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Intisar Khanani

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Intisar Khanani writes mighty girls in diverse worlds. Prior to publishing, she ran a student volunteer center, helped hospitals stay afloat, and developed projects to reduce infant mortality—which was as close as she could get to saving the world. Now she pens fantasy novels about young women motivated by compassion, empathy, and radical kindness taking on systemic injustice, facing down monsters, and forging the families they need.

Intisar is the author of The Sunbolt Chronicles and the Dauntless Path novels. Two of her books were Kirkus Reviews picks for Best Teen and YA Fantasy Novels of the Year. She is deeply honored to serve as the 2026 Writer in Residence for the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library.

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	Thorn (Dauntless Path, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15,311 ratings — published 2012 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Theft of Sunlight (Dauntless Path #2) 4.36 avg rating — 3,820 ratings — published 2021 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sunbolt (The Sunbolt Chronicles #1) 4.24 avg rating — 3,317 ratings — published 2013 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Darkness at the Door (Dauntless Path, #3) 4.51 avg rating — 2,358 ratings — published 2022 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bone Knife (Dauntless Path, #1.5) 3.97 avg rating — 2,452 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memories of Ash (The Sunbolt Chronicles #2) 4.51 avg rating — 1,960 ratings — published 2016 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brambles 4.05 avg rating — 1,215 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tears of a Dragon (Dauntless Path, #1.7) 4.24 avg rating — 396 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Debts of Fire (The Sunbolt Chronicles, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 2025 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadow Thief (The Sunbolt Chronicles, #0.5) 4.31 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Announcing The Theft of Sunlight’s Preorder Promotion

The Theft of Sunlight releases on March 23! That’s just next month! 🎉 In celebration, I launched a preorder promo last week. The only thing about doing that is you kind of have to tell folks about it. Whoops! So, for everyone who didn’t get my telepathic alert (and isn’t on my newsletter), Theft’s preorder promo is now […]

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Series by Intisar Khanani

Dauntless Path (4 books)
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The Sunbolt Chronicles (4 books)
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At turns grim and whimsical, this is a fairytale of our times, filled with grisly dangers, feminist rage, and steadfast female friendship--and a lovely, gentle romance to wrap it all up. A story I will be thinking about for a long time to come. And I ...more
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Rounding up from 3.5. Something about the way this story was written made me feel more removed from the main characters than I'm used to for Heyer's stories; that emotional detachment made if somewhat less enjoyable than I was hoping. Still, a strong ...more
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Quotes by Intisar Khanani (?)

“Should I run so far that I reach the sea, I should not have run far enough, for the thing I run from rides on my back and in my blood and will not be shaken.”
― Intisar Khanani, Thorn

tags: inheritance, running-away

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“We all need our quiet, I think. We all have our unspoken wishes, hopes we cannot mention, choices we may yet regret.”
― Intisar Khanani, Thorn

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“It may not be pretty, but sometimes justice has to be hard to keep the rest of us straight and safe.”
― Intisar Khanani, Thorn

tags: justice

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Our June poll is here! Hope everyone had a good May. This month's books suggestions are from our topic: Suggestions for BotM. We have until June 4th to determine our next book of the month. Feel free to add suggestions and have fun.

Thorn by Intisar Khanani

Thorn (Dauntless Path #1) by Intisar Khanani

5 votes, 21.7%

A Dance of Silver and Shadow: A Retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses by Melanie Cellier

A Dance of Silver and Shadow A Retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses (Beyond the Four Kingdoms, #1) by Melanie Cellier

3 votes, 13.0%

Thief of Cahraman by Lucy Tempest

Thief of Cahraman (Fairytales of Folkshore, #1) by Lucy Tempest

2 votes, 8.7%

Girl in the Red Hood by Brittany Fichter

Girl in the Red Hood (The Classical Kingdoms, #4) by Brittany Fichter

2 votes, 8.7%

The Fairest Beauty by Melanie Dickerson

The Fairest Beauty (Hagenheim, #3) by Melanie Dickerson

2 votes, 8.7%

The Captive Maiden by Melanie Dickerson

The Captive Maiden (Hagenheim, #4) by Melanie Dickerson

2 votes, 8.7%

Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier

Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood, #1) by Juliet Marillier

1 vote, 4.3%

A Whole New World by Liz Braswell

1 vote, 4.3%

The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher

1 vote, 4.3%

Beauty and the Beast by K.M. Shea

Beauty and the Beast (Timeless Fairy Tales, #1) by K.M. Shea

1 vote, 4.3%

The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson

The Golden Braid (Hagenheim, #6) by Melanie Dickerson

1 vote, 4.3%

Entwined by Heather Dixon Wallwork

1 vote, 4.3%

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) by Marissa Meyer

1 vote, 4.3%

Dagger's Sleep: A Retelling of Sleeping Beauty by Tricia Mingerink

Dagger's Sleep A Retelling of Sleeping Beauty (Beyond the Tales #1) by Tricia Mingerink

0 votes, 0.0%

Princess of Shadows by A.G. Marshall

Princess of Shadows (Fairy Tale Adventures, #1) by A.G. Marshall

0 votes, 0.0%

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Intisar’s Quotes

“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

tags: books, children, difficult, grown-ups, write, writers, writing

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“Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.”
― Albert Camus

tags: on-fiction

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“The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.”
― Wole Soyinka

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“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.”
― Lloyd Alexander

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“A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.”
― C.S. Lewis

tags: books, children-s-books, reading

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