*Italian Wattys Awards 2018 Shortlist*
"You shouldn't trust fairies. They are vane creatures, who don't share the human way of seeing the world. Their only desire is to have as much fun as possible. They don't do it because they're evil, but simply because they don't understand. They're innocent and cruel at the same time, in the same way only kids can be": this is what Myrddin, the old king-maker, the greatest magician of all times, thinks of fairies. Rose, captivated by the world of Avalon an of the Daone Siths, elemental fairies so powerful that they are considered to be goddesses, doesn't agree with him. She knows that fairies are more than this, and that it's worth fighting for the magic that still lives in the human world. However, not all fairies are kind and reasonable. Some of them seek vengeance towards human kind because they don't like to be forgotten. Queen Medb, beautiful and lethal, doesn't want to let go of humans so easily: she'll do everything in her power to punish who has left her, and her revenge is on the verge of hitting Avalon and Lady Nimueh, her sister and the Lady of the Lake, even at the cost of the entire OverWorld.
Noor, a dancer in the Royal Court of the Al-Yauzhan Empire wants nothing more than to pay off her debts and lead a nice, simple life-but a chance encounter with the crown prince and his brother brings her into the dangerous world of court politics. As Noor and the princes investigate their uncle and cousin's possible treason, she grows closer to the crown prince, but in order to save the kingdom and the person she loves, Noor will have to risk everything...
A romantic adventure set in an imagined Arabic kingdom, THE DANCING GIRL is a story of court intrigues, romantic entanglements, and secret meetings as Noor and her best friend Amir try to help the princes they're falling for expose corrupt court officials with plans to seize the throne. Noor and Amir are close to having everything they've ever dreamed of...now all they need to do is survive.