The Jasad Heir

By: Sara Hashem

Narrated by: Rasha Zamamiri, Peter Ganim

"A remarkable, razor-sharp debut that cuts straight to the heart."―Chelsea Abdullah, author of The Stardust Thief

A fugitive queen strikes a bargain with her greatest enemy that could resurrect her scorched kingdom or leave it in ashes forever in this unmissable Egyptian-inspired epic fantasy debut.

Ten years ago, the kingdom of Jasad burned. Its magic was outlawed. Its royal family murdered. At least, that’s what Sylvia wants people to believe. The Heir of Jasad escaped the massacre, and she intends to stay hidden, especially from the armies of Nizahl that continue to hunt her people.

But a moment of anger changes everything. When Arin, the Nizahl Heir, tracks a group of Jasadi rebels to her village, Sylvia accidentally reveals her magic—and captures his attention. Now Sylvia’s forced to make a deal with her greatest enemy: Help him hunt the rebels in exchange for her life.

A deadly game begins. Sylvia can’t let Arin discover her identity, even as hatred shifts into something more between the Heirs. And as the tides change around her, Sylvia will have to choose between the life she wants and the one she abandoned.

The scorched kingdom is rising, and it needs a queen.

Praise for The Jasad Heir:

"Will have you turning pages in a frenzy."―Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the Sun

"The type of mythological and romantic tale you would bargain your last breath for... A book that coils you into its serpentine grasp." ―Observer

The Scorched Throne
The Jasad Heir

Great First Installment

The Jasad Heir is a solid debut novel and first installment of a series. Though it has a slow start with too much info dumping, once the story gets going and the characters are firmly introduced, the book is engaging.

The protagonist, Sylvia, is a morally grey heroine with a tragic past filled with loss and abuse. Having lost her family and status as a princess during a war, she lives as a commoner, hiding her identity as well as her restrained magic. I really loved the complexity of Sylvia's character and following her through each difficult choice and harsh revelation from her past. She felt very real.

While I'm not usually a fan of enemies to lovers romances, the dynamic between Sylvia and Arin is the best example I've seen of the trope. They are natural enemies as he is the son of the man who overthrew her family and the way their relationship progresses is authentic.

I'm really looking forward to the next installment of this series.

Loved it!

I loved this book but at times it was a little hard to follow at times! But excited for the next book to come out!

I was completely immersed.

Oh no... it's over... and I need more! Right now please! Ugh, now to begin a painful wait... but it will be so worth it. A+ for every single thing about this book. Wow.

One of the best books I’ve read so far this year of 2026

One of the best books I’ve ever read and this being my first mental Easter book I really am enjoying it and especially how the relationship progresses between the main characters between the friends and the magic system. I really like the book highly recommended.

Such potential

I haven’t been this mad about a book in a long time. I’m mad because it had such potential. And it completely fell apart. The magic system wasn’t ever fully explained. I felt like the characters didn’t fully develop. A couple of times that were big reveals with characters, but you aren’t introduced to them enough to even know what’s going on. The main characters magic doesn’t really make sense. I just wanted so much more from this book. I felt like it could’ve used a better editor. The only saving grace was that the narrator was absolutely fantastic.