Manal asked Intisar Khanani:

Loved your series "Dauntless Path". Just finishing Theft of Sunlight that's ending with a Cliffhanger. When do you intend to write the third part? I can sense the effort you put in your books and I appreciate it.

Intisar Khanani Thank you so much! I'm so thrilled you enjoyed The Theft of Sunlight. I am working on drafting the second (and final) installment of Rae's story right now. Writing that cliffhanger was a lesson in humility--I dislike cliffhangers as a reader, so realizing that I could not find another ending that did the work the ending needed to do was distinctly humbling. But I also promised myself not to leave readers waiting for the rest of the story longer than necessary, so I'm putting my all into completing this story.

As for an actual publication date... right now, my UK publisher has bought Theft #2, and is poised to publish it as soon as it can be got ready, ideally spring of next year (2022). However, my US publisher has yet to decide if they want to offer for it; they are watching Theft's initial sales before making their decision. (So your early support is very much appreciated!) If they offer, the timeline to publication will be set by them, and we'll be lucky if it publishes by late 2022 - the larger publishing houses are a bit less nimble. If they don't offer, then I'll be independently publishing the story for the North American region, and working with UK publisher for the rest of the world, in which case, a spring 2022 publication is still possible (since they're impressively nimble).

Hopefully that isn't too much detail! The short of it is, I'm working on this story, and I'm very hopeful that it will come out in 2022. I'm also holding my breath, hoping my US publisher makes the offer. We'll see how it shakes out!

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