From chudails and peris to jinn and goddesses, this lush collection of South Asian folklore, legends, and epics reimagines stories of old for a modern audience.
This fantasy and science fiction teen anthology edited by Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra contains a wide range of stories from fourteen bestselling, award-winning, and emerging writers from the South Asian diaspora that will surprise, delight, and move you. So read on, for after all, magic has no borders.
A pair of star-crossed lovers search for a way back to one another against all odds . . .
A girl fights for her life against a malignant, generations-old evil . . .
A peri seeks to reclaim her lost powers . . .
A warrior rebels against her foretold destiny . . .
With stories by:
- Sabaa Tahir, #1
- bestselling author of the Ember in the Ashes series, and winner of the National Book Award and Printz Award for
- ge Sayantani DasGupta,
- bestselling author of the Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond seriesPreeti Chhibber, author of
- Sona Charaipotra, author of
- and
- , and coauthor of
- and
- , now a Netflix original series.Tanaz Bhathena, award-winning author of
- and
- Sangu Mandanna, bestselling author of
- and the Celestial TrilogyOlivia Chadha, author of
- Nafiza Azad, author of William C. Morris Award nominee,
- Tracey Baptiste,
- bestselling author of The Jumbies series and
- Naz Kutub, author of
- Nikita Gill, bestselling author of
- and
- Swati Teerdhala, author of the Tiger at Midnight trilogyShreya Ila Anasuya, New Voices selectionTahir Abrar, New Voices selection