All This Twisted Glory

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of graphic violence.

All This Twisted Glory continues the story of Alizeh, Cyrus, and Kamran, particularly focusing on the close third-person perspective of Cyrus. The first two books of the series, This Woven Kingdom and These Infinite Threads, portray Cyrus as a mysterious, antagonistic figure, often rude and cruel to Alizeh. However, the third book, Cyrus’s perspective fleshes out his character, depicting him as a man torn between his bargain with the devil and his love for Alizeh and his people. In This Woven Kingdom universe, Iblees, or the devil, is a fire-born Jinn cast out of heaven for refusing to bow to humans, who are made of clay. Ever since, the vengeful Iblees has toyed with humans, corrupting them with promises of power. Iblees approaches all newly appointed rulers with an offer in exchange for their souls. Some succumb to him, while others resist. For reasons unknown, Cyrus takes Iblees’s offer. In return he must do Iblees’s bidding, including wedding Alizeh and giving her a kingdom to rule.

Humans discriminate against the Jinn because, like Iblees, they are made of fire.