TY  - BOOK
AU  - Khan, Ausma Zehanat
TI  - The bloodprint: book one of the Khorasan archives 
SN  - 9780008171582
U1  - Fiction KHA-A 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - London
PB  - Harper Collins Publishers
KW  - Magic
KW  - Quests (Expeditions)
KW  - Women heroes
KW  - Patriarchy
KW  - Women
KW  - Male domination (Social structure)
N1  - The author of the acclaimed mystery The Unquiet Dead delivers her first fantasy novel—the opening installment in a thrilling quartet—a tale of religion, oppression, and political intrigue that radiates with heroism, wonder, and hope.

A dark power known as the Talisman has risen in the land. Born of ignorance and persecution, it is led by a man known only as the One-Eyed Preacher. A superstitious patriarchy, cruel and terrifying, the Talisman suppresses knowledge and subjugates women. And it is growing.

But there are those who seek to stop the oppressive spread of the Talisman. A resistance formed of the Companions of Hira – a group of rebels versed in the power of ancient scripture, a magic known as the Claim – believe they have discovered the key to destroying the One-Eyed Preacher and his fervid followers: The Bloodprint
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