Master of Poisons

by Andrea Hairston

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The world is changing. Poison desert eats good farmland. Once-sweet water turns foul. The wind blows sand and sadness across the Empire. To get caught in a storm is death. To live and do nothing is death. There is magic in the world, but good conjure is hard to find.

Djola, righthand man and spymaster of the lord of the Arkhysian Empire, is desperately trying to save his adopted homeland, even in exile.

Awa, a young woman training to be a powerful griot, tests the limits of her knowledge and comes into her own in a world of sorcery, floating cities, kindly beasts, and uncertain men.

Awash in the rhythms of folklore and storytelling and rich with Hairston's characteristic lush prose, Master of Poisons is epic fantasy that will bleed your mind with its turns of phrase and leave you aching for the world it burns into being.
  • ISBN10 125026054X
  • ISBN13 9781250260543
  • Publish Date 8 September 2020
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Out of Print 25 June 2022
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint St Martin's Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 512
  • Language English