4-STAR REVIEW: DAWN OF THE FIREBIRD by Sarah Mughal Rana

Author Sarah Mughal Rana on complex female heroines & her new book 'Dawn of the Firebird'

Canadian author Sarah Mughal Rana’s Dawn of the Firebird is a sweeping fantasy epic following Khamilla Zahr-zad, whose life has been built on a foundation of violence and vengeance. Every home she’s ever known has been destroyed by war, and when her clansmen are assassinated by a rival empire, Khamilla knows her heavenly magic of nur is a weapon her enemies would welcome. So she hides her identity and joins the enemy’s army school, full of jinn,…

4-STAR REVIEW: DAWN OF THE FIREBIRD by Sarah Mughal Rana

Publication Date: December 2, 2025 *A SheReads Most Anticipated Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of Fall 2025!* *A Paste Most Anticipated Romantasy Book of Fall 2025!*For fans of The Poppy War, She Who Became the Sun and The Will of the Many, a breathtaking fantasy novel about the daughter of an overthrown emperor from an exciting new voiceKhamilla Zahr-zad’s life has been built on a foundation of violence and vengeance. Every home she’s known h…