The Kingdom Over the Sea (Exclusive Edition)

Aru Shah meets One Thousand and One Nightsin this lavish middle grade adventure following a girl who must travel to a mystical land of sorceresses, alchemists, jinn, and flying carpets to discover her heritage and fulfill her destiny.

My own Yara, if you are reading this, then something terrible has happened, and you are on your own. To return to the city of Zehaira, you must read out the words on the back of this letter… Good luck, my brave girl.

When twelve-year-old Yara’s mother passes away, she leaves behind a letter and a strange set of instructions. Yara must travel from the home she has always known to a place that is not on any map—Zehaira, a world of sorcerers, alchemists, and simmering magic. But Zehaira is not the land it used to be. The practice of magic has been outlawed, the Sultan’s alchemists are plotting a sinister scheme—and the answers Yara is searching for seem to be out of reach.

Yara must summon all her courage to discover the truth about her mother’s past and her own identity…and to find her place in this magical new world.

This edition features: 

• Signed by Zohra Nabi
• Exclusive cover
• Bound-in author letter from Zohra Nabi
• Interview with Zohra Nabi
• Exclusive reading guide

Genre: Fantasy
Themes: Magic, grief, friendship, refugee experience, activism, the power of small individual acts & of collective effort.
Content Warnings: Death of parent, death, grief, xenophobia, perilous situations

Photos by: @a.o.tales (on Instagram)