Invisible War: A Military Sci-Fi Series (The Undying Legion Book 1)

One Life to One Dawn.In a land ruled by a murderous boy-king, each dawn brings heartache to anew family. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, is amonster. Each night he takes a new bride only to have a silk cordwrapped around her throat come morning. When sisteen-year-old Shahrzad'sdearest friend falls victim to Khalid, Shahrzad vows vengeance. Sheknows just how to get it: by volunteering to be his next bride. Shahrzadis determined not only to stay alive, but to end the Caliph's reign ofterror once and for all.Night after night, Shahrzad beguilesKhalid, weaving stories that both enchant and ensure her survival,though she knows each dawn could be her last. But something she neverexpected begins to happen: Khalid is nothing like what she'd imaginedhim to be. This monster is a boy with a tormented heart, and incredibly,Shahrzad finds herself falling in love. It's an unforgivable betrayal,but Shahrzad has come to understand all is not as it seems in thispalace of marble and stone. She resolves to uncover whatever secretslurk and, despite her love, be ready to take Khalid's life asretribution for the many lives he's stolen. Can their love survive thisworld of stories and secrets?Inspired by A Thousand and One Nights, The Wrath and the Dawn is a sumptuous and enthralling read from beginning to end. One Life to One Dawn. In a land ruled by a murderous boy-king, each dawn brings heartache to a new family. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, is a monster. Each night he takes a new bride only to have a silk cord wrapped around her throat come morning. When sixteen-year-old Shahrzad's dearest friend falls victim to Khalid, Shahrzad vows vengeance and volunteers to be his next bride. Shahrzad is determined not only to stay alive, but to end the caliph's reign of terror once and for all. Night after night, Shahrzad beguiles Khalid, weaving stories that enchant, ensuring her survival, though she knows each dawn could be her last. But something she never expected begins to happen: Khalid is nothing like what she'd imagined him to be. This monster is a boy with a tormented heart. Incredibly, Shahrzad finds herself falling in love. How is this possible? It's an unforgivable betrayal. Still, Shahrzad has come to understand all is not as it seems in this palace of marble and stone. She resolves to uncover whatever secrets lurk and, despite her love, be ready to take Khalid's life as retribution for the many lives he's stolen. Can their love survive this world of stories and secrets? #1 New York Times Bestseller A sumptuous and epically told love story inspired by A Thousand and One Nights Every dawn brings horror to a different family in a land ruled by a killer. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, takes a new bride each night only to have her executed at sunrise. So it is a suspicious surprise when sixteen-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, indeed, get her through to the dawn that no others have seen, but with a catch . . . she’s falling in love with the very boy who killed her dearest friend. She discovers that the murderous boy-king is not all that he seems and neither are the deaths of so many girls. Shazi is determined to uncover the reason for the murders and to break the cycle once and for all. *The book is a Rough Cut Edition (pages are deliberately not the same length).* In This Reimagining Of The Arabian Nights, Shahrzad Plans To Avenge The Death Of Her Dearest Friend By Volunteering To Marry The Murderous Boy-king Of Khorasan But Discovers Not All Is As It Seems Within The Palace. Renée Ahdieh. Inspired by A Thousand and One Nights, this sumptuous and epically told love story heralds the arrival of an exciting new voice in YA.