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The Wretched Spy

An ancient Mesopotamian fantasy

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Book 2 of The Imposter King

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Pub Date 7 Jun 2023 | Archive Date 2 Oct 2025


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Within the city walls, a monster hunt rages. Outside, an army marches.

For Ahsan and the beast hiding under his skin, the safest place to hide is behind enemy lines. These days, the trick is knowing where that is. When the Blight Hunt comes to Sippar, it’s all he can do to escape scrutiny. Yet when his plans go awry and his deadly secret risks being exposed, he finds he’s not the only one harboring dark truths—nor the only one in peril.

Nirah has advanced in her priestess arts, but when disaster arrives on her doorstep, she will stop at nothing to save the city she loves—and the man she loves. Yet as a mysterious force advances and Sippar is thrown into chaos, everything she knows crumbles, and she must decide where her faith truly lies.

It is a wicked evil that coils around Sippar, and an enemy older than anyone realizes. Amongst epic floods and bloodshed, royal cabals and allegations of dark magic, Ahsan and Nirah are again drawn together, each other’s best chance for survival.

Book 2 in The Imposter King series, The Wretched Spy is packed with ancient monsters, sizzling romance, bronze-age warfare, and more. Continue the saga today.

Within the city walls, a monster hunt rages. Outside, an army marches.

For Ahsan and the beast hiding under his skin, the safest place to hide is behind enemy lines. These days, the trick is knowing...


Advance Praise

"A fantasy tale unlike anything I've read." -- Elisabeth Wheatley, author of Daindreth's Assassin and Tears of the Wolf

"Twisty, gloriously vivid." -- Suzannah Rowntree, author of Miss Sharp's Monsters

"A fantasy tale unlike anything I've read." -- Elisabeth Wheatley, author of Daindreth's Assassin and Tears of the Wolf

"Twisty, gloriously vivid." -- Suzannah Rowntree, author of Miss Sharp's Monsters


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ISBN 9798201653972
PRICE US$2.99 (USD)
PAGES 324

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