The Goddess of Dance
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
MAGIC. LOVE. DESTINY. ABSOLUTE POWER.
When Princess Gul'Agdar of Dhagabad begins studying the ancient magic of the Sacred Dance, she has no idea that this seemingly innocent act is the first step on the treacherous path to immortality, absolute power—and slavery. And her father, the sultan, is intent on forcing her into an arranged marriage, not knowing that leaving the palace would expose her to the very danger she must flee.
Follow the princess and her beloved djinn, Hasan, into the magic of the Egyptian and Arabian deserts; peek into the powerful, all-female cult of the Great Goddess; and learn about the wonders of the True Library beyond this world—if you dare. . . .
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This stand-alone sequel to the concurrently re-released The Princess of Dhagabad begins after the titular princess, Gul'Agdar, has freed her beloved, a djinn named Hasan, leaving him both human and all-powerful. They are not, however, free to pursue their love. The Caliph Agabei of Megina has heard a prophecy that one who frees a djinn will possess the power to destroy the world, so he plots with the help of his own djinn slave, the beautiful, mysterious Shogat, to trap Hasan for eternity. Through it all, Gul'Agdar's own magic, tied to the long-lost Dance of the Goddess, is rising through dreams of an ancient dancer named Thea. Kashina's arabesque novel alternates between effervescence and repose, retelling old tales with nothing unexpected plotwise but plenty of evocative language that will have readers dreaming of summoning their own djinn.
