![]() I had a hard time putting THE STARDUST THIEF down and enjoyed the episodic adventures of the heroes, a structure which mimics that of ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS. ![]() In short, they start out hard to love, but draw you in over time. Mazen, the prince, can be a bit frustrating in his cowardice and self-defeatism, though he too slowly learns how to manage it. Aisha, the thief, begins as something of a stereotype (prickly woman with lots of knives, will maim you if you look at her cross-eyed), but has some interesting developments that make her worth watching. Loulie is the stand-out character, a practical woman who focuses on survival after a particularly haunting childhood. ![]() Like the relics, however, the characters do grow over time, and I came to appreciate the new directions some of them took by the end of the book. The characters themselves are a bit of a mixed bag, especially as they can come as one dimensional archetypes, much like the characters in the fables that are constantly told over the course of THE STARDUST THIEF. But there’s more going on then it seems at first glance, a fact which helps deepen the story over time. A shawl that keeps a person cool in the hottest deserts. A coin that can be flipped to reveal if a statement is true or false. Jinn artifacts, for instance, each have a simple purpose. Much of THE STARDUST THIEF, from the plot to the characters to the magic, share a common theme of having a simple, almost one-dimensional surface that slowly shows a more messy, complicated side over time. At the same time, this story is an interrogation of how myths are used to shape a people’s perception of things, and a reminder that just because a story exists, doesn’t mean it’s how things really happened. It lightly draws influence from ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS around every corner is a new fable or myth that explains the origin of an artifact or how a particular jinn was defeated. THE STARDUST THIEF is an enchanting tale that is easy to lose yourself in. And with each encounter, Loulie increasingly questions the stories about the jinn that all humans accept as fact. Accompanied by an untrustworthy prince and a jinn-hunting thief, Loulie’s travels bring her to many strange and dangerous places. But Loulie will be forced to see just how true the rest of the stories are when she is captured and forced by the sultan to embark on a quest to retrieve an ancient lamp, one that supposedly not only has the power to heal the land, but to put an end to the jinn once and for all. Loulie knows that the stories aren’t all true – she owes her life to a jinn who rescued her as a child from a massacre and has kept her safe ever since. All know that any remaining jinn are evil creatures, to be hunted and killed on sight, and even their relics are illegal to possess. Don't see what you're looking for? Feel free to create a new thread.Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant, purveyor of jinn relics, powerful enchanted items from the days before the jinn abused their power and were banished from the earth by the gods. Still have questions? Please visit our Forums for more game information. Breeding RARE Animals can be difficult, but don't give up! It may take a few times before you get the Animal you want!.Animals with a lower rarity are going to be more abundant when Breeding.It is possible to receive multiple of the same Animal when Breeding the same two Animals repeatedly. I Keep Getting The Same Common Animal and Not A Rare Animal, What Gives!? Some animals cannot be used for Breeding and may not be found through Breeding!.There is an easy fix for this… Feed your Animals and Evolve them!. ![]()
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