Crown of the Serpent Kings

A pit fighter who has known nothing but chains and blood discovers that the brand on her back marks her as the last heir to a dead dynasty of sorcerer-kings. Veshka of the Khuld must escape the arena, cross a haunted desert, and master a power that devours from within—all while an ancient priest races to resurrect a god-serpent whose awakening will drown the known world. With a cynical mercenary, a treacherous sorceress, and a dwindling band of sellswords at her side, she faces a choice no throne can answer: what is freedom worth when the world demands a queen?