Highreach is a land like no other. For instead of rolling plains or a raging ocean, The islands that make up Une'theran float high above a sea of clouds. No being has ever been below the clouds and returned. Little do the people of Highreach know, but an entire world lies beneath, forever shrouded by the thick clouds.
Theranians, as they are known, have a special ability. They can Shift into another form, a lost race of huge, winged lizards called Forsong. At birth they bond with a Theranian, merging their souls and becoming one. Because of this, both bodies cannot exist at once, so the Forsong can turn into a glittering crystal. Anyone who touches this before it -and they- has bonded, will bond with it.
One fateful day, an unbinded Crystallized Forsong falls from a floating island. It was deemed lost, but it fell through the clouds, to the land below, landing with a splash in a lake by a small town.
What will come of it? Peace and prosperity or a lost opportunity?
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will not be finished
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.