alwyn hamilton rebel of the sands series

If you’re looking for a series that will keep you on your toes, Rebel of the Sands is for you. In general, the writing was engaging, and the twists and surprises just kept coming. It’s not always easy to make a character who can’t keep her mouth shut sympathetic, but the author definitely succeeded. I also love a girl who is good with a gun and quick with her tongue, so the main character Amani was an absolute delight.

I’m always a sucker for fantasy based in non-Western mythology, and the author’s world-building really did the setting justice. I had been meaning to read it for absolute ages, and it was an incredible read with fast-paced action set against a fascinating backdrop of a desert country teeming with ancient magic. The Rebel of the Sands trilogy was hands-down one of my favourite reads of 2018. But though she’s spent years dreaming of leaving Dustwalk, she never imagined she’d gallop away on mythical horse-or that it would take a foreign fugitive to show her the heart of the desert she thought she knew. Then she meets Jin, a rakish foreigner, in a shooting contest, and sees him as the perfect escape route. She’s a gifted gunslinger with perfect aim, but she can’t shoot her way out of Dustwalk, the back-country town where she’s destined to wind up wed or dead.

For humans, it’s an unforgiving place, especially if you’re poor, orphaned, or female.Īmani Al’Hiza is all three. Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mythical beasts still roam the wild and remote areas, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinn still perform their magic.

Alwyn hamilton rebel of the sands series