Mirage

Somaiya Daud

The stunning and lushly imagined Sunday Times bestseller about a girl who is kidnapped and forced to become the body double for the princess of a ruthless empire.

'A smart romantic exciting debut from a rare talent' Veronica Roth #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divergent

In a star system dominated by the brutal Vathek empire eighteen-year-old Amani is a dreamer. She dreams of what life was like before the occupation and receiving a sign that one day she too will have adventures and travel beyond her isolated moon.

But when adventure comes for Amani it is not what she expects. She is kidnapped by the government and taken in secret to the royal palace. There she discovers that she is nearly identical to the cruel half-Vathek Princess Maram. The princess is so hated by her conquered people that she requires a body double to appear in public ready to die in her place.

As Amani is forced into her new role she can't help but enjoy the palace's beauty - and her time with the princess' fiancé Idris. But the glitter of the royal court belies a world of violence and fear and she soon realises that one wrong move could lead to her death . . .

'By turns thrilling and ruminative sexy and heartbreaking' Sabaa Tahir author of an Ember in the Ashes

'Enriching thrilling and captivating' BuzzFeed

'Lush and dangerous Mirage had me entranced' Tochi Onyebuchi author of Riot Baby

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