The Scarab Path

Description

Sent as a delegate to the backwater city of Khanaphes, Che quickly discovers that the place everyone overlooks is coveted for reasons that cut deep—political, personal, and supernatural. As rival factions circle and old wounds refuse to stay buried, Cheerwell Maker’s fragile recovery is complicated by a past that returns in the form of haunting memories and unquiet presences. Across a bitter stalemate, veterans and rulers alike are forced to confront what their power has been built on, even as an ancient force stirs and threatens to unravel the Wasp Empress’s sinister control. With Adrian Tchaikovsky’s sharp, propulsive storytelling and talent for layered worldbuilding, this novel blends intrigue and dread into a journey where survival depends on understanding the scars that history leaves behind.