Alif the Unseen, G. Willow Wilson
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Alif the Unseen

Author: G. Willow Wilson

Narrator: Sanjiv Jhaveri

Unabridged: 13 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 07/03/2012


Synopsis

In an unnamed Middle Eastern security state, a young Arab-Indian hacker shields his clients—dissidents, outlaws, Islamists, and other watched groups—from surveillance and tries to stay out of trouble. He goes by Alif—the first letter of the Arabic alphabet, and a convenient handle to hide behind. The aristocratic woman Alif loves has jilted him for a prince chosen by her parents, and his computer has just been breached by the state’s electronic security force, putting his clients and his own neck on the line.Then it turns out his lover’s new fiancé is the “Hand of God,” as they call the head of state security, and his henchmen come after Alif, driving him underground. When Alif discovers The Thousand and One Days, the secret book of the jinn, which both he and the Hand suspect may unleash a new level of information technology, the stakes are raised and Alif must struggle for life or death, aided by forces seen and unseen.

Author Bio

G. Willow Wilson is an award-winning and bestselling author of Ms. Marvel, Alif the Unseen, and other notable works. The recipient of the 2015 Hugo Award, her work often addresses the fault lines between tradition and pop culture. Born in New Jersey, she went on to attend high school in Colorado and converted to Islam in 2003. After moving to Egypt, she spent several years studying religion and Arabic. She currently resides with her husband and their two children in Seattle, Washington.

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