By: Laila Rifaat
Location: FIC RIF
Genre: Adventure
A sparkling magical debut, set in a fantastical Egypt full of flying carpets and mythical creatures!
At home in Cairo, an unexpected gift arrives for Aliya, promising to grant her greatest wish – to know more about her lost parents.
To her surprise, she’s whisked off by flying carpet to a parallel Egypt, where she’s enrolled at an academy for . . . time-travellers!
But while she’s there, an enemy is watching – a master of forbidden magic. If they can unlock Aliya’s inherited talent, they can change history forever . . .
Alex said this about this book...
If you like your adventures bursting with magic, then this is the story for you. Set in an academy for time-travellers in a parallel Egypt, this book is packed with gorgeous details, history and mythology. There’s lots of heart too, with an orphaned girl to root for and a mystery to solve.
But be warned, it’s also very funny. There’s Corpsy the corpseweed plant, a ghoulish matron who threatens to boil brains and serve them for afters, student assessments which include the Brain Freeze and the Shocker, not to mention officious sphinxes, creepy bedpost guardians and badly behaved magic carpets.
Prepare to get carried away. This story is an utter delight.
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