In this prequel to the Bartemaeus trilogy Asmira, a Hereditary Guard of the Queen of Sheba, travels to Jerusalem on a secret assignment.
Words I Had To Look Up:
tumuli (pg.9) -- A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. gout (pg. 27) -- A mass or splash, as of blood; spurt. Or in this case, lightning. I think.