The Glass Magician. The Tanesh Empire Trilogy, #1

No one trusts a landless magician, but Trullic cannot find his true home, where his own magical powers work best.  He knows it exists somewhere out in the desert. But how can he find it, when the land itself threatens to swallow him whole every times he steps across the boundary?Nadeem comes to her power early, a potent illusionist. Her aunts recognize her power, and recruit her for a secret cadre of assassins.
Despite her training, Nadeem still questions the orders she receives, even those coming from the emperor himself."The Glass Magician" begins an exotic, epic-fantasy trilogy, and takes you down the dark paths these two must follow as they seek where they truly belong. Be sure to read the other novels in this deeply-immersive trilogy, "The Desert Heart" and "The Ghost Dog".