Stardust thief

Author's name: Chelsea Abdullah

Inspired by the tales of One Thousand and One Nights, Chelsea weaves a captivating story of a legendary smuggler, a cowardly prince, and a perilous journey across the desert to find a legendary magic lamp.

Neither here nor there, but in a distant time...

Luli Al-Nazari is a midnight trader: a thief who sells illicit magic with the help of her genie guardian. When she saves the life of a cowardly prince, she attracts the attention of his powerful father, the Sultan, who blackmails her to find an ancient lamp that has the power to revive the barren land.

With no choice but obedience or execution, Lullie travels with the Sultan's eldest son to find the artifact. Aided by her personal bodyguard, who holds his own secrets, they must survive goblin attacks, outwit a vengeful fairy queen, and confront a malevolent assassin from Lullie's past. In a world where story becomes reality and illusion becomes reality, Lullie will discover that everything—her enemy, her magic, even her past—is not what it seems, and she must decide who she will become in this new reality.