Anna Kashina 
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THE PRINCESS OF DHAGABAD and its sequel,
THE GODDESS OF DANCE
are upcoming from Dragonwell Publishing
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Review quotations for The Princess of Dhagabad
Herodias, Inc.
This is an excellent book by a very promising new writer...with a lot of originality, an exciting story, a well realized background, and vivid writing.
—Poul Anderson
Behind its glittering Arabian Nights façade, The Princess of Dhagabad is an intelligent, even philosophical, first novel that marks the author as someone to watch.
—Harry Turtledove
The novel's lyrical language; authentic conjuring of the sights, scents, and trappings of Arabian lore and culture; and engaging characterizations add up to one truly compelling coming-of-age fantasy.
—Sally Estes, Booklist
The Princess of Dhagabad "...is a fine recasting of Arabian Nights material into a fable for our times."
—Faren Miller, Locus: The newspaper of the science fiction field
Author Anna Kashina has some unique characteristics that set her apart from most contemporary authors...(She) has beautiful command on the language. Her descriptions are hauntingly vivid.
—Jaymee Cuti,
Lyrical language, colorful descriptions of Arabian culture, and breathtaking adventures are the main features of this remarkable novel of modern fantasy.
—Alexander Gorodnitsky for Russian Panorama
Award Nominations:
2000 Sapphire Award for Romantic Fiction
2000 James Tiptree Award
2001 Library of
