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Informationen zum Autor Maiya Ibrahim is the debut author of Spice Road, an instant Sunday Times bestseller. She graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Technology Sydney. When she isn’t writing, reading, or spending time with her family, Maiya enjoys video games, gardening, and expanding her collection of rare trading cards. She lives in Sydney, Australia. Klappentext The first book in a sweeping fantasy series full of political intrigue, betrayal, and a complex heroine battling in an Arabian folklore-inspired land. "An enchanting world of tea magic and desert monsters …a fantasy you don’t want to miss." —Amélie Wen Zhao, New York Times bestselling author of The Scorpion and the Night Blossom "With vivid world-building and epic action scenes, Spice Road is a gripping fantasy adventure that YA readers are going to love!" —Lynette Noni, bestselling author of Shadow Reaper In the hidden desert city of Qalia, there is secret spice magic that awakens the affinities of those who drink the misra tea. Sixteen-year-old Imani has the affinity for iron and is able to wield a dagger like no other warrior. She has garnered the reputation as being the next great Shield for battling djinn, ghouls, and other monsters spreading across the sands. Her reputation has been overshadowed, however, by her brother, who tarnished the family name after it was revealed that he was stealing his nation's coveted spice—a telltale sign of magical obsession. Soon after that, he disappeared, believed to have died beyond the Forbidden Wastes. Despite her brother’s betrayal, there isn’t a day that goes by when Imani doesn’t grieve him. But when Imani discovers signs that her brother may be alive and spreading the nation's magic to outsiders, she makes a deal with the Council that she will find him and bring him back to Qalia, where he will face punishment. Accompanied by other Shields, including Taha, a powerful beastseer who can control the minds of falcons, she sets out on her mission. Imani will soon find that many secrets lie beyond the Forbidden Wastes—and in her own heart—but will she find her brother? "An epic, sand-swept adventure." ?Ayana Gray, New York Times bestselling author of Beasts of Prey Read the Spice Road series: SPICE ROAD • SERPENT SEA • SPIRIT LANDS Leseprobe 1 We will fight, but first we will have tea. Not quite the motto of the Shields, but just as apt. Ordinarily I would be outside Qalia’s walls with my squad, defending our lands from a never-ending onslaught of monsters: djinn, ghouls, sand serpents, and whatever other nightmare one can only conjure in the clutches of a fever dream. But even now, when we are home on mandated rest, we are facing a hard day of training--and I am certain Taha ibn Bayek of the Al-Baz clan can’t wait. Whenever we are in Qalia’s barracks together, Taha’s squadmates challenge me to spar him. It is a pathetic attempt at settling which of us is the better Shield, but Taha himself has never commented on the ongoing rivalry. In fact, for the two years I’ve known him, Taha has acted as if I don’t exist, apart from the occasional snide comment. I’ve no doubt his squadmates will try again after the tea ceremony, but I have rejected their other challenges as a waste of my time, and I am not about to have a change of heart, even with him coldly staring at me like that from across the tea room. If one knows his reputation, and who in Qalia doesn’t--a talented archer and beastseer who can control the minds of falcons--one would be forgiven imagining a young man with a keen gaze. But Taha’s eyes are troublingly placid, the washed-out green of grasslands that have seen too much sun and not enough rain. Tea ceremony etiquette is to watch the person preparing the Spice, ...
