The City Beyond the Stars, Zohra Nabi
The City Beyond the Stars, Zohra Nabi
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The City Beyond the Stars

Author: Zohra Nabi

Narrator: Aysha Kala

Unabridged: 8 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/14/2024


Synopsis

The captivating sequel to The Kingdom Over the Sea—which is “perfect for fans of Philip Pullman and Tahereh Mafi” (Booklist)—follows Yara and her friends as they change the fate of the kingdom and their magic forever.

Yara may have stopped the magical plague spreading its way through her new home, but to do so, she had to leave her mother in the hands of the sinister alchemists.

Now Yara longs to return to Zehaira and free her mother from her prison. Yet when her mother’s familiar arrives, close to death and bearing a message, Yara must put aside her plans to rescue her and instead set off with her friends to the official residence of the Grand High Sorceress, convinced it holds magic powerful enough to defeat the alchemists.

After a treacherous journey, Yara finds her mother’s house, and in it, a girl claiming to be the daughter of the Grand High Sorceress—a sister Yara didn’t know she had. Meanwhile, the alchemists are circling ever closer, and the magic that Yara’s mother was working threatens the foundations of their world.

Yara is unsure if her newfound sister can be trusted, but she is going to need all the help she can get if she wants to save their mother and take back Zehaira from the alchemists’ rule.

About Zohra Nabi

Zohra Nabi grew up inventing stories for her two younger sisters. She studied law at Cambridge and Oxford universities, but secretly dreamed of being an author. Now she lives in London, browsing bookshops and writing magical adventures. She’s the author of The Kingdom Over the Sea series. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark on May 14, 2024

What worked: Yara is determined to save her mother, The Grand High Sorceress, and she’s angry that no one is trying to rescue her from imprisonment. Yara knows it will be dangerous to leave the boundary of her settlement since it’s concealed by enchantments. However, she learns that her mother is res......more

Goodreads review by Tim on April 14, 2024

'What are storytellers but time travellers, taking us somewhere only the stars can remember?' Whoa-whoa-whoa what do you mean, 'There are only two books in this series'? No no no no no! Apparently, yes. But I only figured it out right before Book 2 ended, so that was a minor tragedy I had to face......more

Goodreads review by Tonja on May 06, 2024

Magic and adventure hit with every page, while friendship, family, and determination create drive and heart. Yara wants to put an end to the problems, which are killing magic, and free her mother from prison, especially since nobody else seems to be doing much about it. After an argument with her fri......more

Goodreads review by Lizzie on February 04, 2024

I cannot tell you how eager I was to read the follow up to The Kingdom Over the Sea by Zohra Nabi, one of my favourite books of last year: the story of a girl whose mother leaves behind a letter and a strange set of instructions after her death that leads Yara across the sea to her true home, Zehair......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on April 27, 2025

Too much was thrown into this book, it felt like what had originally been conceived as a trilogy was then forced into a duology, and this just lost so much of its impact as a result. The story was a jumble of jumps from here to there, it felt that the author lost track of her own sense of the magic......more