Hardcover, 256 pages
Published Oct. 2, 2000 by Collins.
Abdullah, a carpet merchant from Rajput, dreams of adventure. Little does he know his wish will soon be granted when a mysterious stranger sells him a magic carpet! Soon Abdullah's magic carpet takes him to the garden of the beautiful and kind Flower in the Night, who he fal lks in love with.
Soon, Abdullah must journey to rescue Flower in the Night when she is kidnapped by a djinn. With the help of a charming but deadly Strangian soldier, a grumpy genie, a no nonsense cat and kitten, Abdullah sets out to rescue Flower in the Night from the djinn's castle in the air.
This book is from the Howls Moving Castle trilogy.
This sequel to Howl's Moving Castle doesn't have the same charm as that first book, and gets bogged down by heavy inspiration from One Thousand and One Nights. It has decidedly problematic portrayals of middle eastern people and a heavy dose of fat shaming. Those few good bits of adventure don't have the chance to shine amid the glaringly poor choices.
