For fans of Dune, Shogun, and the mythic grandeur of Persian epics.
“This novel was born during my travels in the Middle East and a chance meeting with a woman named Sharazad.
Drawing from the immortal Shahnameh — Persia’s Book of Kings — and the haunting beauty of One Thousand and One Nights, I wanted to create a story worthy of those ancient epics: one of flawed heroes, divine queens, brutal war, and the kind of love that survives even death.”
To Sharazad, Wherever You Are
In the shadowed dunes of the Al Rub Al Khali, where ancient Persian legends whisper on the wind, a brutal warrior king and his tragic queen forge a destiny that will echo through centuries.
Alois Schoenberg — a short, ferocious, battle-scarred king — rules with iron and blood.
Sharazad, the ethereal Persian princess revered as a living goddess, carries the soul of Scheherazade and the grace of Persian royalty. Bound by a marriage of political survival, they stand against betrayal, holy war, and the ghosts of a thousand-year dynasty.
Inspired by the Shahnameh — Persia’s immortal Book of Kings — and the timeless magic of One Thousand and One Nights, this is an epic tale of love and pain, redemption and ruin, set against the unforgiving majesty of the Empty Quarter.A story written from the heart… dedicated to the real Sharazad who vanished into legend.