The Shadowed Sun

In the desert city of Gujaareh, tensions rise under foreign occupation while a mysterious and deadly plague claims the lives of citizens in their sleep. Two unexpected outcasts form an alliance to resist the ruling powers and investigate the dark forces driving the nightmare affliction. Together, they must navigate ancient traditions and political danger before the city is destroyed.

by N. K. Jemisin

Orbit · First published 2012 · 519 pages