The raven crane and firebird each chose a tribe of man granting humans heavenly magic. But
power in man's hand caused endless wars for land. With mankind's destruction the birds
perished taking with them their magic. Magic is now rare war common. The discarded
daughter of an emperor Khamilla Zahr-zad is raised with her mother's nomadic tribe until a
violent raid ends that peaceful life. Amid the chaos of death the heavenly magic of nur
awakens within her granting her the power to wield a cosmic light. Khamilla suddenly goes
from outsider to weapon finally accepted into her father's court. Now worthy she trains in
combat and poisons pledging loyalty to his throne. But tragedy strikes again and when her
clansmen are defeated by a rival empire Khamilla vows lasting vengeance as she escapes.
However Khamilla is not alone - for something shadows her feeding her darkness. Hiding her
identity Khamilla infiltrates the enemy's army academy. She studies jinn magic and martial
arts from cutthroat mystic monks in a bid to bring down an empire from within. However through
her studies Khamilla begins to question her father's teachings of war and rule. With war
escalating across kingdoms and a twisted magic spreading Khamilla is torn between two
impossible choices: revenge or freedom. With gorgeous prose and a captivating magic system
layered with morally grey characters Dawn of the Firebird embraces rich Islamic culture and
raises provocative questions about individual power choice and the cost of war.
