480 pages | Hardcover

Inspired by stories fromOne Thousand and One Nights,The Stardust Thiefweaves the gripping tale of a legendary smuggler, a cowardly prince, and a dangerous quest across the desert to find a legendary, magical lamp.

Neither here nor there, but long ago

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 landat the cost of sacrificing all jinn.

With no choice but to obey or be executed, Loulie journeys with the sultans 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 Loulies past. And, in a world where story is reality and illusion is truth, Loulie will discover that everythingher enemy, her magic, even her own pastis not what it seems, and she must decide who she will become in this new reality.