Magic Has No Borders

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From chudails and peris to jinn and goddesses, this lush collection of South Asian folklore, legends, and epics reimagines stories of old for a modern audience.

This fantasy and science fictionteen anthology edited by Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra contains a wide range of stories from fourteen bestselling, award-winning, and emerging writers from the South Asian diaspora that will surprise, delight, and move you. So read on, for after all, magic has no borders.

A pair of star-crossed lovers search for a way back to one another against all odds . . .

A girl fights for her life against a malignant, generations-old evil . . .

A peri seeks to reclaim her lost powers . . .

A warrior rebels against her foretold destiny . . .

With stories by:

• Sabaa Tahir, #1New York Timesbestselling author of the Ember in the Ashes series, and winner of the National Book Award and Printz Award forAll My Rage
• Sayantani DasGupta, New York Times bestselling author of the Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond series
• Preeti Chhibber, author of Spider-Mans Social Dilemma
• Sona Charaipotra, author of Symptoms of a Heartbreak and How Maya Got Fierce, and coauthor of The Rumor Game and Tiny Pretty Things, now a Netflix original series.
• Tanaz Bhathena, award-winning author of Hunted by the Sky and Of Light and Shadow
• Sangu Mandanna, bestselling author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches and the Celestial Trilogy
• Olivia Chadha, author of Rise of the Red Hand
• Nafiza Azad, author of William C. Morris Award nominee, The Candle and the Flame
• Tracey Baptiste, New York Times bestselling author of The Jumbies series and Minecraft: The Crash
• Naz Kutub, author of The Loophole
• Nikita Gill, bestselling author of Wild Embers and Fierce Fairytales
• Swati Teerdhala, author of the Tiger at Midnight trilogy
• Shreya Ila Anasuya, New Voices selection
• Tahir Abrar, New Voices selection

Reviews

A collection of fantastically diverse South Asian stories reimagining and recentering ancient tales by beloved and well-known names from young adult literature as well as intriguing new voices...this anthology pushes the boundaries of fantasy, drawing on a broad range of settings, figures, and tales from South Asian religions, mythologies, and history...engrossing, and entertaining. Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

SamiraAhmedis theNew York Timesbestselling and award winning author of the young adult novelsLove, Hate, & Other Filters,Internment, Mad, Bad, & Dangerous to Know and Hollow Fires.She is also the author of the middle grade fantasy duologyAmira & Hamzaand theMs. Marvel: Beyond theLimitcomic series. She was born in Bombay, India, and grew up in Batavia, IL in a house that smelled like fried onions, garlic, and potpourri. She has lived in New York, Chicago, and Kauai, where she spent a year searching for the perfect mango. She invites you to visit her onlineatwww.samiraahmed.comand on Twitter and Instagram @sam_aye_ahm. SonaCharaipotrais the author ofSymptoms of a HeartbreakandHow Maya Got Fierce, and co-author ofThe Rumor GameandTiny Pretty Things, now a Netflix original series. She earned a masters degree in screenwriting from NYU and an MFA in creative writing from the New School. A working journalist,Sonahas held editorial roles atPeople,TeenPeople, ABCNews.com, MSN, several parenting publications, the Barnes & Noble Teen Blog (RIP), and, most recently, as senior editor of trends and features at Parents.com. She has contributed to publications from theNew York TimestoTeenVogue. She is a former We Need Diverse Books board member, and she cofounded CAKE Literary, a boutique book packager focused on high concept diverse titles. Find her on the web talking about books, Bollywood movies, and chai. Sangu Mandanna was four years old when she was chased by an elephant, wrote her first story about it, and decided this was what she wanted to do with her life. Seventeen years later, she read Frankenstein. It sent her into a writing frenzy that became The Lost Girl, a novel about death and love and the tie that binds the two together. Sangu lives in England with her husband and son. Tracey Baptisteis the New York Times bestselling author of the middle grade novels Minecraft: The Crash, The Jumbies, Rise of the Jumbies, and The Jumbie Gods Revenge. A former elementary school teacher, Tracey is now on the faculty at Lesley Universitys creative writing MFA program. Raised in Trinidad until she was fifteen, she now lives with her family in New Jersey. You can visit her online at www.traceybaptiste.com. SwatiTeerdhala is a storyteller at heart. After graduating from the University of Virginia with a BS in finance and BA in history, she tumbled into the marketing side of the technology industry. Shes passionate about many things, including how to make a proper cup of tea, the right ratio of curd to crust in a lemon tart, and diverse representation in the stories we tell. The Tiger at Midnight is her debut novel. She currently lives in New York City. You can visit her online at www.swatiteerdhala.com.