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| Author | Anna Kashina |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Spirits of the Ancient Sands |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Herodias |
Publication date | 15 May 2000 |
| Pages | 272 pp |
| ISBN | 1-928746-07-1 |
| OCLC | 43481820 |
| 813/.54 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3561.A6965 P7 2000 |
| Followed by | The Goddess of Dance |
The Princess of Dhagabad is a 2000 novel, the first book of a trilogy by Anna Kashina.
The Princess of Dhagabad follows the princess as she grows up, in fictional Dhagabad, into a young woman of seventeen, when she proves that she more than capable of taking her destiny—and the desting of Dhagabad—into her hands.
A magical book written with the exotic flavor of Arabian Nights, The Princess of Dhagabad is the first in a trilogy of fantasy novels. This sensuous and vividly imagined novel is about the coming-of-age of an Arabian princess, who is destined to be heiress to the throne of Dhagabad, and her relationship with Hasan, an all-powerful djinn who becomes her slave, teacher and steadfast companion. The Princess of Dhagabad follows the princess as she grows from a child of twelve into a young woman of seventeen, at which age she proves, against all tradition, that she is more than capable of taking her destiny-and the destiny of Dhagabad-in hand.
Hasan, her devoted djinn, whose power and omniscience crush him under an unbearable burden, gradually releases himself from his centuries-old pain and apathy. He grows to enjoy spending time with his mistress, until one day-against all odds-he discovers a power greater than wisdom or immortality, greater than suffering—love.
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