Centuries ago, the Hokkaran Empire conquered the world, pushing out the nomadic Qorin tribes that used to live in the steppes. That empire has begun to decay, leading to corruption, and allowing villages to fall to an encroaching demon horde. It’s up to two women, Barsalayaa Shefali, a Qorin warrior, and O Shizuka, a spoiled, divine empress to face down the demons and save their homes. The novel earned a starred rating from Publisher’s Weekly, which said that “Rivera’s immense imagination and finely detailed worldbuilding have produced a series introduction of mammoth scope.”
