Somaiya Daud is a twenty-something writer and PhD candidate at the University of Washington. A former bookseller in the children's department at Politics and Prose in Washington, DC, Somaiya is passionate about Arabic poetry, the stars, and the Gothic novel. Mirage is her debut novel.
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
ALA Booklist Top 10 Scifi/Fantasy Book for Youth
ALA's Best Fiction for Young Adults List
Children's Africana Book Award Honor Book for Older Readers
ABA IndieNext Pick
Junior Library Guild Selection "Superb...a refreshing and unique
coming-of-age story. The way Amani uses her heritage to facilitate
her survival makes Mirage a beautiful and necessary meditation on
finding strength in one's culture." --Entertainment Weekly, Top
Pick of the Month "Daud's debut novel has the flair of an Arthurian
drama, the lavish sensory detail of a Nizar Qabbani poem, and the
sleek technical flair of a sci-fi series...this audacious
combination is so skillfully done that it'll shock breath into your
lungs. If you loved The Wrath and the Dawn and Children of Blood
and Bone, Mirage will captivate you." --The Christian Science
Monitor "This poetically written novel will appeal to many,
particularly fans of Cinder by Marissa Meyer and An Ember in the
Ashes by Sabaa Tahir. Verdict: This debut novel has what it takes
to be the next big thing in sci-fi/fantasy." --School Library
Journal, starred review
"This gorgeously written, immersive, and captivating series starter
is sure to have fans eager for a sequel." --ALA Booklist, starred
review "Prepare yourself for a story that's enriching, thrilling,
and captivating." --BuzzFeed "Mirage is smart, sexy, and devilishly
clever. Somaiya Daud has penned a tale worthy of all the stars in
the sky, and I can't wait to read what she writes next." --Ren�e
Ahdieh, author of The Wrath and the Dawn
"Daud is a masterful storyteller. Mirage gives readers an
exquisitely wrought world with deft characters, death-defying
stakes, and an aching romance. Bound to linger in your dreams."
--Roshani Choksi, author of The Star-Touched Queen "Somaiya Daud's
Mirage reads like the lushest of fantasies, set in an unforgettably
immersive world that is both dangerous and impossibly lovely. The
characters are complex and nuanced, and the story is by turns
romantic, harrowing, climactic and hopeful, though the unresolved
ending paves the way for an even grander sequel. I didn't want it
to end, and I can't wait to return to the world Daud has created."
--Rosalyn Eves, author of Blood Rose Rebellion
"Mirage is full of my favorite things: secrets, intrigue, gorgeous
mythology, and complicated characters. It will break your heart and
fill you with hope." --Kat Howard, author of An Unkindness of
Magicians
"A rich, dazzling, powerful debut. Somaiya Daud is an author to
watch." --Tahereh Mafi, author of the Shatter Me series "Lush and
dangerous, Mirage had me entranced. Amani's journey--from rural
innocent to calculating young woman, from village girl to royal
impersonator--is galactic. Daud's novel asks, 'what does it mean to
impersonate your enemy?' And the answer she provides here is
nothing short of thrilling. I was here for all of it, and I
desperately need to know what happens next." --Tochi Onyebuchi,
author of Beasts Made of Night "Mirage is full of characters who
feel like they existed long before the story began, and a rich
world that is as beautiful as it is cruel. Somaiya Daud is a rare
talent. A smart, romantic, exciting debut." --Veronica Roth, author
of Divergent and Carve the Mark "Mirage reads as an impossible
trick of the light, a feather that carves words into stone, a
banquet of longing and loss. Every page comes roaring to life in a
way that overwhelms and transforms you. This isn't a debut novel so
much as an heirloom, and the work of a master storyteller."
--Margaret Stohl, coauthor of Beautiful Creatures and author of
Black Widow: Forever Red
"Mirage had me enthralled from its first page to its last. It's a
heart-wrenching, romantic, and exhilarating page-turner. Begin
preparing yourselves for it now. Somaiya Daud is a brilliant writer
and she has written a brilliant book." --Courtney Summers, author
of Sadie "With its breathtaking worldbuilding and characters who
grabbed me from the first page, Mirage is by turns thrilling and
ruminative, sexy and heartbreaking. Somaiya Daud has written a
moving and unforgettable debut." --Sabaa Tahir, author of An Ember
in the Ashes
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