The empire does not kill you. It unwrites you.
Once a loyal imperial detective, Ivolith now hides under a stolen name, haunted by forbidden memories and the voice of something that should not exist. Born illegal and unrecognized, he carries the blood of two caste, and that alone is a death sentence.
But the empire has darker secrets than bloodlines. Ones it buried beneath ash and protocol. Ones it is willing to destroy entire cities to protect.
On the run with a boy the empire fears and a magic the empire outlawed, Ivolith must decide what he's willing to remember and what he's willing to become. Because the war isn't coming.
It already started.
The Last Yanthi is a dark political fantasy about identity, silence, and the cost of surviving a system designed to erase you. Perfect for readers of Tamsyn Muir, R.F. Kuang, or Anna Smith Spark.