The Stardust Thief will transport you, enchant you, and revive your belief in the magic of storytelling.”- Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the Sun 'Abdullah has created a sumptuous feast of richly layered classic tales, and characters who will have you hungering to unravel their mysteries. Abdullah masterfully crafts a tale, with equally chaotic and lovable characters, that reads like it is meant to be told around the fire beneath a starlit sky.'- Aamna Qureshi, author of The Lady or the Lion 'Shimmering with magic, The Stardust Thief is a gripping adventure set against an immersive world. I was held under its powerful enchantment from the first page to the very last.'- Allison Saft, author of Down Comes the Night Filled with folkloric dangers and a lovable cast of characters, Abdullah’s debut is by turns whimsical and thrilling. 'Reading The Stardust Thief feels like being told a story on a long, moonlit night: intimate and wondrous. 'You'll be charmed immediately by the characters and pulled in by this exploration of how the stories we hear and the stories we tell ourselves-beautiful and heartbreaking alike-shape us. 'A thrilling adventure about found families, ancient magic, and stories that linger.I thoroughly enjoyed it.' - S. Abdullah weaves a sweeping adventure of tales within tales, while laying bare the ways those we love can both uplift us and break our hearts.'- Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter

'The Stardust Thief is a dream written upon a page-absorbing, lingering, and poignantly told. “ The Stardust Thief will transport you, enchant you, and revive your belief in the magic of storytelling.” ―Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the Sun “A thrilling adventure about found families, ancient magic, and stories that linger.' ―Shannon Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass And, in a world where story is reality and illusion is truth, Loulie will discover that everything-her enemy, her magic, even her own past-is not what it seems, and she must decide who she will become in this new reality. Aided by her bodyguard, who has secrets of his own, they must survive ghoul attacks, outwit a vengeful jinn queen, and confront a malicious killer from Loulie's past. With no choice but to obey or be executed, Loulie journeys with the sultan's oldest son to find the artifact. When she saves the life of a cowardly prince, she draws the attention of his powerful father, the sultan, who blackmails her into finding an ancient lamp that has the power to revive the barren land.

Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hunts and sells illegal magic. Inspired by stories from One Thousand and One Nights, this book weaves together the gripping tale of a legendary smuggler, a cowardly prince, and a dangerous quest across the desert to find a legendary, magical lamp.

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