Somaiya Daud

'Somaiya Daud is a rare talent. A smart, romantic, exciting debut.' - Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divergent The crown of Dihya had been stripped from me, my face changed, my body broken. But I was not a slave and I was not a spare. I was my mother's daughter, and I would survive and endure. I would find my way back home. In a star system dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, sixteen-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 poetry she loves to hear read, she dreams of one day receiving a sign from Dihya that one day, she, too, will have adventure, and travel beyond her isolated moon. But when adventure comes for Amani, it is not what she expects. When she is kidnapped by the government and taken in secret to the royal palace, 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' fiance, Idris. But the glitter of the royal court belies a world of violence and fear, and one wrong move could lead to her death.

Two identical girls, one a princess, the other a rebel. Who will rule the empire?Amani must make a devastating choice between revolution and family in this sequel to the instant Sunday Times bestseller Mirage.After being swept up into the brutal Vathek court, Amani, the ordinary girl forced to serve as the half-Vathek princesss body double, has been forced into complete isolation. The cruel but complex princess, Maram, with whom Amani had cultivated a tenuous friendship, discovered Amanis connection to the rebellion and has forced her into silence, and if Amani crosses Maram once more, her identity - and her betrayal - will be revealed to everyone in the court.Amani is desperate to continue helping the rebellion, to fight for her peoples freedom. But she must make a devastating decision: will she step aside, and watch her people suffer, or continue to aid them, and put herself and her family in mortal danger? And whatever she chooses, can she bear to remain separated, forever, from Marams fiance, Idris?

Un mundo que combina naves espaciales con un ambiente de fantasía que bebe de las raíces culturales de la autora, Somaiya Daud. Tras ser llevada hasta la corte del imperio Vathek para convertirse el la doble de la princesa, Amani está absolutamente aislada. La cruel princesa Maram, con quien Amani había logrado crea una frágil amistad, ha descubierto sus vínculos con los rebeldes. Y se lo ha dejado muy claro, si vuelve a repetirse, será la última vez.Pero Amani está desesperada por seguir apoyando la rebelión, por seguir apoyando la libertad de su gente. ¿Pondrá en peligro su vida por lo que cree que es correcto?

En un mundo dominado por el brutal imperio Vathek, la joven Amani es secuestrada por las autoridades y llevada en secreto al palacio real.Allí descubre que es prácticamente idéntica a la princesa Maram. La princesa es tan odiada que necesita una doble, alguien que pueda acudir en su lugar a los actos publicos por si alguien trata de matarla. Y ese es solo uno de los peligros que aguardan en la corte, un lugar en el que el lujo convive con los secretos y la violencia. Si Amani quiere ver a su familia de nuevo, debera imitar a la princesa a la perfeccion... porque un solo error podria ser mortal.

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 DivergentIn 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 cant help but enjoy the palaces beauty - and her time with the princess fiance, 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 AshesEnriching, thrilling, and captivatingBuzzFeedLush and dangerous, Mirage had me entrancedTochi Onyebuchi, author of Riot Baby

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' fiance, 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...