Obsidian

Shade Nox, also known as the Black Witch carries obsidian blades. She is the only one that can wield them. Malavita is covered by Veils that were created by the Brotherhood to provide safe lands that contain water and can grow food. There is a cost to their veils though and the price is getting higher with each passing year. Shade wants to create a veil for all the people that is not under the control of the Brotherhood. She must travel to find the four quarter stones and find the ideal location to create the veil but traveling outside of the existing veils is treacherous. She is aided by Lord Dante Saffire and Raiden, a representative from the Bhaskar Empire. Together they must work together or fail.

The story is fast paced, the characters are developed, and it is written in third person point of view. I loved Shade with her tattooed body and her black blades. She is one of the only female blood wizards and is very powerful. The author does a great job describing Malavita and it’s different clans/cultures. It is an underdog story where good must prevail over evil in order for people of Malavita to survive. If you like dystopian stories with lots of magic, you will enjoy reading this one.