Alif the Unseen

G. Willow Wilson was born in New Jersey in 1982 and raised in Colorado. She is also the author of a memoir, "The Butterfly Mosque," and the critically acclaimed comics "Air" and "Vixen." She divides her time between Cairo and Seattle.

Praise for "Alif the Unseen" "G. Willow Wilson has a deft hand with myth and with magic, and the kind of smart, honest writing mind that knits together and bridges cultures and people. You should read what she writes."--Neil Gaiman, author of "Stardust" and "American Gods" "[A] Harry Potterish action-adventure romance [that] unfolds against the backdrop of the Arab Spring. . . . A bookload of wizardry and glee."--Janet Maslin, "The New York Times" "Outrageously enjoyable . . . The energetic plotting of Philip Pullman, the nimble imagery of Neil Gaiman and the intellectual ambition of Neal Stephenson are three comparisons that come to mind."--Salon.com "An intoxicating, politicized amalgam of science fiction and fantasy . . . that integrates the all-too-familiar terrors of contemporary political repression with supernatural figures from "The Thousand and One Nights.""--Elizabeth Hand, "The Washington Post" "Open the first page and you will be forced to do its bidding: To read on."--Gregory Maguire, author of "Wicked" and "Out of Oz" "A magical book. The supernatural and sociopolitical thriller "Alif the Unseen" is timely literary alchemy, a smart, spirited swirl of current events and history; religion and mysticism; reality and myth; computer science and metaphysics. . . . "Alif the Unseen" richly rewards believers in the power of the written word."--"The Seattle Times" "[An] excellent modern fairytale . . . [Wilson] surpasses the early work of Stephenson and Gaiman, with whom comparisons have already been made. . . . "Alif the Unseen" will find many fans in both West and East. They will appreciate it for being just the fine story it is and as a seed for potent ideas yet to come."--io9.com "A book of startling beauty and power."--Holly Black, author of "The Spiderwick Chronicles" ""Alif the Unseen" . . . defies easy categorization. Is it literary fiction? A fantasy novel? A dystopian techno-thriller?-