Somaiya Daud

'Somaiya Daud is a rare talent. A smart, romantic, exciting debut.' - Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divergent The crown of Dihya had been stripped from me, my face changed, my body broken. But I was not a slave and I was not a spare. I was my mother's daughter, and I would survive and endure. I would find my way back home. In a star system dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, sixteen-year-old Amani is a dreamer. She dreams of what life was like before the occupation, she dreams of writing poetry like the old world poetry she loves to hear read, she dreams of one day receiving a sign from Dihya that one day, she, too, will have adventure, and travel beyond her isolated moon. But when adventure comes for Amani, it is not what she expects. When she is kidnapped by the government and taken in secret to the royal palace, she discovers that she is nearly identical to the cruel half-Vathek Princess Maram. The princess is so hated by her conquered people that she requires a body double, someone to appear in public as Maram, ready to die in her place. As Amani is forced into her new role, she can't help but enjoy the palace's beauty-and her time with the princess' fiance, Idris. But the glitter of the royal court belies a world of violence and fear, and one wrong move could lead to her death.

Un mundo que combina naves espaciales con un ambiente de fantasía que bebe de las raíces culturales de la autora, Somaiya Daud. Tras ser llevada hasta la corte del imperio Vathek para convertirse el la doble de la princesa, Amani está absolutamente aislada. La cruel princesa Maram, con quien Amani había logrado crea una frágil amistad, ha descubierto sus vínculos con los rebeldes. Y se lo ha dejado muy claro, si vuelve a repetirse, será la última vez.Pero Amani está desesperada por seguir apoyando la rebelión, por seguir apoyando la libertad de su gente. ¿Pondrá en peligro su vida por lo que cree que es correcto?

En un mundo dominado por el brutal imperio Vathek, la joven Amani es secuestrada por las autoridades y llevada en secreto al palacio real.Allí descubre que es prácticamente idéntica a la princesa Maram. La princesa es tan odiada que necesita una doble, alguien que pueda acudir en su lugar a los actos publicos por si alguien trata de matarla. Y ese es solo uno de los peligros que aguardan en la corte, un lugar en el que el lujo convive con los secretos y la violencia. Si Amani quiere ver a su familia de nuevo, debera imitar a la princesa a la perfeccion... porque un solo error podria ser mortal.

In a star system dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, eighteen-year-old Amani is a dreamer. She dreams of what life was like before the occupation and receiving a sign that one day, she, too, will have adventures, and travel beyond her isolated moon.But when adventure comes for Amani, it is not what she expects. She is kidnapped by the government and taken in secret to the royal palace. There, she discovers that she is nearly identical to the cruel half-Vathek Princess Maram. The princess is so hated by her conquered people that she requires a body double to appear in public, ready to die in her place.As Amani is forced into her new role, she can't help but enjoy the palace's beauty - and her time with the princess' fiance, Idris. But the glitter of the royal court belies a world of violence and fear, and she soon realises that one wrong move could lead to her death...