59 pages • 1 hour read
S. A. ChakrabortyA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Chapter Summaries & Analyses
There was a famous queen, Bilqis of Saba, who was the daughter of a human and a djinn. She eventually became the consort of the famous Suleiman. She ruled wisely and independently, and she was beautiful and clever enough to attract the attention of the moon itself. In its fourth aspect, the moon saw her and fell in love. Called Al-Dabaran, this phase of the moon manifested himself in the form of a large pearl. Bilqis made this pearl the center of her crown. There are many stories to say what happened to the pearl after she died. The tales are so varied that it is as if someone well-trained in the hiding of magical items intentionally made the story chaotic so that no one would find it, particularly no one with greed in their heart.
Amina is furious at Salima for lying. Salima is shocked to hear that Amina knows about the Moon of Saba, and when Amina quits, Salima threatens to kill Marjana in retribution. Cursing herself for getting into this situation, Amina demands more money for supplies and insists on seeing the study and the library of the escaped girl. Amina looks for information about the Moon of Saba for hours but finds nothing until she finally sees a scrap of paper.
By S. A. Chakraborty