Shadow on the Wall

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Award winner for the USA Best Book Awards as well as for the Next Generation Indie Book Awards by bestselling magical realism author, Pavarti K Tyler.

Forced to witness the cruelty of the Morality Police in his home city of Elih, Turkey, Recai is called upon by the power of the desert to be the vehicle of change. Does he have the strength to answer Allah’s call or will his dark past and self-doubt stand in his way?

Pulling on his faith in Allah, the friendship of a Jewish father-figure and a deeply held belief that his people deserve better, Recai Osman must become The SandStorm.

In the tradition of magical realism books by Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie, Shadow on the Wall tackles issues of religion, gender, corruption and the basic human condition wrapped in a beautiful and challenging page-turner not to be missed.

With nearly 120 combined four and five-star ratings across Goodreads, Amazon and other retailers, if you love magical realism novels or superhero books, this is for you.

“Wonderful. Not only was it a page-turner that I read in one sitting (something I have not done in a few years), the storylines were well-constructed and the dots all amazingly connected. ” (Naif Al-Mutawa of the99.org)

Pavarti K Tyler s Shadow on the Wall, her first book in The SandStorm Chronicles, is a delicious read even as it exposes themes that are difficult to grapple with. Her beautiful and vivid prose places us in a world where we forget ourselves and fall into her characters we love them, we hate them, we understand them, and we are mystified by them. Even as Shadow transports us, once we step back into ourselves we are left thinking about her real-world depictions of religious motivations, corruption, fear, tenacity, and hope.

Jessica Swift Eldridge, editor, publishing consultant, founder of Swift Ink Editorial Services
From the moment I read the first sentence, I could not stop until I finished reading. As an Arab Muslim, I found it refreshing, to finally have someone sharing my cultural background to not be a “terrorist”, but be an actual “hero”. The imperfections of his character are what made him believable to me. We are not perfect, no one is, but he took his imperfections & became a hero for the people, instead of a suicide bomber. If anything, I see him as a metaphor for redemption, I am extremely excited to follow these Chronicles. I have always used to say that “Batman” was my favorite superhero, I have no doubt from this point on, my #1 answer will be “The SandStorm”.

Mosno Al-Moseeki
I received a copy of Pavarti K Tyler’s new book entitled “Shadow on the Wall” to review. What I will say to you is this. Buy it. Read it. It was wonderful. Not only was it a page turner that I read in one sitting (something I have not done in a few years), the story lines were well constructed and the dots all amazingly connected.

Naif Al-Mutawa or the99.org