Author:Heather Demetrios
A jinni of tremendous ancient power and Empress to Arjinna, Nalia was sold into slavery on the dark caravan, where jinn are forced to grant wishes and obey their masters’ every command. She’d do anything to be free of the golden shackles that bind her to Malek, her handsome, cruel master, and his lavish Hollywood lifestyle.
Enter Raif, the enigmatic leader of Arjinna’s revolution and Nalia’s sworn enemy. He promises to free Nalia so that she can return to her ravaged homeland and free her imprisoned brother. But freedom comes at a heavy price and danger is everywhere.
In this gorgeous fantasy debut, Heather Demetrios brings to life a deliciously seductive world where a wish can be a curse and shadows are sometimes safer than the light.
The story unfolds at a swift, even pace, and the worldbuilding is superb; the jinn inhabit an intoxicating, richly realized realm of magic, politics, spirituality and history. Readers will wish they had a jinni to grant them the next book in the series.
—— Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)Darkly beautiful... The Kept is a rare blend of brutality and empathy, emotion and close observation. I thought at times of Cormac McCarthy's work and of the novels of David Vann. At other times it brought to mind Stef Penney's The Tenderness Of Wolves and Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain. But there's something wonderfully distinctive about The Kept... A literary page-turner of the highest calibre by a writer of serious talent.
—— Jonathan Lee, author of JOYMysterious and compelling... James Scott has written a riveting and memorable debut novel.
—— Tom Perrotta, author of The LeftoversWith its vivid sense of time and place, lyrical writing, and complex questions of what constitutes a family, The Kept is an outstanding debut by a bright new voice in fiction.
—— Ron Rash, author of Serena and The CoveWinter and discontent... Scott is the master of mood... Haunting'
—— New York Times Book ReviewDark and mysterious… A novel whose daring is found in its bleakness… The plot unfolds with a weighty languor reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy… Sparse, elegant… haunting.
—— New York TimesReads with the stark clarity of a Johnny Cash song
—— Washington PostFeels like the shell of a Cormac McCarthy novel filled with the intricate yearning and familial strife of a Lorca play… A gripping combination I don’t think we’re likely to find anywhere else.
—— The RumpusDark and brutal… Never lets up until the climactic scene, in prose that’s brooding and intense right up until the final paragraph… So packed with incident and character, and so fluidly paced, that it’s brought vividly to life by Scott’s meticulous control
—— Toronto StarScott is [a] master storyteller in this outstanding debut
—— Kirkus (starred review)A thrilling adventure and a literary triumph
—— Hannah Tinti , author of The Good ThiefA deeply moving, disconcerting novel… Scott manages something quite difficult here, balancing both terror and tenderness with apparent ease. By the end of The Kept, you’ll be convinced that he can do just about anything.
—— Kevin Wilson , author of The Family FangAtmospheric and memorable, suffused with dread and suspense right up to the last page.
—— Publisher's Weekly (starred)Artisan-like control... As breathless as it is inevitable
—— Boston Globe
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