The Bird King: A Novel

The Bird King is a captivating tale of love, power, religion, and freedom set against the backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition.

This stunning novel follows Fatima, a concubine in the royal court of Granada, and her dear friend Hassan, a palace mapmaker with a secret gift for manipulating reality.

When representatives of the newly formed Spanish monarchy arrive to negotiate the sultan's surrender, Fatima befriends one of the women, unaware that she will see Hassan's gift as sorcery and a threat to Christian Spanish rule.

With their freedoms at stake, Fatima must risk everything to save Hassan and escape the palace walls.

As they traverse Spain with the help of a clever jinn, The Bird King asks us to consider what love is and the price of freedom in a time when the West and the Muslim world were not yet separate.

Don't miss out on this unforgettable journey into story, faith, and refuge.