Author

Chelsea Abdullah

Chelsea Abdullah's next book, The Midnight Merchant, releases April 27, 2027.

Next book: The Midnight Merchant, Apr 27, 2027. Add Chelsea Abdullah to My Brief and we'll tell you when a new book is announced.

Where to Buy

The Midnight MerchantOut April 27, 2027

Pre-Order on Amazon

Apple Books Barnes & Noble Bookshop.org

Links to retailers may earn UpNext Brief a commission.

Chelsea Abdullah is a Kuwaiti-American writer. She is the author of the fantastical Sandsea Trilogy.

Links to retailers may earn UpNext Brief a commission.

The Midnight Merchant April 27, 2027

A merchant, a prince, and a thief must band together one last time to stop a catastrophic war in this explosive finale to the Sandsea Trilogy. Neither here nor there, but long ago… Legendary merchant Loulie al-Nazari has rescued the jinn realm from collapse beneath the Sandsea, but there is no peace between humans and jinn. When the sultan unveils a twisted magic capable of devastating the balance forever, Loulie must gather her own magics and bargain a deadly alliance to thwart his plans. If she fails, she risks losing her family.

View on Amazon: The Midnight Merchant

The Ashfire King April 15, 2025

A merchant and a prince trapped in the crumbling realm of jinn must figure out how to save one world to return to their own in the second book in the Sandsea Trilogy. ★ "Once again Abdullah deftly conjures magic." ―Library Journal (starred review) Neither here nor there, but long ago… After fleeing a patricidal prince, legendary merchant Loulie al-Nazari and banished prince Mazen bin Malik find themselves in the realm of jinn. But instead of sanctuary, they find a world on the cusp of collapse. The jinn cities, long sheltered beneath the Sandsea by the magic of its kings, are sinking.

View on Amazon: The Ashfire King
The Stardust Thief May 17, 2022

Inspired by stories from One Thousand and One Nights, this book weaves together the gripping tale of a legendary smuggler, a cowardly prince, and a dangerous quest across the desert to find a legendary, magical lamp. Neither here nor there, but long ago . . . Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hunts and sells illegal magic.

View on Amazon: The Stardust Thief