The Stardust Thief (The Sandsea Trilogy #1)

Chelsea Abdullah

Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hunts and sells illegal magic. 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—at the cost of sacrificing all jinn.With no choice but to obey or be executed, Loulie journeys with the sultan’s oldest son to find the artifact. 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. 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.Inspired by stories from One Thousand and One Nights, The Stardust Thief weaves 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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Zlodej hviezdneho prachu je prvý diel fascinujúcej série The Sandsea Trilogy z dielne autorky Chelsea Abdullah. Príbeh sleduje Loulie al-Nazari, obchodníčku s mágiou, ktorá sa ocitne na nebezpečnej výprave za starobylou lampou s prísľubom smrti v prípade zlyhania. Spolu s džinom Kadirom a princem Mazenom čelia výzvam a záhadám v arabskom fantatickom svete. Kniha svojou originalitou a príjemným štýlom písania osloví nielen dospelých milovníkov fantasy, ale aj mladšie publikum.

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Pieskomoria: Loulie al-Nazari je Polnočná obchodníčka, ktorá obchoduje s zakázanou mágiou a uniká spravodlivosti s pomocou džina. Sultán ju poverí úlohou nájsť starobylú lampu alebo čeliť trestu. Loulie, jej ochranca džin a sultánov syn sa vydávajú na nebezpečnú výpravu plnú útokov a tajomstiev.

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Zlodej hviezdneho prachu je originálny a čítavý fantasy príbeh inšpirovaný príbehmi z Tisíc a jednej noci. Loulie al-Nazari, Polnočná obchodníčka, je povolaná nájsť starobylú lampu na záchranu vyprahnutú krajinu. Sultánov najstarší syn a džin ju sprevádzajú na nebezpečnej výprave. Americko-kuvajtská autorka Chelsea Abdullah nazvala knihu „lahôdkou“ pre fanúšikov fantasy a orientu.

Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hunts and sells illegal magic. 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—at the cost of sacrificing all jinn.

With no choice but to obey or be executed, Loulie journeys with the sultan’s oldest son to find the artifact. 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. 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.

Inspired by stories from One Thousand and One NightsThe Stardust Thief weaves the gripping tale of a legendary smuggler, a cowardly prince, and a dangerous quest across the desert to find a legendary, magical lamp.