num_pages: 320
description: 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; she dreams of writing poetry like the old-world poems she adores; she dreams of 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: she is kidnapped by the regime and taken in secret to the royal palace where 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 cant help but enjoy the palaces beautyand her time with the princess fianc Idris. But the glitter of the royal court belies a world of violence and fear. If Amani ever wishes to see her family again she must play the princess to perfection...because one wrong move could lead to her death.
language: English
title: Mirage
publisher: Flatiron Books