The Wrath and the Dawn

The Wrath and the Dawn, Book 1

By: Renée Ahdieh

Narrated by: Ariana Delawari

One of Time magazine's 100 best fantasy books of all time.

A number one New York Times best seller and a sumptuous epic tale inspired by A Thousand and One Nights.

Every dawn brings horror to a different family in a land ruled by a killer. Khalid, the 18-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, takes a new bride each night, only to have her executed at sunrise. So it is a terrible surprise when 16-year-old Shahrzad volunteers to marry Khalid. But she does so with a clever plan to stay alive and exact revenge on the Caliph for the murder of her best friend and countless other girls. Shazi's wit and will get her through to the dawn that no others have seen, but with a catch...she may be falling in love with a murderer.

Shazi discovers that the villainous boy-king is not all that he seems and neither are the deaths of so many girls. It's up to her to uncover the reason for the murders and to break the cycle once and for all.

So you would have me throw Shazi to the wolves?

Shazi? Honestly, I pity the wolves.

©2016 Renée Ahdieh (P)2015 Listening Library

Critic reviews

"A riveting Game of Thrones meets Arabian Nights love story." (US Weekly)