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Mirage

On sale

28th August 2018

Price: £7.99

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Selected: Digital (deliver electronic) / ISBN-13: 9781473651753

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The stunning and lushly imagined Sunday Times bestseller about a girl who is kidnapped and forced to become the body double for the princess of a ruthless empire.

‘A smart, romantic, exciting debut from a rare talent’ Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divergent

In a star system dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, eighteen-year-old Amani is a dreamer. She dreams of what life was like before the occupation and receiving a sign that one day, she, too, will have adventures, and travel beyond her isolated moon.

But when adventure comes for Amani, it is not what she expects. She is kidnapped by the government and taken in secret to the royal palace. There, 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 to appear in public, 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’ fiancé, Idris. But the glitter of the royal court belies a world of violence and fear, and she soon realises that one wrong move could lead to her death . . .

‘By turns thrilling and ruminative, sexy and heartbreaking’ Sabaa Tahir, author of an Ember in the Ashes

‘Enriching, thrilling, and captivating’ BuzzFeed

‘Lush and dangerous, Mirage had me entranced’ Tochi Onyebuchi, author of Riot Baby

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Reviews

Kat Howard, author of <i>An Unkindness of Magicians</i>
Mirage is a fantastic book. It's full of my favourite things: secrets, intrigue, gorgeous mythology, and complicated characters. It will break your heart and fill you with hope
Margaret Stohl, #1 New York Times bestselling author of <i>Beautiful Creatures and Black Widow: Forever Red</i>
A masterful, stunning read that brings Somaiya onto the scene as a major talent and voice and force to be reckoned with
Tochi Onyebuchi, author of <i>Beasts Made of Night</i>
Lush and dangerous, Mirage had me entranced. Amani's journey-from rural innocent to calculating young woman, from village girl to royal impersonator-is galactic. I was here for all of it, and I desperately need to know what happens next
Courtney Summers, author of <i>All the Rage</i>
Mirage had me enthralled from its first page to its last. It's a a heart-wrenching, romantic, and exhilarating page-turner. Somaiya Daud is a brilliant writer and she has written a brilliant book
Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of <i>Divergent</i>
Mirage is full of characters who feel like they existed long before the story began, and a rich world that is as beautiful as it is cruel. A smart, romantic, exciting debut from a rare talent
Roshani Choksi, New York Times bestselling author of <i>The Star-Touched Queen</i>
Daud is a masterful storyteller. Mirage gives readers an exquisitely wrought world with deft characters, death-defying stakes, and an aching romance. Bound to linger in your dreams
A BuzzFeed, Publishers Weekly, Bustle, and Hypable most anticipated book of 2018
BuzzFeed
Prepare yourself for a story that's enriching, thrilling, and captivating
Renée Ahdieh, author of <i>Flame in the Mist</i>
Mirage is smart, sexy, and devilishly clever. Somaiya Daud has penned a tale worthy of all the stars in the sky
Sabaa Tahir, author of An Ember in the Ashes
Mirage is by turns thrilling and ruminative, sexy and heartbreaking. Somaiya Daud has written a moving and unforgettable debut
Entertainment Weekly
Superb . . . a beautiful and necessary meditation on finding strength in one's culture
Tor.com
Riveting . . . Readers who love clever, independent young women, protagonists of colour, cultures we don't normally get to see positively represented in fiction, lite-SF, space opera, royal court intrigue, and delectable insta-love will inhale Mirage
CultureFly
Beautifully detailed, with enchanting poetry and characters you'll come to care for, Mirage is an exciting introduction to what is sure to be a thrilling series
Escapades of a Book Worm
This is a book that will blow you away from the moment you start