I loved how the Western and the Middle Eastern settings meshed seamlessly, allowing Amani to showcase her powerful alter ego to fight against female oppression by her male counterparts. But she’s also trying to escape her fate of becoming one of her uncle’s many wives, so she dresses as a boy and becomes the famed “Blue Eyed Bandit”, entering into competitions to try and win her way out. Rebel of the Sands combines a rich desert setting with a Western flavour, with Amani as a sharpshooter from Dustwalk. And she'd never have predicted she'd fall in love with him.or that he'd help her unlock the powerful truth of who she really is. But in all her years spent dreaming of leaving home, she never imagined she'd gallop away on a mythical horse, fleeing the murderous Sultan's army, with a fugitive who's wanted for treason. When she meets Jin, a mysterious and devastatingly handsome foreigner, in a shooting contest, she figures he’s the perfect escape route. But there's nothing mystical or magical about Dustwalk, the dead-end town that Amani can't wait to escape from.ĭestined to wind up "wed or dead," Amani’s counting on her sharpshooting skills to get her out of Dustwalk. Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mystical beasts still roam the wild and barren wastes, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinni still practice their magic. She’s more gunpowder than girl-and the fate of the desert lies in her hands. Published by Allen & Unwin on March 8th 2016
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