Zarra and the Twelve Realms of Kayangan

Enter a wondrous land with magical fairy coats and friendly djinns for the adventure of a lifetime Forced to work for her aunt like a modern-day Cinderella, twelve-year-old Zarra Nuraman thinks her life is awful. Then, one day, her ’ fairy godmother’ turns up and kidnaps her baby cousin Aliyah! Zarra follows Aliyah to Kayangan, a parallel universe filled with the characters from Malaysian folk tales. In a world where even saying the wrong thing can kill you, Zarra finds out that she is being hunted by the evil Queen Zamrud. With the help of the Border Guardians, Khai and Amir, and a magic Bidari coat, Zarra must rescue Aliyah in three days. Will Zarra do it? And what life-changing secrets will she discover along the way? Find out in the lush tropical Nusantara fairyland of Zarra and the Twelve Realms of Kayangan!

Heidi Shamsuddin was born in Malaysia and spent part of her childhood growing up in Seattle, Washington, and Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. After leaving school, she studied law at Nottingham University, obtained a postgraduate degree in corporate law and, after taking her Bar exams, worked as a maritime lawyer. In 2007, she returned home and began to write fiction. Heidi is now an award-winning author of books inspired by Southeast Asia for both children and adults. Her books and short stories have been published by Penguin Random House SEA, Oyez Books, Fixi, MPH, and Oxford University Press.