Title: The magician of Samarkand
Description: Anahita lives a happy life with her family in the city of Samarkand until the evil magician Zohak Ali arrives out of the desert and threatens to punish the entire city unless Anahita agrees to be his slave.
Subjects: Fiction, Good and evil, Juvenile fiction, Magic, Magicians, Wizards
Places: Central Asia, Samarqand (Uzbekistan)