Steel

Even steel can be broken.

Mamlakah is once again on the brink of war, this time over who sits on the throne. Alere, Jarran, and Mina race toward Madina to claim Jarran's inheritance as Jun First. And with a Weishi House kill-contract on her head, Alere must unlock new yanstone powers - which lead her further down a destructive path Mina cannot condone.

But Nasra Connor and Jun Fourth Hassan Wen-Gates reach Madina first, and they pave the city's streets with blood to secure the throne. Xintou ...