The Shadow King was published on September 24 by W.W. Norton & Company. According to the publisher, "in incandescent, lyrical prose, Maaza Mengiste breathes life into complicated characters on both sides of the battle line during Mussolini's 1935 invasion of Ethiopia, shaping a heartrending, indelible exploration of what it means to be a woman at war."
I-Shadow King yashicilelwa mhla zingama-24 kuSepthemba u-W.W. Norton & Company. Ngokomshicileli, “kuprozi enentshisekelo, ekhombisa imizwa yombhali ngendlela esobala, u-Maaza Mengiste wenza abalingiswa abayinkimbinkimbi baphile kuzo zombili izinhlangothi zempi ngesikhathi sokuhlasela i-Topiya kuka-Mussolini nge-1935, ikhombisa ukuhlola okubuhlungu, nokungeke kwakhohlweka kokuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba owesifazane osempini.”