"I loved this gorgeous book about blood magic, chosen family and refugees in a hostile city. Naseem Jamnia has created a rich, complex world in a very short space [...] You should definitely savor it." — Charlie Jane Anders, author of All the Birds in the Sky

"I adored this city, with its vibrant history and super-fresh magic system, but I loved these astonishing complex vivid characters even more. A fun and fast-paced ride that keeps you guessing all the way (and, yeah, it’s tough to grapple with the ugly legacies of empire and oppression and still have fun, but Jamnia pulls it off)." 

— Sam J. Miller, author of Blackfish City 

"A fascinating medical mystery in a rich, complex world I didn’t want to leave." — S.A. Chakraborty, author of the Daevabad trilogy

"THE BRUISING OF QILWA transports you to a lushly-described, beautifully imagined world where magic and medicine meet. Heartfelt relationships temper the grim reality of a flawed world with a creeping, strange new disease. A delightful read." — Neon Yang, author of the Tensorate series

"With prose that reads like lush poetry, THE BRUISING OF QILWA builds an intricate world full of history, magic, and life." — Zabé Ellor, author of Silk Fire