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synopsisSirin's son has been kidnapped by the djinn, and she will stop at nothing to find him and bring him home, even if that means marching into the realm of the Unseen on what everyone insists is a hopeless mission. He's gone, she is told. Grieve him, for he is as good as dead. If he is returned to you, he will not be the same child you knew.
But he isn't dead, and Sirin refuses to wait around for an if. She doesn't care that no one has ever returned from such a venture. She's going to save her son, or die trying. Enter Halah; the only person taken by the djinn who claims to have escaped them, rather than been returned. Only she knows the paths into the Unseen realm and the ways through the kingdom of the djinn, and when Sirin pleads for her help, she agrees. She can't abandon a child, even one she doesn't know. Even if it does mean returning to the last place in all the realms she ever wants to see again... statsstatus: planning
genre: new adult, high fantasy started: may 2022 (old version: ~2007) pov: n/a draft: n/a wordcount: n/a |
inspirations
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• The Wonders of Creation by Al Qazwini
• One Thousand and One Nights/Arabian Nights • Fairy tales about kidnapped/lost humans |
• Muslim beliefs
• Various Arabian, Persian, and Egyptian legends • Stories of people kidnapped by djinn |
themes
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• mutual pining
• mysterious pasts • magical road trip • female friendship • adventure |
• slow-burn romance
• loneliness & belonging • unrequited love • female leads • creatures & myths |
characters
Sirin | a desperate, determined mother, chief of her tribe after her husband's untimely death.
Qusaiy | Sirin's son, a six year old boy, renowned for his beautiful voice and excellent memory.
Raoul | cousin to Sirin's husband and her childhood friend, secretly yet hopelessly in love with her, utterly devoted to her.
Halah | an escapee from the djinn, living as an outcast at the edge of a village with her best friend and a sootdragon for company.
Ilyas | Raoul's best friend and a fierce warrior of Sirin's tribe who nevertheless is a gentle soul, he is Nilam's twin brother, and a former slave.
Nilam | a Ranger who travels with a black panther of more intelligence than the average cat, she is Halah's best and only friend, Ilyas' twin sister, and a former slave.
Qusaiy | Sirin's son, a six year old boy, renowned for his beautiful voice and excellent memory.
Raoul | cousin to Sirin's husband and her childhood friend, secretly yet hopelessly in love with her, utterly devoted to her.
Halah | an escapee from the djinn, living as an outcast at the edge of a village with her best friend and a sootdragon for company.
Ilyas | Raoul's best friend and a fierce warrior of Sirin's tribe who nevertheless is a gentle soul, he is Nilam's twin brother, and a former slave.
Nilam | a Ranger who travels with a black panther of more intelligence than the average cat, she is Halah's best and only friend, Ilyas' twin sister, and a former slave.