Limited first edition with beautifully designed colour edge Luxuriously embossed book cover Beautifully designed front and end attachment All-round designed colour edge Shimmering metallic print on the dust jacket A sunken empire, a throne that has been stolen - and a young woman with a weapon that carries magic. Loulie al-Nazari - the midnight merchant - becomes a key figure in the fight for the survival of the jinn and the humans. But Qadir, her most important ally, also known as the Ashfire King, has disappeared. The world under the sand is falling apart - and Loulie is at the center of the storm. The sinking of cities is due to the failure of ancient magic - a magic that once belonged to the kings of the Sand Sea. Only Loulie, wielding a dagger with supernatural powers, can break the ancient bonds that trap the realm beneath the sand. But first Loulie has to find her ingenious but lost helper Qadir. Meanwhile, the Queen of Dhahab, the rebellious Prince Mazen and the mysterious Ifrit Nabila become entangled in a dangerous power struggle. The Ashfire King is the second volume of the Sandsea Chronicles trilogy: an epic fantasy novel full of magic, intrigue and heart that blurs the lines between myth and humanity.