The Stardust Thief

Inspired by stories from One Thousand and One Nights,this book weaves together the gripping tale of a legendary smugglera cowardly princeand a dangerous quest across the desert to find a legendarymagical lamp. Neither here nor therebut long ago . . . Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal whowith the help of her jinn bodyguardhunts and sells illegal magic. When she saves the life of a cowardly princeshe draws the attention of his powerful fatherthe sultanwho blackmails her into finding an ancient lamp that has the power to revive the barren land–at the cost of sacrificing all jinn. With no choice but to obey or be executedLoulie journeys with the sultan’s oldest son to find the artifact. Aided by her bodyguardwho has secrets of his ownthey must survive ghoul attacksoutwit a vengeful jinn queenand confront a malicious killer from Loulie’s past. Andin a world where story is reality and illusion is truthLoulie will discover that everything–her enemyher magiceven her own past–is not what it seemsand she must decide who she will become in this new reality.