Aliya to the Infinite City

Author: Laila Rifaat

General fiction (Children's / Teenage) | Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage) | Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage) | Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage) | School stories (Children's / Teenage) | Mysteries, the supernatural, monsters & mythological beings (Children’s/Teenage) | Personal & social issues: death & bereavement (Children's / Teenage)

Published on 1^st February 2024 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 448 pages
129mm x 197mm x 30mm | 312g

A sparkling magical debut, set in a fantastical Egypt

full of flying carpets and mythical creatures!

At home in Cairo, an unexpected gift arrives for Aliya, promising

to grant her greatest wish – to know more about her lost

parents.

To her surprise, she’s whisked off by flying carpet to a

parallel Egypt, where she’s enrolled at an academy for . .

. time-travellers!

But while she’s there, an enemy is watching – a master

of forbidden magic. If they can unlock Aliya’s inherited

talent, they can change history forever . . .

A stunning adventure story for readers aged 9 and up 

Shortlisted for the Times/Chicken House Children’s

Fiction Competition 2021

For fans of Nura and the Immortal Palace and

The Kingdom Over the Sea

‘An epic adventure packed with richness, history

and a brilliant new magical school!’ ZOHRA

NABI, Author of The Kingdom Over the Sea