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Of Sand and Malice Made by Bradley P. Beaulieu
4.0

Written as a prequel to the Twelve Kings series. I haven't read any of his other material so the characters were new to me and therefore, spoiler free.

Three interwoven tales tell us of Ceda, a pit-fighter who doubles as a runner for her dodgy boss. This reminded me a little of the Bel Dame trilogy particularly with a desert setting but the stories are dis-similar.

There is a djinn-like character who fixates on Ceda and the story quickly escalates.