Anahita is the beautiful daughter of a saddle-maker, born in the golden city of Samarkand; where people are poor, but happy. Her beauty catches the eye of a young prince and they are destined to be together - until an evil magician appears out of the desert and claims Anahita as a slave. She defies him, but at a price: as in revenge, the magician conjures up a cruel spell to punish everyone in the city. It's down to brave Anahita to pit her wits against his dark heart and evil magic...

 

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Pan Macmillan .

Alan Temperley is the author of the best-selling novel Harry and the Wrinklies which is also a popular children's television drama. He lives in Scotland. Adam Stower was washed ashore in Brighton where he studied illustration and still lives with his daughter, Mary, a host of seagulls and a slight limp.