Chelsea Abdullah is an American-Kuwaiti writer born and raised in Kuwait, where she grew up listening to stories about mysterious desert creatures and wily (only sometimes likable) heroes. Consumed by wanderlust, she has put down roots in various states. After earning her MA in English at Duquesne University, she moved to New York, where she currently lives. When not immersed in her own fictional worlds, she spends her free time playing video games, doodling characters, and hoarding books she doesn't have the shelf space for.
The Stardust Thief is a dream written upon a page-absorbing, lingering, and poignantly told. Abdullah weaves a sweeping adventure of tales within tales, while laying bare the ways those we love can both uplift us and break our hearts. - Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter--Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter A thrilling adventure about found families, ancient magic, and stories that linger...I thoroughly enjoyed it. - S. A. Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass--S. A. Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass Reading The Stardust Thief feels like being told a story on a long, moonlit night: intimate and wondrous. Filled with folkloric dangers and a lovable cast of characters, Abdullah's debut is by turns whimsical and thrilling. I was held under its powerful enchantment from the first page to the very last. - Allison Saft, author of Down Comes the Night--Allison Saft, author of Down Comes the Night Shimmering with magic, The Stardust Thief is a gripping adventure set against an immersive world. Abdullah masterfully crafts a tale, with equally chaotic and lovable characters, that reads like it is meant to be told around the fire beneath a starlit sky. -- Aamna Qureshi, author of The Lady or the Lion--Aamna Qureshi, author of The Lady or the Lion You'll be charmed immediately by the characters and pulled in by this exploration of how the stories we hear and the stories we tell ourselves--beautiful and heartbreaking alike -shape us. Perfect for fans of S.A. Chakraborty's City of Brass. - C. L. Clark, author of The Unbroken--C. L. Clark, author of The Unbroken