Rebel of the Sands

ISBN: 0147517974

Author: Hamilton, Alwyn

Condition: New

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 horse-or that it would take a foreign fugitive to show her the heart of the desert she thought she knew.A New York Times bestsellerFilm rights optioned by Willow SmithEvokes such disparate influences - 1,001 Arabian Nights, Hindu lore, and Navajo myth, as well as, inevitably, the triumvirate of Tolkien, Lucas and Rowling. -The New York Times Book ReviewFans of Sarah Maas and Victoria Aveyard should give this one a try. -VOYA