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A Haunt for Jackals

by J. L. Odom

A desert rebellion shaped by power and uneasy alliance

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A desert rebellion shaped by power and uneasy alliance

Azetla’s escape from execution leaves him commanding thousands and charged with treason, setting the stage for a conflict that reaches across the southern desert. His effort to gather troops, tribes, and victories depends on an alliance with the Sahr devil, whose influence crosses languages and communities. The setup brings military fantasy together with questions of imperial rule, political ambition, and the forces that can unite—or command—diverse peoples. The opposing plans of Azetla and the Emperor’s brother James give the uprising a political dimension as well as a battlefield one.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults interested in military fantasy and desert-set conflict.
  • Readers who enjoy stories of rebellion, imperial power, and political maneuvering.
  • Those drawn to alliances between human leaders and supernatural beings.

Themes

Rebellion against empireMilitary command and strategyPolitical ambitionSupernatural influenceCoalition across tribes and languages

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Book overview

After capturing a jinn-devil and fleeing to the desert, Azetla has exchanged the threat of execution for the weight of high treason. Thousands of men are now under his command-for the Emperor's brother must have both a scapegoat and a symbol to stand behind his quiet coup.

 

But Azetla has different plans. He means to bring his masters a war which will spread throughout the southern desert, and beyond. As Azetla gathers troops and tribes and victories, his reluctant alliance with the Sahr devil becomes an indispensable one. Few can resist the influence of her words, which reach every tongue and every tribe.

 

The rebellious nobility of Maurow will get more than they ever bargained for.

 

The Emperor's brother, James, will become a far more ruthless man than he ever wanted to be.

 

And the whole southern desert will be tempted by the chance to cast off the yoke of the Empire

 

They need only submit to the command of a jackal and the voice of a jinn.

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