Amir and the Jinn Princess, M. T. Khan
Amir and the Jinn Princess, M. T. Khan
List: $24.99 | Sale: $17.50
Club: $12.49

Amir and the Jinn Princess

Author: M. T. Khan

Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi

Unabridged: 6 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/23/2024


Synopsis

In this mesmerizing novel, a wealthy young boy searching for his mother teams up with a fiery jinn princess all while battling in a tournament of heirs—and trying to keep his life from changing forever.

Twelve-year-old Amir is one of the heirs to the Rafiq Bricks Company, a wealthy brick kiln business in Pakistan—except he wants none of it. Seeing straight through the jeweled smiles and transactional conversations, Amir would rather spend time in the courtyard garden, where he can almost feel his missing mother’s presence again. 
 
Amir is devastated when his baba announces plans to remarry by the end of the summer, dropping all searches to find Amir’s mother. It’s all a business move, just like everything else in his life. His mother was the only one who allowed him to feel normal, but the last anyone’s seen of her was a year ago.
 
But Amir isn’t ready to give up yet—determined to find his mother before his life changes forever, Amir teams up with a high-spirited, wide-eyed, shape-shifting jinn princess named Shamsa. His exact opposite. The two make a deal—Shamsa will help Amir navigate the twisty and mysterious realm of jinn, and in exchange Amir must use his wits to help Shamsa win a tournament of heirs and put her on the throne. 
 
Amir and Shamsa must contend with silver-tongued tricksters and magical rivals, and a truth far more devastating than Amir ever expected.…

 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shifa

What a beautiful companion novel to NURA by this same author!! Synopsis: Amir’s mom went missing a year ago at the brick kiln his family owns. And ever since then, Amir feels abandoned. But behind her disappearance lie many mysteries, and with the help of Jinni princess Shamsa, Amir finds his own inne......more

Goodreads review by Kyle

A truly wonderful middle reader book that is thoroughly meshed in Pakistani culture and mythos that has much to offer western readers. Even more important is the lesson in compassion and learning to deal with adversity. Amir is presented as a very nuanced, flawed teenager who grows and learns realis......more

Goodreads review by Nic

I really enjoy novels set in fantasy worlds which pertain to other cultures and beliefs. Amir and the Jinn Princess is rooted in traditional Arabic and Islamic beliefs and storytelling. When we first meet Amir Rafiq, it seems his life of privilege and comfort has made him aloof and, frankly, a bit i......more

Goodreads review by Kirin

This 304 page middle grade fantasy book is a quick fun read.  There is no religion in this Muslim authored book, jinn are not portrayed as creatures from Islamic doctrine, and with the exception of Quranic decorations hanging in a room and Zam Zam water being mentioned, once each, in passing, there......more