Genre: Anthology, Fantasy, YA Fiction Coming September 8, 2026 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5) The book opens with a girl running across the desert, fleeing soldiers who destroyed her home. Along the way she meets other refugees, all heading somewhere safe. To get through the hard journey, they take turns telling each other stories, stories about jinn, sibling quests, lands being taken over, and magic everywhere, in caves, deserts, mountains, but most of all in each other. These are not just idle tales, they are fables rooted in the myths and legends of the authors’ diverse cultures, echoing the loss, hope, and struggle they face in the real world. What makes this book stand out from every other anthology I’ve picked up is how tightly it is woven together. Most anthologies feel like separate pieces placed together, but here, every tale is actually connected and builds into one beautiful whole. It’s a structure I’ve never seen done this way before and I loved it so much! Mind you, t...
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