The Desert of Souls

The glittering tradition of sword-and-sorcery sweeps into the sands of ancient Arabia with the heart-stopping speed of a whirling dervish in this thrilling debut In 8th century Baghdad, the scholar Dabir realizes that a jeweled tablet may unlock secrets hidden within the lost city of Ubar, the Atlantis of the sands. But when the tablet is stolen by a cunning Greek spy and a fire wizard of the Magi, Dabir and Captain Asim go after it on the life-or-death adventure of a lifetime... Praise for THE DESERT OF SOULS: The Desert of Souls is filled with adventure, magic, compelling characters and twists that are twisty. This is seriously cool stuff. - Steven Brust, New York Times bestselling author of the Vlad Taltos series A grand and wonderful adventure filled with exotic magic and colorful places - like a cross between Sinbad and Indiana Jones. -- Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of The Map of All Things Like the genie of the lamp, Howard Jones has granted this reader's