The Princess of Dhagabad

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name = The Princess of Dhagabad


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author = Anna Kashina
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country = United States
language = English
series = The Spirits of the Ancient Sands
genre = Fantasy novel
publisher = Herodias
release_date = 15 May, 2000
pages = 272 pp
isbn = ISBN 1-928746-07-1
followed_by = The Goddess of Dance

"The Princess of Dhagabad" is a 2000 novel, the first book of a trilogy by Anna Kashina.

Plot introduction

"The Princess of Dhagabad" follows the princess as she grows up, in fictional Dhagabad, into a young woman of seventeen, when she proves that she more than capable of taking her destiny--and the desting of Dhagabad--into her hands.

Plot summary

A magical book written with the exotic flavor of Arabian Nights, "The Princess of Dhagabad" is the first in a trilogy of fantasy novels. This sensuous and vividly imagined novel is about the coming-of-age of an Arabian princess, who is destined to be heiress to the throne of Dhagabad, and her relationship with Hasan, an all-powerful djinn who becomes her slave, teacher and steadfast companion. The Princess of Dhagabad follows the princess as she grows from a child of twelve into a young woman of seventeen, at which age she proves, against all tradition, that she is more than capable of taking her destiny-and the destiny of Dhagabad-in hand.

Hasan, her devoted djinn, whose power and omniscience crush him under an unbearable burden, gradually releases himself from his centuries-old pain and apathy. He grows to enjoy spending time with his mistress, until one day-against all odds-he discovers a power greater than wisdom or immortality, greater than suffering--love.

Characters in "The Princess of Dhagabad"

*Princess - The Princess of Dhagabad, protagonist
*Hasan the Djinn - The princess' slave djinn
*The Sultan- The princess' father, Sultan of Dhagabad
*The Sultana- The princess' mother, Sultana of Dhagabad

Major themes

*Djinn
*Arabian Nights
*Princesses
*Marriage
*Fictional places

Release details

*2000, USA, Herodias ISBN 1-928746-07-1, Pub date 15 May 2000, Hardcover

ources, references, external links, quotations

* [http://www.geocities.com/akashina/ultimate-sff.html?1005269604592 Anna Kashina's official book website]