The Edict of Alchemy
THE JUSTICE OF KINGS meets THE STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE in this multi-POV political fantasy
When the prophet-emperor criminalizes the ancient magical practice of alchemy and a helpless village is decimated, the vassal kingdom of Vleilaas teeters on the edge of catastrophe.
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A genuinely kind and good man, King Turīsh Shahīn has devoted his life to the Sun Order, an imperial-backed religion that is supposed to promote honor and righteousness. So when tides change and the Sun Order is weaponized for political gain, Turīsh struggles to come to terms with this truth, even when imperial agents spill innocent Vleilaan blood.
His beloved but estranged niece, Aruiyah, is fearful of her budding alchemical abilities, which sparked to life after the death of her father. Desperate to keep her powers a secret, she searches for a new father figure in all the wrong places.
Meanwhile, Enforcer Tarīk, a Sun Order zealot, has his own crisis of faith following the fiery execution of an alchemist-smuggling woman. But his avid quest for ambition might lead to Vleilaas’ downfall.
And Sikki, a court scribe with the most wretched of alchemical powers, seeks a place and purpose in a world that hates his kind.
JJ Anderson 