''The Princess of Dhagabad'' is a 2000 novel, the first book of a
trilogy by
Anna Kashina
Anna S. Kashina is a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, as well as a writer. Originally from Moscow, Russia, she graduated from Moscow State University, and moved to the United States in 1994 and has b ...
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Plot introduction
''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.
Plot summary
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
The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate. ...
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.
Characters in "The Princess of Dhagabad"
*Princess - The Princess of Dhagabad,
protagonist
A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a st ...
*Hasan the Djinn - The princess' slave djinn
*The Sultan- The princess' father, Sultan of Dhagabad
*The
Sultana- The princess' mother, Sultana of Dhagabad
Major themes
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Djinn
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Arabian Nights
''One Thousand and One Nights'' ( ar, أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ, italic=yes, ) is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the ''Arabian ...
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Princesses
Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince.
Princess as a subst ...
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Marriage
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Fictional places
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Release details
*2000, USA, Herodias , Pub date 15 May 2000, Hardcover
Sources, references, external links, quotations
Anna Kashina's official book website
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American fantasy novels
2000 American novels