Lindsey's Library

Synopsis

Safia, a beautiful woman from the deserts of India, is traded as property by her father to a wealthy but evil merchant. Seeking to free herself from this plight, she befriends one of the palace servants, a eunuch named Lagan. During the nights where the two engage in conversation, Safia weaves a story of a young thief named Farhad. This young man, the unlikeliest of heroes, is called to rescue a princess from the Demon King, and in order to do so, he must go on a quest to find the Bloodstone. Farhad finds strange help along the way, especially when he rescues a white tiger and rides him across the desert to the palace. Eventually, the two stories begin to intertwine, and Lagan realizes that he must make a choice that may jeopardize his own safety. …