MIRAGE

Somaiya Daud's debut Mirage is an "enriching, thrilling, and captivating" (BuzzFeed) epic fantasy inspired by the author's Moroccan heritage about a poor girl who must become the body double of a princess of a ruthless empire

In a world dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, eighteen-year-old Amani is a dreamer. She dreams of what life was like before the occupation; she dreams of writing poetry like the old-world poems she adores; she dreams of receiving a sign from Dihya that one day, she, too, will have adventure, and travel beyond her isolated home.

But when adventure comes for Amani, it is not what she expects: she is kidnapped by the regime and taken in secret to the royal palace, where she discovers that she is nearly identical to the cruel half-Vathek Princess Maram. The princess is so hated by her conquered people that she requires a body double, someone to appear in public as Maram, ready to die in her place.

As Amani is forced into her new role, she can't help but enjoy the palace's beauty--and her time with the princess' fianc�, Idris. But the glitter of the royal court belies a world of violence and fear. If Amani ever wishes to see her family again, she must play the princess to perfection...because one wrong move could lead to her death.

Mirage de debut al lui Somaiya Daud este o fantezie epica „imbogatitoare, palpitanta si captivanta” (BuzzFeed) inspirata de mostenirea marocana a autorului despre o fata saraca care trebuie sa devina corpul dublu al unei printese a unui imperiu nemilos Intr-o lume dominata de brutalul imperiu Vathek , Amani, in varsta de optsprezece ani, este un visator. Viseaza cum era viata inainte de ocupatie; viseaza sa scrie poezii precum poeziile din lumea veche pe care le adora; viseaza sa primeasca un semn de la Dihya ca intr-o zi, si ea va avea aventura si va calatori dincolo de casa ei izolata. Dar cand vine aventura pentru Amani, nu este ceea ce se asteapta: este rapita de regim si luata in secret pentru palatul regal, unde descopera ca este aproape identica cu crunta jumatate Vathek printesa Maram.