Magic Has No Borders by Samira Ahmed & Sona Charaipotra

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 Rage
* 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!