Rumi and his family are Odu, stricken with poverty and disparaged by the other tribes. When ruthless agents of the Palmaine - the colonising nation that dominates the continent of Basmine - threaten to destroy the village market, Rumi takes it upon himself to liberate his family. Taking a place in the prestigious Golden Room, where earnings from his music offer a chance at freedom, he shoulders his pride and resentment in a bid to make it to the top.
On what should be Rumi's greatest night at the Golden Room, his life is turned upside down. A terrifying individual known as the Priest of Vultures attacks Rumi and his family. Before her death, Rumi's mother, Adunola, solicits the help of a dying god and saves Rumi, setting him on the path to become a Shadowwielder: warriors with the ability to use their shadow as a weapon. But Rumi's need for vengeance may be more important to him than the future of his people...
Inkstone Books exclusive edition, featuring:
- Signed and numbered
- Limited to 600 copies
- Block sprayed top and bottom edges
- Stenciled fore-edge
- Case foiling
- Publish Date 18 April 2024
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Gollancz
- Edition Inkstone Books Exclusive
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 560
- Language English
- Special Numbered Signed Sprayed Edges