Grygori is a street urchin in the human-owned city of Gadalan, a place of scientific progress and opportunity for the inventive and entrepreneurial . Forever sick of being poor, but never lucky enough to become rich, he finds himself under the wing of pirate quartermaster 'Little Cobbler'. Sailing with the crew of the Copious Shark on The Great Sea, he seeks to grow rich and infamous, to become a dreaded sea pirate!
However, learning that influence is taken for granted, he finds himself steering the lives of many, for better or for worse...
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.