Books in series
#1
Shaala, Made of Stone
2012
Shaalaraharrah was once the favored daughter of a sultan, trained in the art of martial dance. Then (the stories claim), she disobeyed her father and was transformed into a fountain as punishment, doomed to stand alone in his gardens forever, weeping for her folly. In truth, she has become simply Shaala, a warrior wandering the desert in search of a way to lift her curse–one that turned her not into literal stone, but which made her both impervious to pain and incapable of experiencing pleasure. In the land of the River People, she becomes embroiled in a dispute between desert tribes and meets a young man who might be able to break her curse at last–but at a terrible cost.
#2
The Jade and Honey Harlot
2012
Sumarkesh: City of Wonders, City of Lies, City of Secrets Star-writ in the Skies. City of Dreamers, City of Veils, City of Harlots and Satisfied Males. In this bastion of decadence, a courtesan spins a tale for her naive young client, a fantastic story about the woman who sits upon the Lotus Throne, elevated there not only by her own charms, but by the greed of a sultan’s son and the magic of his pet necromancer. But as the young man – too clever for his own good – begins to question the details of his veiled companion’s tale, he soon learns that in Sumarkesh, a harlot's hungers extend far beyond the bedroom and spells cast in dark alleys often go disastrously awry....
#3
Both
2012
Bound by an oath made before she was born, Kij, a daughter of the forest, must travel into the heart of the desert to determine the fate of a man she’s never met. On a journey where old enemies and new traditions prove equally dangerous, she quickly learns that justice is sometimes as hard to come by for the judge as it is for the accused and that, in the Sea of Sand, there is no such thing as mercy.
#4
Shaala and the Sea of Dried Tears
2012
Fresh off the heartbreak of her encounter with the Red Rock People, the warrior woman Shaala determines to leave the desert and its harsh dictates behind once and for all. But before she can break free of her past, she must first help a creature out of legend break free of his, and find justice for a sorceress' lost daughter in the process.
#5
Unmade
2012
In a dark land of desperate treaties and even more desperate treaty-breakers, one reluctant judge discovers that in the desert, the letter of the law supersedes its spirit and that entering the City of the Sultans alive is no guarantee of leaving it the same way.
Following the Trial of Reckoning, Kij expects to return home in triumph, having both rendered and carried out her judgment as required by the Great Treaty. But she quickly learns that her unusual verdict will have repercussions far beyond the Judgment Chamber; it may well result in her own ruin and the loss of everything she holds dear.
#6
Shaala and the Tiger's Daughter
2012
In a cold land of snow and strange magick, Shaala's long quest to be rid of her curse leads her to an old friend and a powerful new enemy.
Having left the desert behind her, Shaala hears rumors of a tribe of northerners who hunt and steal magick from its users. Hoping their power might be enough to finally free her from her curse, Shaala seeks them out, but a favor that great requires a favor in return - one that might well cost the life of an old, dear friend.
Author
Marsheila Rockwell
Author · 14 books
Marsheila (Marcy) Rockwell was born [redacted] years ago in America's Last, Best Place. A descendant of kings, pilgrims, Ojibwe hunters and possibly a witch or two, she spent the first few years of her life frolicking gleefully in a large backyard that is now part of one of the nation's largest Superfund sites. Perhaps that explains her early penchant for fantasy and horror - the first book she ever read (at the tender age of three) was Frank L. Baum's "Ozma of Oz." Marcy sold her first short story to Marion Zimmer Bradley while in college and her first novel to Wizards of the Coast in 2005. She now lives in the desert in the shadow of an improbably green mountain and in odd moments stolen from her family and her writing, she can be found browsing eBay for Wonder Woman/Girl figures.
