| The Princess of Dhagabad | |
| Author: | Anna Kashina |
| 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: | 1-928746-07-1 |
| Dewey: | 813/.54 21 |
| Congress: | PS3561.A6965 P7 2000 |
| Oclc: | 43481820 |
| Followed By: | The Goddess of Dance |
The Princess of Dhagabad is a 2000 novel, the first book of a trilogy by Anna Kashina.
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 destiny of Dhagabad—into her hands.
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.