THE STEEL SERAGLIO

• The sultan Bokhari Al-Bokhari of Bessa has 365 concubines — until a violent coup puts the ISBN-13: 978-1-926851-53-2 city in the hands of the religious zealot Hakkim Mehdad. Hakkim has no use for the Price: $15.95 ($17.95 CAN) Publisher: ChiZine Publications pleasures of the flesh: he condemns the women first to exile — and then to death! Cast into Writer: Mike Carey, Linda the desert, the concubines must rely on themselves and each other to escape from the new Carey, Louise Carey sultan's fanatical pursuit. But their goals go beyond mere survival: with the aid of the Artist: Nimit Malavia champions who emerge from among them, they intend to topple the usurper and retake Size: 6 x 9 Bessa from the repressive power that now controls it. The assassin, Zuleika, whose hands Page Count: 400 Carton Qty: 40 are weapons. The seer, Rem, whose tears are ink. The wise Gursoon, who was the dead Format: Softcover, sultan's canniest advisor. The camel-thief, Anwar Das, who offers his lying tongue to the Black & White concubines' cause. Together, they must forge the women of the harem into an army, a Recommended Age: Mature seraglio of steel, and use it to conquer a city. But even if they succeed, their troubles will Readers (ages 16 and up) just be beginning — because their most dangerous enemy is within their own number... Other Works by Creators: The Devil You Know KEY SELLING POINTS: (ISBN-13 978-0-446-61870-0, $7.99), The Coming of Dragons • Mike Carey has written extensively in the comics field, where his credits include Lucifer, (ISBN-13 978-1-58234-902-2, Hellblazer, X-Men, and The Unwritten (nominated for both the Eisner and Hugo Awards). $7.99), Confessions of a

Blabbermouth PROSE He is also the author of the Felix Castor novels, and of the X-Men: Destiny console game (ISBN-13 978-1-4012-1148-6, for Activision. He is currently writing a movie screenplay, Silent War, for Slingshot Studios $9.99) and Intrepid Pictures. Comparison Title: The Bloody • Louise Carey wrote The Diary of a London Schoolgirl for the website of the London Chamber Metropolitan Archive. She also co-wrote the graphic novel Confessions of a Blabbermouth (ISBN-13 978-0-14-017821-0, $13.00), The Other Wind with Mike. Linda, writing as A.J. Lake, authored the Darkest Age fantasy trilogy, and has (ISBN-13 978-0-441-01125-4, written for television, most notably for the German fantasy animation series Meadowlands. $7.99), Shadow & Claw (ISBN-13 978-0-312-89017-9, $16.99) Genre: Dark Fantasy Ship Date: 3/13/2012