Rebel of the Sands
The New York Times bestselling novel by the Goodreads Choice Awards Best Debut Author of 2016, published in 15 countries!
Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mythical beasts still roam the wild and remote areas, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinn still perform their magic. For humans, its an unforgiving place, especially if youre poor, orphaned, or female. Amani AlHiza is all three. Shes a gifted gunslinger with perfect aim, but she cant shoot her way out of Dustwalk, the back-country town where shes destined to wind up wed or dead.
Then she meets Jin, a rakish foreigner, in a shooting contest, and sees him as the perfect escape route. But though shes spent years dreaming of leaving Dustwalk, she never imagined shed gallop away on mythical horseor that it would take a foreign fugitive to show her the heart of the desert she thought she knew.
This startlingly original Middle-East-meets-Wild-West fantasy reveals what happens when a dream deferred explodesin the fires of rebellion, of romantic passion, and the all-consuming inferno of a girl finally embracing her power.
Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mythical beasts still roam the wild and remote areas, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinn still perform their magic. For humans, its an unforgiving place, especially if youre poor, orphaned, or female. Amani AlHiza is all three. Shes a gifted gunslinger with perfect aim, but she cant shoot her way out of Dustwalk, the back-country town where shes destined to wind up wed or dead.
Then she meets Jin, a rakish foreigner, in a shooting contest, and sees him as the perfect escape route. But though shes spent years dreaming of leaving Dustwalk, she never imagined shed gallop away on mythical horseor that it would take a foreign fugitive to show her the heart of the desert she thought she knew.
This startlingly original Middle-East-meets-Wild-West fantasy reveals what happens when a dream deferred explodesin the fires of rebellion, of romantic passion, and the all-consuming inferno of a girl finally embracing her power.
Auteur | | Alwyn Hamilton |
Taal | | Engels |
Type | | Hardcover |
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