The Bladebone, Ausma Zehanat Khan
The Bladebone, Ausma Zehanat Khan
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The Bladebone
Book Four of the Khorasan Archives

Author: Ausma Zehanat Khan

Series: Khorasan Archives #4

Narrator: Jenny Bryce

Unabridged: 16 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper Voyager

Published: 10/06/2020


Synopsis

A powerful band of women warriors must face off against an oppressive enemy in one final showdown that will determine their survival and the fate of their world in this concluding volume in Ausma Zehanat Khan's powerful fantasy series—an epic of magic, bravery, adventure, and the fight for freedom that lies "somewhere between N. K. Jemisin and George R. R. Martin" (Saladin Ahmed).Armed with the powerful sorcery of the Bloodprint and supported by the
Talisman, the oppressive One-Eyed Preacher is on the verge of conquering
Ashfall, the Black Khan’s capital in the west. Yet not all is lost for Arian,
Sinnia and the Council of Hira. If these brave female warriors can uncover the
secrets of an ancient magic weapon known as the Bladebone, they can defeat the
Preacher and crush his cruel regime.Neither
Arian and Sinnia, nor their allies, the Mages of Khorasan, know the Bladebone’s
whereabouts, and not all may survive the search to uncover it. Pursued by a
nefarious enemy aligned with the Preacher, they become separated, each
following a different path. Then, in their darkest hour, unexpected help
appears. But is the Khanum of Black Aura a friend or foe? Arian may discover
the answer too late.When
the secret of the Bladebone is finally revealed, the knowledge comes at a
devastating price for Arian. As the capital falls, only Hira, home of the
Companions, stands in the way of the Preacher’s victory. While the Companions
rise to defend their Citadel from enemies outside and within, Arian must face
off in a cataclysmic battle with the Preacher that pits the powers of the
Bloodprint against the Sana Codex. For those who survive, Khorasan will never be the same.

About Ausma Zehanat Khan

Ausma Zehanat Khan holds a Ph.D. in international human rights law with a specialization in military intervention and war crimes in the Balkans. She is a former adjunct law professor and Editor-in-Chief of Muslim Girl magazine, the first magazine targeted to young Muslim women in North America. She is also the award-winning author of The Unquiet Dead and The Bloodprint, the first book in The Khorasan Archives. A British-born Canadian, Khan now lives in Colorado with her husband. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on February 22, 2021

The conclusion of The Khorasan Archives. In this story Arian, Sinnia , The Silver Mage and Wafa all ascend into the furthest reaches of their magic. Each taking their own road into a fog like veil to view their own road, some will take their advised path, but some may not be as willing to abandon th......more

Goodreads review by Jelena on November 29, 2020

A wonderful, beautifully and masterfully written ending of a series! It was lovely, heartbreaking, gripping, exciting, had me raging at characters that irked me, had me crying with joy at the end. Excellent ending and an excellent book. Although I'd love to know the fate of some of the characters of......more

Goodreads review by Misha on January 19, 2021

So... at the start of this book, I was uninterested in the characters. I no longer wanted to know what happened to them, so I set it aside for a while. I took it up again to finish, but... I guess I would say that while the book itself was good and finished the series well, it was too long?......more

Goodreads review by Hafsa on February 11, 2025

I had bought the series at once with high hopes and it didn't really get better for me in fact it may have gotten a bit worse. I was already a bit tense going into the fourth book as I had felt uncomfortable the more I read on, at the complete imitation of the Quran and the Seerah as the story went......more

Goodreads review by Steph on September 25, 2022

Reading "The Bladebone" was a bittersweet experience. This is primarily because I've become deeply invested in the the lives of Khan's characters and the wonderfully-detailed world they inhabit, such that turning the page on it all for the last time has left me feeling rather bereft. Further, in ter......more