During the early years of the Twentieth Century, as Western empires seek to dominate the ancient world of the Sahara, there remain places on the edge of the unknown that swallow up secrets and men alike. Here, the lives of a French Foreign Legionnaire, a Sharif’s son, an American archaeologist, and a young widow, each of them struggling with alienation, anger, and ambition, unexpectedly intersect as they navigate the unforgiving terrain. For readers of Ken Follett, Bernard Cornwell, and Philippa Gregory, Tamanrasset is a story of myth, memory, and the merciless purity of the desert.