Stories carry power in a land where truth hides behind every tale.
Loulie al-Nazari, known as the Midnight Merchant, survives by smuggling forbidden magic with the help of her jinn bodyguard. But when she saves a cowardly prince from an assassination attempt, she attracts the attention of the sultan, who forces her into a perilous mission: recover a legendary lamp said to restore the dying desert, even if doing so destroys the jinn.
Joined by the sultan’s eldest son and shadowed by enemies both human and magical, Loulie must face ghoul-haunted ruins, vengeful queens, and secrets that blur the line between myth and memory.
The Stardust Thief is a sweeping adventure inspired by the tales of old, where loyalty is tested and identity is forged in shifting sands.
