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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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Average rating: 4.14 · 32,723 ratings · 6,225 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	Thorn (Dauntless Path, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15,505 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) 4.35 avg rating — 3,923 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) 4.23 avg rating — 3,345 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) 4.50 avg rating — 2,430 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 — 2,473 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 — 1,981 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 4.06 avg rating — 1,233 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 — 406 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) 4.33 avg rating — 246 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) 4.29 avg rating — 179 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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Intisar Khanani (Goodreads Author)

4.10 avg rating — 26,007 ratings

The Sunbolt Chronicles (3 books)
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Intisar Khanani (Goodreads Author)

4.33 avg rating — 5,802 ratings

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Intisar Khanani wants to read Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries, #8) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Science Fiction	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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Intisar Khanani rated a book it was amazing Rosemary & Thyme (Victorian Faerie Tales, #2) by Olivia Atwater (Goodreads Author)	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
Olivia Atwater delivers again! A gorgeously evocative and twisty fairytale, steeped in fae trickery, with a backbone of courage and compassion. The slow build of trust and understanding between Clarimonde and Foxglove as they work together to bring d ...more
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Intisar Khanani finished reading Arrow of Fortune (Raiders of the Arcana, #3) by Jacquelyn Benson (Goodreads Author)	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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Intisar Khanani liked Talya's review of A Thousand Nights: (A Survival Fantasy Inspired by Arabian Nights and Muslim Folklore, Featuring Stories of Refuge, Hope, and Resilience): "A Thousand Nights showed up in the mail one day, and I was so excited to read it. This anthology brings together stories from women across the Middle East, woven into the journey of Nusaybah, a young woman who escapes tragedy and encounters other ref" Read more of this review »
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Intisar Khanani rated a book really liked it Midlife in Gretna Green (Midlife Recorder, #1) by Linzi Day (Goodreads Author)	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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Intisar Khanani and 7 other people liked The Page Ladies Book Club's review of A Thousand Nights: (A Survival Fantasy Inspired by Arabian Nights and Muslim Folklore, Featuring Stories of Refuge, Hope, and Resilience): "✨ Some stories are told for entertainment. Others are told because remembering, hoping, and surviving are acts of courage. ✨ A Thousand Nights by Nafiza Azad and Intisar Khanani is the kind of collection I wanted to read slowly, because there is so mu" Read more of this review »
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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

35 likes

“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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Polls

“August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time.”
― Sylvia Plath

This month will be uneven too with 4 books in each category! Time to pick our next BOTM :)

YA Fantasy

Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley

Thorn (Dauntless Path #1) by Intisar Khanani

Thorn by Intisar Khanani

Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

Marked (House of Night, #1) by P.C. Cast

Marked by P.C. Cast

54 votes 50.0%

Historical Fiction

Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan

The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds (A Dizzy Heights Mystery #1) by T.E. Kinsey

The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds by T.E. Kinsey

The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea

What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr, #1) by C.S. Harris

What Angels Fear by C.S. Harris

31 votes 28.7%

Memoir

Featherhood: A Memoir of Two Fathers and a Magpie by Charlie Gilmour

Broken (in the best possible way) by Jenny Lawson

Broken by Jenny Lawson

Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong

Open Book by Jessica Simpson

23 votes 21.3%

108 total votes

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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

2788 likes

“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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