Magic Has No Borders

From chudails and peris to jinn and goddesses, this lush collection of South Asian folklore, myths, and legends reimagines stories of old for a modern audience. This fantasy and science fiction teen anthology edited by Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra contains a wide range of diverse stories from fourteen bestselling, award-winning, and emerging writers from the South Asian diaspora that will surprise, delight, and move you. So read on, for after all, magic has no borders. A pair of star-crossed lovers search for a way back to one another against all odds . . . A girl fights for her life against a malignant, generations-old evil . . . A peri seeks to reclaim her lost powers . . . A warrior rebels against her foretold destiny . . . With stories by:- Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Ember in the Ashes series and winner of the National Book Award and Printz Award for All My Rage- Sayantani DasGupta, New York Times bestselling author of the Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond series- Preeti Chhibber, author of Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma - Sona Charaipotra, author of Symptoms of a Heartbreak and How Maya Got Fierce and coauthor of The Rumor Game and Tiny Pretty Things, now a Netflix original series.- Tanaz Bhathena, award-winning author of Hunted by the Sky and Of Light and Shadow - Sangu Mandanna, bestselling author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches and the Celestial Trilogy- Olivia Chadha, author of Rise of the Red Hand- Nafiza Azad, author of William C. Morris Award nominee The Candle and the Flame- Tracey Baptiste, New York Times bestselling author of the Jumbies series and Minecraft: The Crash- Naz Kutub, author of The Loophole- Nikita Gill, bestselling author of Wild Embers and Fierce Fairytales- Swati Teerdhala, author of the Tiger at Midnight trilogy- Shreya Ila Anasuya, New Voices selection- Tahir Abrar, New Voices selection A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year for Teens 2023!

Samira Ahmed is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the young adult novels Love, Hate & Other Filters; Internment; Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know; and Hollow Fires. She is also the author of the middle grade fantasy Amira & Hamza duology and the Ms. Marvel: Beyond the Limit comic series. She was born in Bombay, India, and grew up in Batavia, Illinois, in a house that smelled like fried onions, garlic, and potpourri. She has lived in New York, Chicago, and Kauai, where she spent a year searching for the perfect mango. She invites you to visit her online at samiraahmed.com.