980320 6y
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rachandalotabookish
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Here's a book a plan to read one day in the future. Which is probably what I was thinking when I got this nearly a year ago.

#twelvekings #bradleybeaulieu #fantady #assasin #wonderwoman #fantasy

eattrainread Ah that book sounds really good! And the Wonder Woman funko 😍 I'm looking for this one! Can't order it yet here, but I want it sooo bad! 7y
Rach_Reads My mum lent me her copy ages back but I haven't started it! I won the second book off Goodreads and lent it to her though so I really should get started on the series! 7y
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#WomenInFantasy I'm always trying to find interesting fantasy novels with amazing female leads and I think l just found one! Twelve Kings follows Ceda, a brave woman who defies the 12 Kings and discovers a secret that may bring down their evil reign forever....

TobeyTheScavengerMonk My favorite fantasy novel with amazing female leads = 7y
elkeOriginal Love the cover 😻 7y
GypsyKat @elkeo I love it, too! 7y
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GypsyKat @TheLondonBookworm @TobeyTheScavengerMonk I'll be adding both of these to my TBR list! 👍 7y
TheLondonBookworm @TobeyTheScavengerMonk amazing that looks really interesting. Definitely stacked 👍 7y
TheLondonBookworm @elkeo me toooooo so cool I wish I looked that bad ass 😎 7y
TheLondonBookworm @GypsyKat 👍👍👍 excellent choice! 7y
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Branwen
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I love Sunday mornings! :-)

sammisho I have the same mug! 7y
Branwen @sammisho Yay! Great minds think alike! :-) 7y
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Branwen
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Started a new promising looking fantasy book while at my favorite restaurant eating chicken tikka masala! :-) A great Saturday night! #bookndinner

Megabooks 😋😋😋😋😋 7y
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HopesBooks
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Love #bookswithmaps ❤❤❤ Bigger is better and always a good sign! 😄

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Ain't that the truth

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CassRMorris
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Starting vacation by cracking open a new book - and discovering it has maps! I love a book with maps.
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#amreading #bookstagram #twelvekingsinsharakhai #bradleypbeaulieu #books #cartography

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"She'd never thought of killing someone. Not really. Not someone she knew."

MrBook Welcome to @Litsy ! We hope you enjoy your stay, I think you'll like it here 😎👍🏻. 7y
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mahasoor
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is it really necessary to have a gratuitous sex scene when the reader is only twelve pages into your book? seriously?

Well-ReadNeck Definitely need more foreplay than just 12 pages 😜 8y
mahasoor thirteen pages at least, please! let's be reasonable here. 8y
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Leolovesbooks
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3/5 ⭐️ Not a bad read, just didn't draw me in as well as some others have. Will add the sequel to my TBR though...

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mahasoor

just picked this up at the bookstore because I have no self control and wanted to finish hatching some eggs (I can't believe I can say that and people just... understand. A dude from the past would be all "WHAT DEVILRY IS THIS")

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Leolovesbooks
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Started a bit slow but the pace is picking up now. Lots of names to remember!

originalembot Also reading this. Only about half way through. Glad the pace is picking up, nearly gave up because of the slow start but I am intrigued. 8y
Leolovesbooks @originalembot Stick with it, I think it's worth finishing 😊 8y
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