Moths to a Flame

By Sarah Ash

The once-wondrous land of Myn-Dhiel has suffered under the rule of the House of Memizhon. The decadent king and queen are slowly going insane, and the kingdom seems likely to sink under the weight of its decay.

Twins Lai and Laili have spent their quiet lives as initiates of the Goddess on the peaceful island of Ael Lahi. But when they are captured and sold as slaves in the city,  Lai must learn to fight for his life in the Arena while Laili is forced into service as the Arkhan’s concubine.

The twins ultimately find their place in the intrigues and rivalries of the corrupt court. But discontent is simmering among the city’s oppressed people. When a mysterious cloud of moon moths brings a plague, revolution threatens to bring down the House of Memizhon. Lai and Laili may hold the key to saving the city—unless they too are engulfed in the conflagration.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
• Release date: Jun 6, 2013
• ISBN: 9781625670069

Reviews for Moths to a Flame

[salimbol · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is an early Sarah Ash book and it shows, as it's quite immature compared to her later work - here we have too many well-used fantasy tropes, at times overly-lush prose, and fairly simple characterisation. However, all the seeds for her later writing are there: there's some haunting imagery, the setting is intriguing, and she refuses to allow her characters' paths to run too smoothly. Plus, the cover is rather gorgeous :-).