Race the Sands

“National Velvet

with monsters and a big helping of palace intrigue, Race the Sands is

monstrous (literally), heartwarming, and empowering in equal measure. An

incredibly fun and inspiring read.” – Katherine Arden, New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale

In this epic standalone fantasy, the acclaimed author of the Queens of Renthia series introduces an imaginative new world in which a pair of strong and determined women risk their lives battling injustice, corruption, and deadly enemies in their quest to become monster racing champions.

Life, death, and rebirth—in

Becar, who you are in this life will determine your next life. Yet there is

hope—you can change your destiny with the choices you make. But for the darkest

individuals, there is no redemption: you come back as a kehok, a monster, and

are doomed to be a kehok for the rest of time.

Unless you can win the

Races.

After a celebrated career as an elite kehok rider, Tamra

became a professional trainer. Then a tragic

accident shattered her confidence, damaged her reputation, and left her nearly

broke. Now, she needs the prize money to prevent the local temple from taking

her daughter away from her, and that means she must once again find a winning

kehok . . . and a rider willing to trust her.

Raia is desperate to get

away from her domineering family and cruel fiancé. As a kehok rider, she could

earn enough to buy her freedom. But she needs a first-rate trainer.

Impressed by the inexperienced

young woman’s determination, Tamra hires Raia and pairs her with a strange new

kehok with the potential to win—if he can be tamed.

But in this sport, if you

forget you’re riding on the back of a monster, you die. Tamra and Raia will

work harder than they ever thought possible to win the deadly Becaran Races—and

in the process, discover what makes this particular kehok so special.