Magic Has No Borders

From chudails and peris to jinn and goddesses, this lush collection of South Asian folklore, legends, and epics 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 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 Ra • ge • 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!

© 2023 HarperCollins (Audiobook): 9780063208308

Release date

Audiobook: 23 May 2023