Sands and Starlight (Paperback)

A hundred years ago, the sorcerer Ibn Samar ruled with unmatched, uncontested power. Now his heart is turning to glass, and all he wants is to disappear.

He travels the Starlight Bazaars these days as Baradir, a humble trader with three camels and a past he’d rather no one recognized. It’s a good disguise — until Yasmine bint Izebadd, a half-jinni enchantress with power to match his own, sees straight through it and refuses to look away.

Yasmine’s son is in danger, and only Ibn Samar’s old magic can save him. Baradir doesn’t want to be found, let alone needed — but somewhere between the desert markets and a palace of glass that vanishes with every dawn, helping Yasmine starts to look like the only way he might finally save himself, too.

Even his own camels seem to know more about where this is headed than he does.

The magic and colour of ancient tales, told with Charlotte E. English’s trademark wit and whimsy.