Evie Manieri's mesmerizing debut is the first book in the much anticipated Shattered Kingdoms trilogy. Decades ago, the vicious Norlanders landed on the shores of the Shadar and enslaved the peaceful fisher folk. Now an uprising brews in the city depths - the rebels have even hired the infamous mercenary known as the Mongrel to aid them. But as the battle against the powerful Norlanders nears, the Mongrel's sinister ambitions threaten to doom the Shadar for good.