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The Serpent's Veil

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Reads 121,480
Votes 6,420
Parts 47
Time 9h 52m

Prince of Persia meets The Wrath and the Dawn in this epic retelling of the life of the Abbasid Queen Al-Khayzuran.
    
Arabia - Circa 764. 
    
Al-Khayzuran's life changes forever when she is kidnapped from her home and sold to a caravan returning from Hajj. 
An unlikely and altogether fateful series of events leads her face to face with the gates of the capital, a mysterious desert spirit, and a young prince on the verge of rising to the seat of Caliph. 

Thrust into a world of deception, royalty, intrigue and war, Khayzuran must learn everything she can as fast as she can, or leave her fate in the hands of her enemies.All Rights Reserved

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