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Synopsis[[coming soon]]
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Stats
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status: drafting
genre: new adult, high fantasy started: may 2022 - (original version: ~2007) |
pov: multiple, mainly Halah
draft: first wordcount: 13.3k |
Inspirations
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• The Wonders of Creation by Al Qazwini
• One Thousand and One Nights/Arabian Nights • Fairy tales of people kidnapped by the fae |
• Muslim beliefs
• Various Arabian, Persian, and Egyptian legends • Stories of people kidnapped by djinn |
Themes
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• mutual pining
• mysterious pasts • magic & djinn • female friendship • adventure |
• slow-burn romance
• loneliness & belonging • unrequited love • female leads • creatures & myths |
Characters
Halah | a noblewoman of a minor house, shunned by the court when she vanishes from the palace and then returns without explanation and demands a divorce from her husband, living (hiding) in the Great Library of Qahtan
Sirin | the queen of Mourra, she declared insane after she insists her son was kidnapped by djinn, and is bound and determined to rescue him even if she has to commit treason to do it
Qusaiy | Sirin's son, a five year old boy who is renowned for his beautiful voice and excellent memory, and who vanishes without a trace and is presumed dead
Raoul | eldest son of the Vizir, cousin to the king of Mourra, and Halah's ex-husband, who has his own secrets
Ilyas | Captain of the Guards of the palace, loyal to Raoul but even more so to Halah, and a giant with a gentle heart
Nilam | a Wayfinder, twin sister to Ilyas, and loyal friend to Halah, her closest companion is a warcat named Zsa Zsa
Sirin | the queen of Mourra, she declared insane after she insists her son was kidnapped by djinn, and is bound and determined to rescue him even if she has to commit treason to do it
Qusaiy | Sirin's son, a five year old boy who is renowned for his beautiful voice and excellent memory, and who vanishes without a trace and is presumed dead
Raoul | eldest son of the Vizir, cousin to the king of Mourra, and Halah's ex-husband, who has his own secrets
Ilyas | Captain of the Guards of the palace, loyal to Raoul but even more so to Halah, and a giant with a gentle heart
Nilam | a Wayfinder, twin sister to Ilyas, and loyal friend to Halah, her closest companion is a warcat named Zsa Zsa